Reflections Of An Urban Mallrat
Businesses continue to depart and leave Brunswick Square with more empty storefronts. The problem isn’t the Saint John economy, says Mark Leger, the problem is the mall and it can only be fixed by its current owner.
Businesses continue to depart and leave Brunswick Square with more empty storefronts. The problem isn’t the Saint John economy, says Mark Leger, the problem is the mall and it can only be fixed by its current owner.
Over the last ten years, the mall has been hollowed out as retailers leave and aren’t replaced.
Coles Books has been an anchor in the Saint John city centre for decades. The store, now part of the Chapters-Indigo chain, announced on Tuesday that it will be shutting its doors for good on July 3.
Alex Coffin will be opening Alex and Lily’s Shoe Shoppe on the first level of Brunswick Square, in the former Running Room location, on February 1.
Ontario-based Slate Asset Management owns the Saint John mall and has seen vacancy rates increase since before the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
The sign outside the McDonald’s restaurant in the first-floor food court was recently removed.
The Covid-19 pandemic and reduced foot traffic in Brunswick Square made it too hard for the small store to keep operating.
Deluxe French Fries will not reopen as the owners decided not to renew their lease when it expires at the end of this month.
Located in Brunswick Square, its nine-person team is split mainly across New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with satellite offices in Toronto and San Francisco.
Zip lines, rock-climbing walls, a movie theatre and a grocery store. We asked our readers for suggestions on what should go in the uptown Saint John mall and they delivered with creative and compelling suggestions.