is a
Shopping Mall located in
Vancouver, British Columbia . Based on the number of stores, many of which are underground, it is the largest mall in
Downtown Vancouver with over 250 stores and services. Anchor stores include
Sears and
Holt Renfrew ,
Sport Chek and
Coast Mountain Sports among numerous other shoppes.
The mall is also connected to
The Bay department store,
Vancouver Centre mall, a
SkyTrain subway station, and the
Four Seasons Hotel , a 385-room luxury hotel.
As of 2007, the mall is undergoing a massive renovation project. A brand new food court has already been completed, and the common area has now been updated.
The Holt Renfrew department store has as an upscale galleria within Pacific Centre. Boutiques in Holt Renfrew include:
The Hermes store recently moved their anchor store to the upscale street front at 755
Burrard Street , at the corner of Alberni and
Burrard Streets, in the location of the former Saitoh anchor store. (Fall 2006) Many of the aforementioned boutiques in Pacific Centre also have anchor locations in the
Burrard /
Robson corridor or other areas of downtown Vancouver.
The City of
Vancouver approved an expansion of Pacific Centre, which will include retail premises that will extend to the street on the North and South sides of West
Georgia Street . Included will be a station for the new
Canada Line Skytrain subway.
New retailers for Pacific Centre will include
Williams Sonoma ,
Pottery Barn ,
Sephora ,
H&M , and an expanded flagship
Roots location. A new Holt Renfrew flagship store is now open at the north end of the centre. The new store is approximately 135,000 square feet in size, compared to their now-closed former location which was approximately 68,000 square feet. A rooftop restaurant is also planned at the new location.
Description of the expanded Pacific Centre project can be found in the following report: http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20061114/documents/ph4.pdf
