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62-523: Opened in August 1971, one of the original anchor stores were Woodward's Stores Ltd, with their Food Floor and Bargain Centre (which was a separate store in the mall). In 1977, Famous Players opened its doors at the mall. It was expanded in 1987 and closed in 2002. The mall underwent major expansions in 1988 and 2004. The latest expansion added the south wing, an underground parkade, a larger food court, and

124-537: A Sporting Life and the relocated Homesense . In late 2019, a "luxury" Landmark Cinemas movie theatre opened in the southwest corner of the mall property where Staples used to be located. Woodward%27s Woodward's Stores Ltd. was a department store chain that operated in Alberta and British Columbia , Canada, for 101 years, before its sale to the Hudson's Bay Company . Charles Woodward established

186-483: A combination of store selloffs and closures. Giant acquired 15 of the chain's stores and made an offer for a 16th which was instead sold to a local chain, McCaffrey's, as part of an antitrust settlement. Weis also bought three Genuardi's locations. A number of unprofitable Genuardi's units also had closed in 2010 and 2011 as their leases expired. Also in 2012, Safeway's then-current CEO, Steve Burd , agreed to build Theranos blood-testing locations at 800 locations, at

248-463: A complete renovation of the existing centre. The centre has a one-level 'racetrack' layout, or figure eight . In 2012, longtime anchor tenant Zellers closed; it was redeveloped as a Target store, which opened on May 6, 2013, but closed in April 2015. As of October 5, 2017, the anchor store previously containing Kmart , Zellers , and Target has redeveloped as several smaller retailers, including

310-513: A deal expected to close in the 4th quarter of the year. Many of Safeway's private brands and IT systems were integrated and replaced Albertsons legacy equipment. As part of the purchase, Blackhawk Network was spun off into an independent company. Blackhawk remained Safeway's sole gift card provider until 2021, when Albertsons switched to InComm for branded gift cards and network activation. Blackhawk continued to provide Safeway with store gift cards and store credit until January 5, 2023, at which point

372-791: A few of the locations that Hudson's Bay Company did acquired, such as in Park Royal , Bower Place and Sunridge Mall , were used to move existing The Bay or Zellers stores in the Woodward's spaces, resulting in layoffs in those places as well. The Woodward's at West Edmonton Mall was initially among the stores that were to permanently close, but it was decided afterwards that it would reopen as The Bay. Woodward's also operated two standalone Furniture Fair stores in Burnaby (which became Costco 's first location in Canada in 1985) and Edmonton in

434-507: A given country. It expanded into Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, however, through a joint venture. This initial nucleus of stores received Safeway systems and technology and then expanded organically. International chains acquired include: In 1941, Marion B. Skaggs retired from the Safeway board of directors. In 1947, the company's sales exceeded $ 1 billion for the first time. By 1951, total sales had reached nearly $ 1.5 billion. The company adopted

496-457: A halt. The Great Depression had finally impacted the chain, which began to focus on cost control. In addition, numerous smaller grocery stores were being replaced with larger supermarket stores. By 1933, the chain ranked second in the grocery industry behind The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company and ahead of Kroger. In 1935, Safeway sold its nine stores in Honolulu, Hawaii , "because of

558-496: A number of malls, the presence of separate operations such as the bookstore and Woodwynn required these stores to also be replaced. When the West Edmonton Mall location closed, The Bay - which already had a full store at the opposite end of the mall - simply converted the former Woodward's into a second Bay (one of the few cases where a single mall has had two duplicate anchor tenants); after a few years of this, however,

620-559: A theater until 1967. In 1969, Safeway entered the Toronto market in Canada and the Houston market in Texas through opening new stores, rather than by acquisition. The firm ultimately failed against entrenched competition in both these markets. In 1977, Safeway management instituted a program to fight counterfeit $ 100 bills by, among other things, telling employees that bills that lacked

682-1084: A total of nine locations: three in Berkeley (Solano Avenue, Telegraph Avenue, and Shattuck Avenue); one in the Rancho Shopping Center in Los Altos; one on Irving Street San Francisco; one at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto ; one in Walnut Creek; one in Danville; and one in town of San Anselmo in Marin County. The stores began closing in January 2017, with the North Berkeley, California store closing first. In February 2019, Safeway said that it

