Bonnie Doon mall losing Sears store, looking at redevelopment
One of Edmonton’s oldest shopping malls is preparing for an overhaul after losing another major anchor tenant.
The Sears outlet store at Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre will close its doors Dec. 24 because the retailer doesn’t have as many items to sell there as it did in the past, company spokesman Vincent Power says.
“It was mainly selling off-price goods that were surpluses from our catalogue channel and other retail stores,” he wrote in an email.
“However, more modern inventory management systems and capabilities have greatly reduced the amount of surplus inventory we have to sell in our outlet stores, so we do not have the (same) space requirement.”
Sears told the store’s 56 staff about the move last July and is giving them first chance at any positions for which they’re qualified that come up in its other Edmonton-area outlets.
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