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What are the drivers of Anything we should be looking for in
retail development in Winnipeg? retail in 2019/20? Any new retail brands coming into

Is our market changing? Winnipeg and/or new developments?

MS: Food, Fitness, Health Care and MS: Retail is going to remain a slugfest as companies strive to remain
Entertainment are the driving forces propelling relevant in an era of instant online gratification and rapidly evolving
retail forward in today’s market. consumer spending patterns.
On the Fitness front alone, Goodlife is In particular, grocery competition will continue to intensify, which
currently building their largest store in should prove good for the consumer. Manitoba’s 2 newest entrants,
Winnipeg (60,000 sq. ft.) on Bishop Grandin, Save-On Foods and Red River Co-op, are doubling down on their
and in Bridgwater, an 80,000 sq. ft. Altea investments here. Save-On confirmed the addition of 2 new locations:
Active Club will be opening featuring, among Pembina Crossing and Kildonan Place, where major redevelopment
other amenities…a Himalayan salt inhalation projects are underway. And Co-op is well on their way to completing
room! major renovations of their 3 new large format (former Safeway) stores.
So, yes, our market is changing quickly. Meanwhile, on the discount side of the equation, Loblaws completed
The amount of disposable income being the conversion of their Extra Foods stores to the No Frills banner and
spent on health & wellness is staggering. Sobeys also converted 2 Safeway stores to their discount banner,
That said, there is still a place for traditional FreshCo. In terms of new brands, Seafood City should prove to be an
retail. The TJX group (Winners, Marshalls & exciting addition to our grocery scene. They will be opening a 43,000
HomeSense) has been one of the most active sq. ft. Filipino-focused grocery store at Garden City Shopping Centre
retail companies in Canada over the past few later this year. 
years. Their “easter egg hunt” approach to
retailing has proven to be a winner with the Interview has been condensed and edited.
consumer…no pun intended.

Building Name # Stores Parking Total sq. ft. Built Management Company Anchor Tenants

CF Polo Park Hudson’s Bay, Urban Planet, Sport Chek,
1 www.cfshops.com 200 5,872 1,202,000 1959 Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd. Forever XXI, Anthropologies

Cityplace
2 38 1,200 452,815 1980 Triovest Realty Advisors Inc. Boston Pizza, CIBC, Liquor Mart, Pharma Plus, Shark Club
www.cityplacewinnipeg.com
Garden City Shopping Centre
3 www.shopgardencity.ca 75 2,127 492,892 1970 RioCan Manangement Inc GoodLife Fitness, Canadian Tire, Winners
Grant Park Shopping Centre Canadian Tire, McNally Robinson Booksellers,
4 73 1,977 405,878 1968 Primaris Management Inc. Red River Co-op, Goodlife Fitness, Shoppers Drug Mart,
www.grantparkshoppingcentre.com
Landmark Cinema, MLCC, Winners
Kildonan Place Marshalls/HomeSense, H&M, Urban Planet, Dollarama,
5 www.kildonanplace.com 112 2,097 446,263 1980 Primaris Management Inc. Famous Player Theatres, Shoppers Drug Mart

Outlet Collection Winnipeg Saks OFF 5TH, Old Navy Outlet, F21 Red,
6 98 2,447 406,500 2017 Ivanhoe Cambridge
www.outletcollectionwinnipeg.com Designer Shoe Warehouse, Nike, Winners
Portage Place Shopping Centre
7 www.portageplace.mb.ca 81 1,060 497,561 1987 Peterson Investment Group Ltd Shoppers Drug Mart, Staples

St. Vital Centre Cushman & Wakefield Chapters, London Drugs, Sears, SilverCity,
8 160 4,661 931,831 1979
www.stvitalcentre.com Asset Services ULC Sport zzChek, Hudson’s Bay, Walmart
Winnipeg Square
9 www.winnipegsquare.com 37 950 137,026 1980 Artis REIT Shoppers Drug Mart, TD Bank

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