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744-619: A variety of regional names. In 1997, Safeway bought out the rest of the Vons Companies, giving it Southern California stores once more. In 1998, Chicago-based Dominick's Finer Foods was acquired from Yucaipa Companies . While Safeway had stores in Alaska, in 1999 they bought Carrs-Safeway , with the same year bringing the purchase of Houston-based Randall's Food Markets , which also had stores in Austin, Texas . Randalls also had stores in

806-481: A web application called "FoodFlex" to improve consumer nutrition. Many locations are being converted to the "Lifestyle" format. The new look was designed by Michigan-based PPC Design. In addition to the "inviting decor with warm ambiance and subdued lighting", the move required heavy redesign of store layout, new employee uniforms, sushi and olive bars, and the addition of in-store Starbucks kiosks (with cupholders on grocery carts). The change also involved differentiating

868-665: Is in the Western United States , with some stores located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern Seaboard . The subsidiary is headquartered in Pleasanton, California . M.B. Skaggs, who already had experience in the grocery business, moved to Portland, Oregon in 1921, and established four grocery stores. This chain of stores grew quickly, and Skaggs enlisted the help of his five brothers to grow

930-505: Is now a division of Nester's Market. Safeway Inc. Safeway, Inc. is an American supermarket chain. The chain provides grocery items, food and general merchandise and a variety of specialty departments, such as bakery, delicatessen, floral and pharmacy, as well as Starbucks coffee shops and fuel centers. It is a subsidiary of Albertsons after being acquired by private equity investors led by Cerberus Capital Management in January 2015. Safeway's primary base of operations

992-804: The Marina in San Francisco . The exterior mosaic murals on the east side of the building were created by John Garth. The murals depict food being transported from the four corners of the globe. Garth created murals for three other Safeway stores. Hundreds of stores in this barrel-vaulted-roof style opened during the next decade. In 1961, the company sold its New York operations to Finast . In 1963, Safeway again opened stores in Hawaii , having exited this market in 1934. It leased one store in Culver City to animator/filmmaker Don Bluth , who used it as

1054-625: The Mississippi . At the time of the merger, the company was headquartered in Reno, Nevada . In 1929, it was relocated to a former grocery warehouse in Oakland, California , where it had the exclusive zip code of 94660. Safeway headquarters remained there until they moved to their new offices across from Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton, California , in 1996. In the 1930s, Charles E. Merrill temporarily left Merrill Lynch to help manage Safeway. In

1116-401: The "Lifestyle" decor first introduced in the early 2000s. The new theme features brighter colors and tiled backsplashes on department signage. The company has also begun to replace most of its lighting setup in favor of LEDs. Most older stores used fluorescent tubes in the main aisles with halogen spotlights in the departments or to accent display cases for a relaxed ambiance. The new standard

1178-559: The 1970s. There were also discount type stores called Woodwynn (similar to Winners ) in BC and Alberta (some within Woodward's Stores), which were originally known as Woodward's Bargain Stores. Several malls also had separate Woodward's Book Stores. The closure of Woodward's locations in many malls sparked redevelopment and expansion of a number of the centres, such as Chinook Centre in Calgary. In

1240-590: The Andronico’s name - two in Berkeley, one in Los Altos, and one in San Anselmo. Today the stores operate as a special District within the Northern California division, which allows the management team to operate the stores more similarly to how Andronico's ran when it was an independent company. Beginning in 2018, Safeway and Albertsons began remodeling stores with a new theme that moved away from

1302-584: The Dallas-Fort Worth area through Randalls' other brand, Tom Thumb , along with gourmet grocery store Simon David . The purchase of Randalls also started the practice of Safeway-owned gas stations, as Randalls already had stations at their stores. In 2000, Safeway started grocery delivery operations and in 2001 acquired the family-owned Genuardi's chain, with locations in Pennsylvania , New Jersey , and Delaware . While Safeway also created

