GETTING THERE:
In the summer of 2006,
TransLink, the organization responsible for Vancouver’s transit system,
introduced The Fashion Line—essentially acknowledging that five major malls
exist along the SkyTrain route: Pacific Centre (Granville Station), Brentwood
Town Centre, Lougheed Town Centre, Metropolis at Metrotown and Central City.
Trains run every few minutes; for travel times, visit TransLink’s website.
604-953-3333.
VANCOUVER
Oakridge Shopping Centre
Oakridge offers over 150 stores and services, including Coach, Aritzia, Hugo
Boss and Harry Rosen. Also features an 800-square-foot kids’ play area. 650
W. 41st Ave., Oakridge, 604-261-2511.
Pacific Centre
Running adjacent to Robson Street in the centre of downtown, Pacific Centre has
over 100 shops and services, including MaxMara, Ermenegildo Zegna, Club Monaco
and Banana Republic—and a newly expanded Holt Renfrew in spring 2008. 910-609
Granville St., Pacific Centre, 604-688-7235. Nearby Hotels include
Hyatt Regency,
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver,
Le Soleil Hotel ,
Sutton Place Hotel ,
Century Plaza Hotel and Spa and
Delta Vancouver Suites .
Robson Street
Technically the shopping district is only three blocks long, featuring big-name
stores such as HMV (788 Burrard St.), Banana Republic (1098 Robson St.) and BCBG
(1080 Robson St.) alongside boutiques like cosmetics store Shifeon (1156 Robson
St.) and Plenty (1107 Robson St.), but there’s lots of interesting overspill.
604-669-8132. Hotels that are on Robson Street include
Listel Hotel Vancouver,
Pacific Palisades Vancouver,
Blue Horizon Hotel,
Barclay Hotel, and
Rosedale on Robson.
Granville Mall
Granville Street by Day provides access to The Bay and Sears department
stores, Pacific Centre shopping mall, Robson Street shops and
restaurants, as well as many unique stores and boutique Hotels such as
Comfort Inn Downtown,
Chateau Granville, and
Howard Johnson
Downtown, all along Granville.
Bentall Shopping Centre
The Bentall Shopping Centre is located under the four Bentall office
skyscrapers and it offers fashion and interesting stores across the street from
the Hyatt Regency Vancouver suited for the
local business folk.
Harbour Centre
Harbour Centre is famous for its observation deck known as the Look Out!
Tower. It does cost to go to the top but you will rewarded with a
magnificent view of the city. The cost is free if you want to dine at
the Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant
Sinclair Centre
Sinclair Centre is housed in four renovated heritage buildings. Services
include a postal outlet, florist, shoe repair, travel agent, and food
court. You can also find various governmental services upstairs which
include a passport office and Canada Employment Centre. The Canada
Customs and Revenue Agency can also be found here.
Sinclair Centre
Two Hotel across the street are
Waterfront Hotel Vancouver,
and Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver,
B.C.
Vancouver
City Square
the Mall offers a variety of over 50 shops and
professional services, The mall's retail storefronts simulate a
streetscape with ceiling skylights and old-fashioned lamp posts. The
interior emulates a series of small open-air courtyards.
Royal Centre
The Royal Centre features about fifty stores, ranging from Marte's Fine
Leather to Giorgio's Mens Wear. Royal Centre is not only the place to
shop but is home to a 10 theatre cinema,
Hyatt Regency
Vancouver , food court, walk-in medical
centre and dental clinic.
Shopping in Vancouver Neighbourhoods and Malls
METRO VANCOUVER
Asian Malls
East-meets-West capitalism has been at the heart of Vancouver’s growth for the
past 20 years. To see what it looks like up close, check out the staggering
display of goods at Asian malls like
Parker Place (4380 No. 3
Rd., 604-273-0276) and
Aberdeen Centre (4151 Hazelbridge Way, 604-270-1234) in Richmond.
Brentwood Town Centre
Family-oriented with a large play area for children, Brentwood features anchor
stores Sears and Zellers, and a range of adult and kids’ stores—from Please Mum
to American Eagle Outfitters and Aldo Shoes. Also home to an IHOP restaurant.
260-4567 Lougheed Hwy., Burnaby, 604-298-7314.
Central City
Home to SFU’s Surrey campus as well as Fairweather, Le Chateau, Zellers and
Sport Mart, Central City has expanded its food court and provides three
full-service restaurants, along with a Kin’s Farm Market. 102 Ave. & King
George Hwy., Surrey, 604-588-6431.
Lougheed Town Centre
Major department stores include Wal-Mart and the Bay; find fashions from over
150 stores and services, including American Eagle Outfitters and Urban
Behaviour. Corner of North Rd. & Austin Ave., Burnaby, 604-421-2882.
Metropolis at
Metrotown
With over 470 stores and a food court that seats more than 1,000 people,
Metropolis at Metrotown is one of the largest shopping malls in B.C. 4700
Kingsway, Burnaby, 604-438-4700.
Park Royal Shopping Centre
Visitors to West Vancouver or en route to Whistler will find over 260 stores
here, in Canada’s first shopping mall. 2002 Park Royal South, West Van,
604-925-9547.
Village at Park Royal
Find an old-fashioned “main street” approach to shopping in this open-air
village, with over 30 stores to choose from including Whole Foods and Home
Sense. 2002 Park Royal South, West Van, 604-925-9547.
Lansdowne Mall ,Richmond
BC
Across the street and down 6 blocks from The Richmond Center many of the
big box outlets are there as well as 150 shops and restaurants.
Head South over Oak St. Bridge, left on No.3 Road it will be on your
left at Alderbridge Way.
Richmond Centre
Find over 240 stores, including top names like Banana Republic, Guess, Old Navy
and Nine West. 6551 No. 3 Rd., Richmond, 604-713-7467. |
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