An off-schedule podcast touring the Oakridge Shopping Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, in September 2020, prior to its shutdown for an incredible redevelopment. Craig and Lee discuss what’s happening at Oakridge in a tour showcasing what’s open and what has closed recently in preparation for the construction.
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Shopping Centre Related Details:
- Oakridge Shopping Centre (property’s website) history:
- Oakridge Centre Retailers to Close Until 2024 Amid Vancouver Mall Redevelopment [Exclusive] (2020)
- Retail Insider Podcast Episode 214: Oakridge Centre Stores Shutting Until 2024 for Incredible Redevelopment [Exclusive] (August 2020)
- Oakridge Centre Retail Transformation to Anchor Vancouver’s ‘City of the Future’ [Exclusive Interview] (2018)
- Oakridge Centre Expansion Scaled Back (2016)
- Oakridge Centre expansion approved by Vancouver City Council (2014)
- VANCOUVER’S OAKRIDGE WANTS BLOOMINGDALE’S, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE OR NORDSTROM AS ITS 3RD ANCHOR (2013)
- Vancouver’s Oakridge Centre to Get Complete Overhaul + New Anchor Store (2012)
- Vancouver’s Oakridge Shopping Centre: Three New-Build Anchors (2012)
- Retailers mentioned as open during the commentary/tour and related Retail Insider articles:
- Crate&Barrel: Crate and Barrel Launches ‘Crate and Kids’ Concept in Canada
- Apple: Apple Opens Massive Store at CF Toronto Eaton Centre [Photos]
- Aritzia/Wilfred: Aritzia to Launch New Brand Store Concept
- Swarovski: Swarovski Sees Opportunity for Further Expansion in Canada in 2018
- Oak + Fort: Canadian Retailer ‘Oak+Fort’ Expands Product Line as it Grows Network of Stores
- Max Mara: Italian Luxury Brand ‘Max Mara’ to Relocate Downtown Vancouver Store
- Hugo Boss: Hugo Boss Expands Canadian Presence with Ecommerce Site Launch
- Marc Cain: Marc Cain Announces Canadian Expansion After Initial Success
- L’Occitane: L’Occitane en Provence Unveils First-of-its-Kind Digital Experience Flagship [Photos]
- Retailers mentioned as closed during the commentary/tour and related Retail Insider articles:
- White Spot: Vancouver-Based ‘White Spot Triple O’s’ Expanding Eastward in Canada
- GEOX: Italian Footwear Brand GEOX Launching 7 Canadian ‘Concept Stores’
- Mackage: Mackage to Open Downtown Montreal Flagship
- Boys’Co: Boys’Co to Relocate Flagship from Downtown Vancouver to Coquitlam
- Colton’s Couture: Luxury Retailer ‘Coltons Couture’ Plans More Locations after Tremendous Success
- Michael Kors: Michael Kors Opens Massive 3-Level Flagship in Downtown Montreal [Photos]
- ECCO Shoes: ECCO Shoes Continues Canadian Expansion with 7 Stores in 2018
- Tommy Bahama: Tommy Bahama Ramps Up Canadian Expansion Plans
- Sugarfina: Sugarfina Secures 1st Standalone Ontario Store Locations
- Murale (Shoppers Drug Mart): BRIEF: Murale Shutters Most Stores
- La Maison Valmont: La Maison Valmont Opens 4th Global Location — in Vancouver [Photos]
- Swimco: National Swimwear Retailer ‘Swimco’ Files for Creditor Protection: CEO Interview
- Harry Rosen:
- Papyrus: Papyrus will shutter all 18 of its Canadian stores
- Judith & Charles: Judith & Charles Embraces Street-Front Retail with 2 Spring 2018 Openings
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