High hopes for changes coming to Lougheed Mall
Posted January 8, 2014 1:03 pm.
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BURNABY (NEWS1130) – Some struggling retailers at Lougheed Town Centre are hoping the addition of a new gym will help boost business.
A very large Steve Nash Fitness World will be built inside the mall, and managers working at other stores are hoping the gym will bring more business to a very quiet mall.
“Especially Guilford or even Brentwood’s expanding now too, so I think it’s time for Lougheed to step up,” says on worker.
Several stores in the mall are already boarded up. Some of the stores will re-locate while others will shut down for good, leaving workers unemployed.
“Years ago it used to be alive. Like, it used to be the best place to go to, there’s lots of traffic going on. Maybe this gym might bring that up for us, maybe we might get some more crowd in here,” says one retailer.
The consensus among people working in stores that are staying are hopeful and say this will be great for business.
News1130 has calls out to developers, but have yet to hear back.