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1364-732: The Head of Meat Processing in North America. He retired in 1978 as well. Mike was instrumental in opening the Stockton plant. The Wichita plant and meat processing in Canada began in the 1970s. In 1959, Safeway opened its first store in the new state of Alaska – the first major food retailer to enter that market. The company opened three stores in Anchorage and one in Fairbanks over the next several years. The store in downtown Fairbanks

1426-459: The S logo, which it still uses, in 1962. In 1955, Robert A. Magowan became Chairman of the Board of Safeway. Magowan had married Charles Merrill's daughter, Doris. Magowan also assumed the title of President in 1956. He remained president until 1968 and a member of the board until 1978. In 1966, Robert A Magowan brought his star meat processing plant manager, Michael F. Concannon, to Oakland to become

1488-646: The Safeway name in 2004 due to legal issues stemming from a union contract signed by the management of early Safeway stores in Delaware that closed in 1982. The current Safeway locations in Delaware are served by division offices in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area , where Safeway has long been a major grocer. In 2012, the company dissolved the Genuardi's chain in the Philadelphia metro through

1550-605: The Skaggs/Safeway merger, M. B. Skaggs became the Chief Executive of the business. Two years later, Skaggs listed Safeway on the New York Stock Exchange. In the 1930s, Safeway introduced produce pricing by the pound, adding "sell by" dates on perishables, nutritional labeling, and some of the first parking lots. The merger instantly created the largest chain of grocery stores west of

1612-506: The U.S. The United Farm Workers boycotted Safeway because the chain continued to sell California grapes despite the union's nationwide boycott. The Panthers and United Farm Workers also acted in solidarity with each other's goals in boycotting Safeway, including during a 1973 Panthers demonstration outside an Oakland Safeway store documented by KPIX Eyewitness news, in which protestors carried signs that read "Boycott Safeway, Boycott Grapes". The initial public offering price of Safeway stock

1674-643: The Vons Companies in 1988 in exchange for a 30 percent interest in the company. Safeway also scaled back its operations in Fresno , Modesto , Stockton , and Sacramento . Save Mart Supermarkets purchased the few remaining Fresno Safeway stores in 1996. Many stores in the Eastern Division were also closed or sold in the 1987–1989 time frame, including many recent additions in the DelMarVa Eastern Shore area. Safeway's national presence

1736-590: The West Coast grocery industry. Towards this end, he purchased the 322-store Safeway chain of W.R.H. Weldon, who wished to exit retailing and concentrate on wholesale . Then, in June 1926, Merrill offered Skaggs either $ 7 million outright or $ 1.5 million plus 30,000 shares in the merged firm. Skaggs took the latter. On July 1, 1926, Safeway merged with the 673 stores from Skaggs United Stores of Idaho and Skaggs Cash Stores of California . On completion of

1798-467: The Woodward's-Bay was closed and converted into a multi-screen movie theatre, an HMV Canada (now Sunrise Records ) location, and additional retail space. On December 8, 2009, the Woodward's Food Floor reopened for the first time since the chain's sale to Safeway. The new Woodward's Food Floor, which is located in Vancouver at the former Woodward's complex (along with a new location of London Drugs ),

1860-662: The bins through the conveyor system. Then customers would take tags with matching numbers out to the structure, and more bag boys would load the groceries from the matching bins into the customers' cars. This service was called the Grocery Parcel Depot in Oakridge and Parcel Pickup in Chinook. When Woodward's sold the Food Floor chain - long known for its quality and its line of unusual specialities - to Safeway ,

1922-495: The breakup of that company by Merrill Lynch and Wall Street . Most transactions involved the swap of stock certificates, with little cash changing hands. Most acquired chains retained their own names until the mid-1930s. In 1929, there were rumors of a Safeway- Kroger merger. In late 2022, 93 years later, this merger became another possibility with the announced merger of Albertsons Companies and Kroger Co. The number of stores peaked at 3,400 in 1932, when expansion ground to

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1984-525: The company from competitors with promotions based on the company's extensive loyalty card database. This would be the design going forward for new and remodeled stores. At the end of 2004, there were 142 "Lifestyle" format stores in the United States and Canada, with plans to open or remodel another 300 stores with this type of theme the following year. "Lifestyle" format stores have seen significantly higher average weekly sales than its other stores. By

