Merivale Mall
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The Merivale Mall is a medium-sized shopping centre located on Merivale Road in the south-west of Ottawa
, Ontario
owned by Darton Properties. During the 1970s and 1980s, Merivale Mall was anchored by the two story Woolco
store at the south end, and by A&P at the north. When Wal-Mart
bought Woolco's operations in 1994, the Merivale Mall store was closed as opposed to being converted to a Wal-Mart as some others were. The space is now occupied by SportChek on the first floor, as well as the YMCA
on the second level. The space formerly occupied by A&P is now a Farm Boy
.
The mall is frequented by High school students at lunch from Merivale High School
.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
owned by Darton Properties. During the 1970s and 1980s, Merivale Mall was anchored by the two story Woolco
Woolco
Woolco was an American-based discount retail chain. It was founded in 1962 in the city of Columbus, Ohio, by the F.W. Woolworth Company. It was a full-line discount department store unlike the five-and-dime Woolworth stores which operated at the time. At its peak, Woolco had hundreds of stores in...
store at the south end, and by A&P at the north. When Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
bought Woolco's operations in 1994, the Merivale Mall store was closed as opposed to being converted to a Wal-Mart as some others were. The space is now occupied by SportChek on the first floor, as well as the YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
on the second level. The space formerly occupied by A&P is now a Farm Boy
Farm Boy
Farm Boy is an Ottawa, Canada based Eastern Ontario regional supermarket chain that sells primarily fresh produce, baked goods, organic foods, dairy, deli, meat, fish and some prepared products including a private label line...
.
The mall is frequented by High school students at lunch from Merivale High School
Merivale High School
Merivale High School is a secondary school, located at the intersection of Merivale Road and Viewmount Drive in Nepean, Ontario, Canada. The school is known for its gifted student program, but also runs French Immersion programs and extensive visual art, music, and co-operative education...
.
Major tenants
- Farm Boy
- Shoppers Drug MartShoppers Drug MartShoppers Drug Mart Corporation is Canada's largest pharmacy chain with more than 1,241 stores operating under the names Shoppers Drug Mart in nine provinces and two territories and Pharmaprix in Quebec as well as in Hawkesbury, Ontario....
- SportChek
- YMCA (second level)
- Tailgators
- SubwaySubway (restaurant)Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
- Suzy Shier
- Pizza PizzaPizza PizzaPizza Pizza is a Canadian franchise of pizza restaurants mainly located in the province of Ontario. Other locations operate in Quebec, Nova Scotia, in western Canada , and in non-traditional locations such as university campuses and movie theatres throughout Canada...