Semiahmoo Shopping Centre ( ) is an indoor
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a large indoor shopping center, usually Anchor tenant, anchored by department stores. The term ''mall'' originally meant pedestrian zone, a pedestrian promenade with shops along it, but in the late 1960s, i ...
on the Semiahmoo peninsula in
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surr ...
, Canada. Opened in 1980, the shopping centre is named after the nearby
Semiahmoo Bay
Semiahmoo Bay ( ) is the southeastern section of Boundary Bay on the Pacific coast of North America in British Columbia, Canada. The bay is named for the Semiahmoo First Nation, who originally occupied the area. The Semiahmoo Peninsula borders ...
and is currently anchored by
Save-On-Foods
Save-On-Foods is a chain of supermarkets located across Western Canada, owned by the Pattison Food Group.
Stores carry both standard brands and private label brands, such as Western Family and Only Goodness. Many stores have a pharmacy, and ...
and Winners.
History
The mall opened with a Kmart discount department store as an anchor tenant featuring an Automotive Centre and a Kmart Cafeteria. Kmart closed this location in 1998.
In 2013, the mall featured one of only three remaining Zellers-branded department stores still operating in the country, with plans for the brand to continue as a crossover with
Hudson's Bay.
In June 2014, First Capital announced that the Zellers store would close and be replaced by another retailer. It was confirmed on May 15, 2019, that a
Winners
Winners Merchants International L.P. is a chain of off-price Canadian department stores owned by TJX Companies. Its market niche is similar to the American chain TJ Maxx, and it is a partnered retailer to department stores HomeSense and Marshall ...
store would be replacing the former Zellers.
Redevelopment
Bosa Properties purchased the mall in 2002 and had major plans to expand and redevelop the property.
In March 2010, Semiahmoo Shopping Centre went through a much-needed upgrade to the interior of the mall. The exterior of the mall lost several tenants as the structures that housed their businesses were demolished to accommodate the exterior upgrade.
Plans for residential and commercial redevelopment were put on hold amid concerns that nearby developments in
Grandview Heights and Morgan Crossing affected the commercial and residential viability of the town centre. Bosa sold the mall in June 2010 to
First Capital Realty
First Capital REIT is a Canadian public real estate company, specializing in retail real estate, and based in Toronto, Ontario. It is one of the largest Real estate investment trust, retail landlords in Canada.
History
First Capital was found ...
, an investment company.
Transportation
White Rock Centre
White Rock Centre is an on-street bus exchange located on the border between White Rock and Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. It is the southernmost transit hub in the Metro Vancouver region and the nearest to the Canada–United States border. As ...
is adjacent to the mall, with
TransLink bus services to other parts of White Rock, Surrey, Langley, and Richmond.
Parking access is available from Martin Drive and 152nd Street.
See also
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List of shopping malls in Canada
This article is a list of notable shopping malls in Canada by province.
Canada's first indoor mall was the Lister Block, originally opened in 1852, in Hamilton, Ontario. The Lister Block was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1924. In 2011 the bu ...
References
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{{Shopping Malls in Metro Vancouver
Shopping malls in Metro Vancouver
Shopping malls established in 1980
1980 establishments in British Columbia
White Rock, British Columbia
Buildings and structures in Surrey, British Columbia