Richmond Centre (corporately styled as CF Richmond Centre and formerly known as Richmond Square) is a

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, Canada. Its street address is on No. 3 Rd, but it stretches as far west as Minoru Blvd and as far south as Granville Ave. Richmond City Hall is immediately south of the mall.

History

Richmond Centre mall began as Richmond Square Shopping Centre, which was built in 1980 on part of the old Brighouse/ Minoru Racetrack. Two years later, in 1980,

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announced plans for their store to be built adjacent to Richmond Square. The two locations acted as separate shopping centres until 1989, when they amalgamated into one mall known today as Richmond Centre. In 2012, A new $30M food court (The Dining Terrace) Opened where the former

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movie theatre occupied. It features 18 different dining options. The old food court was replaced with retail space. Another retailer, Express (closed 2018) opened in the bottom floor of the former movie theatre. After its closure, Japanese retailer UNIQLO opened in its former space. In 2019, a redevelopment proposal was approved to create 12 new mid rise buildings. The former Sears, south parkade and some parking space will be demolished for the construction of these buildings.

Layout

Richmond Centre, similar to its closest rival mall

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, was mostly built on a single level owing to the abundance of unoccupied land in Richmond at the time of its construction. This means most of the shopping centre can be reached without the need of escalators or elevators. The only exception is Hudson's Bay, which has a second level, and the "Dining Terrace" food court. The mall is laid out in a large rectangle. A galleria runs down the middle of the mall, splitting it into two parts. The north end is anchored by Hudson's Bay. The south end is anchored by sports retailer

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held the south end anchor but went out of business on February 28, 2015. The former Sears space, spanning over two floors, is not currently occupied by any tenant but is used by mall management.

Stores

Richmond Centre is managed by

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. The shopping mall has 165 retail stores with their main retail anchors being Hudson’s Bay, H&M,

, Zara,

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, Uniqlo,

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, Cactus Club Café,

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, and

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Transportation

Richmond Centre is a major transit hub for Richmond and is served by the SkyTrain system. The closest station is the

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's southern terminus,

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. The station is directly across the street from the mall's

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entrance. The mall is also served by frequent bus service along No. 3 Road. The adjacent bus exchange provides connections to other parts of Richmond as well as service to Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey.Buses from Richmond-Brighouse Station
Retrieved January 10, 2018

Gallery

CF Richmond Centre Main Galleria 2018.jpg, Main Galleria CF Richmond Centre Access 2018.jpg, Level 1 Shops CF Richmond Centre Dining Terrance 2018.jpg, Level 2 Dining Terrace food court CF Richmond Centre Hudson's Bay 2018.jpg, Hudson's Bay CF Richmond Centre Roof carpark 2018.jpg, Level 2 Carpark

References

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