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Special Edition 19: Oakridge Shopping Centre [Mall Tour]

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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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Oakridge Shopping Centre (property’s website) history:

  1. Oakridge Centre Retailers to Close Until 2024 Amid Vancouver Mall Redevelopment [Exclusive] (2020)
  2. Retail Insider Podcast Episode 214: Oakridge Centre Stores Shutting Until 2024 for Incredible Redevelopment [Exclusive] (August 2020)
  3. Oakridge Centre Retail Transformation to Anchor Vancouver’s ‘City of the Future’ [Exclusive Interview] (2018)
  4. Oakridge Centre Expansion Scaled Back (2016)
  5. Oakridge Centre expansion approved by Vancouver City Council (2014)
  6. VANCOUVER’S OAKRIDGE WANTS BLOOMINGDALE’S, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE OR NORDSTROM AS ITS 3RD ANCHOR (2013)
  7. Vancouver’s Oakridge Centre to Get Complete Overhaul + New Anchor Store (2012)
  8. Vancouver’s Oakridge Shopping Centre: Three New-Build Anchors (2012)

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