2046-433: The cost of $ 350 million. The vision was to have blood test results done by the time you were ready to check out. Ultimately the deal failed, and the company and CEO Burd suffered heavy financial losses as a result. In the years following the project termination, all of the spaces designed for Theranos' labs were either converted into Quest Diagnostics drug testing clinics, into pharmacy waiting rooms for vaccine customers, or

2108-558: The end of 2006, shares were up, proving this rebranding campaign had a major impact on sale figures. In July 2007, the company stock rose on speculation that Sears Holdings Corporation was seeking to purchase Safeway. In 2011, Safeway signed an agreement with UNFI , for the distribution to all of Safeway's banners in the United States for non-proprietary natural, organic and specialty products effective October 2011. The Genuardi's stores in Wilmington, Delaware , were converted to

2170-527: The error. The 1981 jury verdict of joint and several liability for $ 45,000 against Safeway Stores and the City of Oakland was upheld in full by the Supreme Court of California on December 26, 1986. In 1979, Peter Magowan , son of Robert Magowan and grandson of Charles Merrill, was appointed chairman and CEO of Safeway. Magowan managed Safeway for the next 13 years – presiding over the dramatic decline of

2232-598: The firm in terms of store numbers Following a hostile takeover bid from corporate raiders Herbert and Robert Haft , the chain was acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) acting as a white knight in 1986. With the assistance of KKR, the company was taken private and assumed tremendous debt. To pay off this debt, the company began selling off a large number of its operating divisions. The divested domestic divisions of Safeway proved to be problematic for almost all those who acquired them. Essentially every purchasing entity hit financial troubles and either went bankrupt or

2294-907: The first Woodward store at the corner of Main and Georgia Streets in Vancouver in 1892. On September 12, 1902, Woodward Department Stores Ltd. was incorporated, and a new store was built on the corner of Hastings and Abbott Streets. In 1926 a store was opened in Edmonton and by the late 1940s the company operated numerous stores in British Columbia and Alberta. Stores opened included Victoria in 1945, Port Alberni in 1948, Park Royal Shopping Centre in West Vancouver in 1950, New Westminster in 1954, Westmount Shopper's Park in Edmonton in 1955, Oakridge Centre (where Woodward's

2356-541: The first time that the Safeway brand would exist on a supermarket operation in Florida. These stores were short lived, as Albertsons later abandoned their Florida operations and sold the stores to Publix in 2018. In November 2016, Safeway Inc. agreed to buy Andronico's remaining stores, which were based primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area . When Andronico's closed as an independent company, it had

2418-496: The flagship store's food floor became a reduced-size IGA supermarket, as Safeway showed no interest in that location. Many western Canadians fondly remember Woodward's famous "$ 1.49 Day" sales (said aloud as "dollar forty-nine day"), held on the first Tuesday of every month. These sales were advertised widely on radio and in newspapers, including a distinctive jingle used for years after it was introduced in April 1958, and offered everything from canvas-top running shoes to bath oil for

2480-555: The inconvenience of proper supervision". Also in 1935, independent groceries in California convinced the California legislature to enact a progressive tax on chain stores. Before the act took effect, Safeway filed a petition to have the law put to a referendum. In 1936, the California electorate voted to repeal the law. In 1936, Safeway introduced a money back guarantee on meat. The company expanded into Canada in 1929 with 127 stores (which became Canada Safeway Limited and which

2542-687: The late 1930s, the New Negro Alliance boycotted the Sanitary Grocery Company (then a Safeway subsidiary) to pressure store owners to employ black people, especially in predominantly black neighborhoods. The Sanitary Grocery Company successfully sought an injunction against the New Negro Alliance, which was upheld by the Washington, D.C., Court of Appeals. This led to the 1938 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision of New Negro Alliance v. Sanitary Grocery Co. , which defended

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2604-500: The merger. Some of the major metropolitan areas affected were Los Angeles, Portland, Phoenix, Tucson, San Diego, Bakersfield, Seattle, and Las Vegas. Other stores in the West Coast, along with the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex market, also saw divestments. Following the purchase, Safeway and its remaining brands, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Vons, and Pavilions, along with their respective divisions, were integrated into

