Black Friday is well underway at the Tsawwassen Mills.
Shoppers looking for deals lined up early before the doors opened to get $20 gift cards and within 45 minutes all 1,000 were gone.
Featuring 1.2 million square feet of retail, the Tsawwassen mall opened this October on the Tsawwassen First Nation lands. It has five distinct “neighbourhood” sections: Fashion, Outdoor Life, Coast Salish, City and Nature.
Located just off Highway 17 and 52nd Street, the new mall will have 200 stores, including 16 anchor tenants, although it started off with about 180 retailers. The mall features a 1,100 square-foot food hall and three restaurants. There’s also space for a fourth large restaurant but it’s not occupied yet. In addition, located within the Bass Pro Shops is an Uncle Bucks Fish Bowl & Grill, which also has a bowling alley and large bar.
Directly across the street on Salish Sea Drive, construction continues on a second mall, the Tsawwassen Commons. To open in phases over the coming months, it’s a 550,000-square-foot outdoor shopping centre with approximately 100 tenants, including Walmart, Canadian Tire and Rona.
Several stores at the Commons have already opened, while the Walmart is set to open in late January.
The two malls will have a combined footprint almost identical to Metrotown.
