[SpongeG]

how about nanaimo? when i lived there in 1990/1991 the downtown mall was really dead - sears had pulled out and only london drugs was left to anchor it - they renovated the old sears part into smaller stores but i don't recall any stores moving in

sears moved to rutherford mall which was not as busy as woodgrove was at that time - sears certainly boosted it though i think

but i guess with both woodwards and eatons dying leaving woodgrove with no major anchors it must have died a bit - i think i heard there was a car dealership in that mall now