2666-508: The network of stores. By 1926, he had opened 428 Skaggs stores in 10 states. He then almost doubled the size of his business that year when he merged his company with 322 Sam Seelig Company stores and incorporated as Safeway, Inc., because he thought that a chain that would outlive him should not carry his name. The point of the Safeway name was that the grocery operated exclusively on a cash-and-carry basis – it did not offer credit to customers, as American grocers traditionally had done. It

2728-427: The one price. Woodward's filed for bankruptcy protection on December 11, 1992, after a decade of failing to keep up with the changing retail landscape. In June 1993, Hudson's Bay Company acquired 21 of the total 25 Woodward's locations in a $ 235 millions takeover. On August 12, 1993, 13 former Woodward's locations instantly opened as The Bay stores while 10 would start renovating in order to be taken over later in

2790-618: The operations of Albertsons, and Safeway's proprietary food products were distributed in all of the Albertsons-Safeway banners, replacing Albertsons' SuperValu branded products. All former Albertsons banners had their telephones and NCR POS systems replaced with Safeway's Toshiba/IBM hardware. On January 11, 2016, it was announced that the three remaining Albertsons stores in Florida, located in Largo , Altamonte Springs and Oakland Park , would be re-bannered as Safeway; this marks

2852-512: The remaining Blackhawk cards were taken offline (though cards activated prior to this point will not expire until 2037). On January 30, 2015, the merger between Safeway and Albertsons was finalized. As part of the merger, Bellingham , Washington-headquartered grocery chain Haggen announced it would buy 146 Vons, Albertsons, and Pavilions stores across Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona as part of anti-monopoly requirements following

2914-592: The right to peaceful protest in the resolution of labor disputes. In 1969, the Black Panther Party and the United Farm Workers launched simultaneous boycotts of Safeway grocery stores, which were the largest grocery store chain in the U.S. West at that time. The Panthers boycotted due to Safeway's refusal to donate to their Free Breakfast for Children Program , created to serve daily hot breakfasts to underprivileged children throughout

2976-444: The sale block, and Randalls and Genuardi's losing market share. To reinvigorate the flagging divisions, increase brand involvement, and to differentiate itself from its competitor, Safeway began a $ 100 million brand repositioning campaign labeled "Ingredients for life" in 2005. The launch included a redesigned logo, a new slogan "Ingredients for life" alongside a four-panel life icon to be used throughout stores and advertising, and

3038-824: The sale five months later while keeping the Safeway banner on its newly acquired stores while changing private labels to be more inline with those used by its new parent. In October 2013, Safeway announced that it would close and sell its remaining Dominick's stores in the Chicago area by early 2014. The announcement spurred its competitors to seek employees and desirable store locations they could purchase. One location would remain open in Bannockburn, Illinois , until January 25, 2014. On February 19, 2014, Safeway began to explore selling itself. On March 6, 2014, longtime rival Albertsons, backed by Cerberus Capital Management announced it would purchase Safeway for $ 9.4 billion in

3100-463: The stores in whole were permanently closed. In 2013, it was announced that Cerberus Capital Management were exploring a deal for all or part of Safeway. On June 12, 2013, Sobeys announced it would acquire Safeway's operations in Canada for CAD$ 5.8 billion, subject to regulatory approval. The move will bolster its presence in Western Canada, where Safeway was predominant. Sobeys completed

3162-402: The subsidiary Blackhawk Network , a prepaid and payments network, a card-based financial solutions company, and a provider of third-party prepaid cards, around this time, Genuardi's would be the last grocery purchase Safeway would make. By the early 2000s, Safeway's expansion beyond the West Coast had been poorly received, citing Safeway's brands and West Coast-based buyers, with Dominick's on

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3224-498: The words " In God We Trust " were counterfeit. Because Safeway had not sufficiently investigated the history of $ 100 bills, it was unaware that some bills still in circulation did not have the phrase. Eventually, an innocent shopper was incorrectly reported to Oakland, California, police for passing a "counterfeit" bill. He was arrested and strip-searched before Oakland police contacted the Treasury Department and realized

