Airboy
Senior Member
That had to be a small place before WEM. I just remember working on the building before IKEA became a big thing.
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MacLac
Senior Member
That same strip mall also had a record store I remember standing in the rain with a parent in ‘79? Lining up for an advance copy of the “Saturday Night Fever,” vinyl soundtrack.
danby85
New Member
IKEA used to be where EDS Bowling is now (Formally REDS)
Airboy
Senior Member
I took up quite a large portion that was eventually divided up.
Westendyeg
New Member
https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2023/02/ray-ban-to-enter-edmonton-market-with-1st-store/
Ray-Ban opening up across from Apple
Ray-Ban opening up across from Apple
Greenspace
Senior Member
LA-based yoga brand Alo to open next to Canada Goose
retail-insider.com
Alo Yoga to Enter New Markets and Open Several More Stores in Canada
The Los Angeles-based athleisure brand is expanding more rapidly than expected in the Canadian market which includes plans for multiple locations in its largest city and two for Alberta.
retail-insider.com
husky
Active Member
Man I wish WEM would get some sort of mixed use development going. Some of their parking areas (particularly the east part of the site) would be prime for some residential.
JuliallThat
Active Member
It is beyond me that they're not trying to be a little ahead of the curve here - now would be the perfect time to work on a couple rental towers to slot in between the LRT and the mall itself, creating the perfect captive market for themselves, and all the while improve the quality of the concourse between the mall and the station. It's easy to imagine many would be interested in living in an apartment directly connected to the mall, and they've no shortage of land.
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
They get literally tens of thousands of visitors per day. Having 200 apartment units or even 2000 units won't really help WEM in terms of number of shoppers. Even if everyone living there shops at WEM every day, which is completely unrealistic, it just lacks the magnitude needed to justify giving up that much parking. Hopefully WEM can expand in the future and start seeing more shoppers arrive by transit but it is not happening yet.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Slidey McSlideFace? West Edmonton Mall announces new waterslide that needs a name - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
West Edmonton Mall said the two-person tube slide opening in June will be 50 feet tall and 450 feet long, featuring winding corners and transparent and colour-changing sections.
globalnews.ca
Gronk!
Senior Member
Now open!
What dis?
What dis?
KevdorL
New Member
WEM is losing both a Bed Bath & Beyond in Phase III and a BuyBuy BABY in Phase I. Will be interesting to see what will replace them.
Bed Bath & Beyond to Leave Hundreds of Thousands of Square Feet of Vacant Retail Space with Canadian Exit
New tenants will have to be found for spaces vacated by the retailer following court filings last week that will wind down the Canadian retail division.
MUJI store would be nice
MUJI Shifts Strategy with Big Plans for Canada [Feature]
The minimalist Japanese retailer intends to open much larger stores as well as introduce groceries, hotels and even public realm and residential concepts into Canada.
retail-insider.com
Gronk!
Senior Member
MUJI store would be nice
MUJI Shifts Strategy with Big Plans for Canada [Feature]
The minimalist Japanese retailer intends to open much larger stores as well as introduce groceries, hotels and even public realm and residential concepts into Canada.
I'm afraid that article is about 4 or 5 years old.
IanO
Superstar
Now available*!
wemories.ca
*featuring one of my favourite memories.
Wemories: A memory map of West Edmonton Mall
Wemories is a visual history and memory map about West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Contribute a memory here.
wemories.ca
*featuring one of my favourite memories.
Kaizen
Senior Member
$7.1 billion Universal Studios theme park coming to West Edmonton Mall | Urbanized
An indoor Universal Studios theme park is coming to the West Edmonton Mall, which will be redeveloped and renamed as Universal CityWalk.
dailyhive.com