What does a possible Sears closure mean for Westmount Mall?

[MolsonExport]

The theatre was only recently opened, so I would be shocked to see it close anytime soon. The rest of the mall? I think it should be mostly torn down and the land repurposed for residential with some retail/offices. My family doctor is on the second floor, but those offices won't be enough to keep the mall on a paying basis.
Most of the remaining retailing is toast. What kind of mall has both anchors absent? Only the very shittiest of malls.

[Dupcheck]

This mall is already 80% medical offices. Just build some condos and retirement residences on top, add a grocery store nearby and you got yourself another successful Cherry Hill Mall II.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Dupcheck

This mall is already 80% medical offices. Just build some condos and retirement residences on top, add a grocery store nearby and you got yourself another successful Cherry Hill Mall II.

There is already a grocery store (SuperKing Market), which replaced the A&P/Metro that formerly occupied that site.

[haljackey]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

There is already a grocery store (SuperKing Market), which replaced the A&P/Metro that formerly occupied that site.

The place reeks of rotten fish. If the grocery store wasn't separated from the rest of the mall entire place would stink.

...They have an amazing bakery however, leftover from the old Metro/A&P.

Still, I'd expect SuperKing to survive even if the rest of the mall dies.

[GreatTallNorth2]

Not gonna lie, I love Superking, they have everything.

[jaradthescot]

Yup, also just came here to profess my love of Superking. Literally the only thing I go to the Westmount area for (I live downtown).

[MolsonExport]

Superking is better than the Chinese supermarket at the London Mall. The latter is just...a bit too tawdry.

These places tend to reek of fish...on account of the stinky fish tanks at the rear of the stores.


GoT

[haljackey]

Ya Superking is good if you avoid the fish smell, as well as the meat section. I once had a piece of metal in my ground beef from there.
-I also went to the food to go section and I think they use un-sellable meat/fish in their creations. Lemon chicken was super chewy and low quality, sushi gave me a stomach ache.

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Liquidation sales start at Sears today. Expect to see the Westmount parking lot near capacity for this, and likely never again after.
-Heck they might even open P2 underground, usually blocked off. Haven't been down there in years.

[Djeffery]

I don't know if Sears has said when the stores will close by. But I imagine this liquidation will be much like Target's was, meaning no real deals to start with, and then when the deals come, not much selection.

[MolsonExport]

everything is on sale 50% off I believe.

[Pimpmasterdac]

Up to 50% off thing the key word. I popped in there yesterday, busiest Westmount has been in ages. The majority of things were 20% off. Hardware items only 10%. Luggage was 30% off. I went to check out Cologne and of course no sale on it...

[Dupcheck]

I think Sears makes more money now when liquidating then it made when being open. Deals are bogus, just advertisement on paper. They should have changed their store name to: "Sears Going out of Business" and the sales would have been splendid.

[MolsonExport]

or "What the Sears?!"

durham

[manny_santos]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

or "What the Sears?!"

durham

Like, WTS?

[haljackey]

Hope our store doesn't look like this

https://www.buzzfeed.com/laurenstrap...O5#.ly8jEDZmRO

[haljackey]

Went there yesterday, most stuff now 40% off. Not that great of a deal, many other stores have similar sales and you can still return them there if you don't want it!

The dollar store in the mall is also closing, not good. 50% off store wide, good places to get some cheap stocking stuffers but it's starting to look a little bare.

[MolsonExport]

that dollar store in WM smells bad and sucks generally. Give me dollarama any day of the week before these wretched independent dollar stores that smell like minted mothballs.

[MolsonExport]

https://www.reddit.com/r/londonontar...centre_london/

[MolsonExport]

I see empty storefronts

mallmaverick