3286-518: The year by Zellers . These 23 conversions include two locations that were split among The Bay and Zellers, at Oakridge Centre and Chinook Centre . The four Woodward's locations that closed for good were at Southgate Centre , Mill Woods Town Centre , Northgate Centre and Coquitlam Centre . Edmonton was by far the place the most impacted by the merger, with all but one of the Woodwards closures happening within its city limits. In reality,

3348-430: Was $ 226 in 1927 (equivalent to $ 3,964 in 2023). A five for one split in 1928 brought the price down to under $ 50 (equivalent to $ 887 in 2023). Over the next few years, Charles Merrill, with financing supplied by Merrill Lynch , then began aggressively acquiring numerous regional grocery store chains for Safeway in a rollup strategy. Early acquisitions included significant parts of Piggly Wiggly chain as part of

3410-456: Was a central feature of the retail scene in southwestern British Columbia for much of the twentieth century. The chain was distinctive in that stores included a large supermarket known as the "Food Floor". At Oakridge Centre and Chinook Centre (Calgary), the Woodward's Food Floor had a conveyor system from the cash registers out to a structure in the parking lot. Upon request, the bag boys would pack customers' groceries into numbered bins and send

3472-478: Was built on the site of a red-light district , known as The Line, which operated for close to a half century. Most of these stores were in buildings constructed by Anchorage real estate developer Wally Hickel , who later became governor of Alaska and U.S. Secretary of the Interior . Also in 1959, designed by architects Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons , the firm also opened the first "marina-style" store on

3534-729: Was considering bringing back the Andronico's name. By February 2020, six Safeway stores were operating under the Andronico's Community Market label, with a seventh planned. Four Andronico’s stores in the Bay Area were renamed Safeway Community Market after the 2016 acquisition, though the flagship store in the Sunset District kept the Andronico’s name. Another store in Monterey opened in January 2019 as Andronico’s. In February 2020, four locations of Safeway Community Markets returned to

3596-529: Was later acquired. (Hy-Vee and Fareway are the exceptions with the locations they acquired, having made them work.) The international stores were more successful for their acquirers. Safeway plc , the operator of the UK stores, was sold to Argyll Foods , which itself was ultimately absorbed by Morrisons in 2004. Safeway Australia was sold to the Australian-based Woolworths Limited in 1985. Safeway sold its stores in Southern California, including those in established markets like Los Angeles and San Diego , to

3658-441: Was now reduced to several western states and Northern California, plus the Washington, D.C. area. Altogether, nearly half the 2,200 stores in the chain were sold. The company was taken public again in 1990, with the Jordan stores sold to the Masri family in 1991. In December 2003, the Masri family sold it to The Sultan Center of Kuwait . The late 1990s and early 2000s once again saw Safeway rapidly expand into new territories under

3720-483: Was sold to Sobeys in 2013), into the United Kingdom in 1962 (which became Safeway plc ), into Australia in 1963 (which became Safeway Australia ), and into West Germany in 1964. The company also has operations in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in a licensing and management agreement with the Tamimi Group during the 1980s. In 1981, it acquired 49% of Mexican retailer Casa Ley . Safeway usually achieved international expansion by acquiring one or more small chains in

3782-420: Was the "safe way" to buy food because a family could not get into debt via its grocery bill (as many families did at the time, a contributing cause of the Great Depression in the United States ). Thus, the original slogan was: "Drive the Safeway. Buy the Safeway". The 1926 merger came about because of Charles E. Merrill , the founder of the Merrill Lynch brokerage firm, who saw an opportunity to consolidate

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3844-472: Was the owner and anchor tenant) in 1959, Chinook Centre in Calgary in 1960, Victoria in 1963, Northgate Centre in Edmonton in 1963, and Prince George and Guildford Town Centre in Surrey in 1966, Southgate Centre in Edmonton in 1970, Mayfair Shopping Centre in Victoria in 1974, Cherry Lane in Penticton in 1975, Sevenoaks Shopping Centre in Abbotsford in 1975, Lansdowne Park in Richmond in 1977, and Coquitlam Centre in 1979. Woodward's

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