Bayshore Shopping Centre

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Bayshore Shopping Centre
Mall facts and statistics
Location Ottawa, Ontario (former city of Nepean)
Opening date 1973
Developer Ivanhoe-Cambridge
Management Charles F. Champagne
Owner Ivanhoe-Cambridge [1]
No. of stores and services 155
No. of anchor tenants 6 (Zellers, Old Navy, Sports Experts, Savory's Fine Foods, The Bay, Winners
Total retail floor area 728,047 square feet (total surface)
Parking 4000 (including 53 handicapped and 27 family) [2]
No. of floors 3
Website http://bayshore.shopping.ca
Bayshore Shopping Centre's slogan and logo (right).
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Bayshore Shopping Centre's slogan and logo (right).

Bayshore Shopping Centre is a major shopping mall located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

This mall is one of the busiest in the National Capital Region as it attracts about 7 million visitors per year[3] from all of the city but as well as from outside Ottawa

The interior of the 3-story mall has a relatively simple layout, as opposed to the Rideau Centre and St. Laurent Shopping Centre, which makes it very easy to navigate. Prominent retail tenants include The Bay, Winners, Sports Experts, Pharma Plus, Laura, Zellers, Birks Jewelers, Mexx, Club Monaco, GAP, Banana Republic, Old Navy and newly-open Savory's Fine Foods among its 150 stores. Well-known restaurants such as Subway, Kentucky Fried Chicken, New York Fries & A&W are located in its food court located on the upper level

Les Ailes de la Mode (from August 2001 to June 2003) and Market Fresh (From Fall 2004 to December 31, 2005) were also important stores that were located in this mall in recent years. Previous tenants included Eaton's, Toy World, Marks & Spencer, Steinberg, Miracle Mart, A&A Records, Little Farm, Boots, Sam The Record Man, Wilson, and the Pik Nik and Steak & Burger restaurants.

The mall is commonly called simply Bayshore by local residents. It is operated by Ivanhoe-Cambridge and the current general manager is Charles Champagne. The mall security is assured by the North American Security Services (N.A.S.S)[4] while it is maintained by Everyday Maintenance & Landscaping (outside) and Allen Maintenance Ltd (inside).

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[edit] Management Team

Primary mall personnel as of September 2006 (subject to change)

  • Operator: Ivanhoe-Cambridge
  • General Manager: Charles Champagne
  • Operations Manager: Bert Vanderwal
  • Building Technician: Scott Hindshaw
  • Marketing Director: Maud Lorenger
  • Retail Coordinator: Melyssa Houle
  • Sponsorship/Partnership: Leigh Rosar

[edit] Massive Construction & Renovation Period

[edit] First Phase

  • When the mall originally opened in 1973, it consisted of two floors, in earthy tones of browns with white. In the 1980s, the mall underwent an extensive facelift and renovation, chiefly the addition of a third storey, upgraded passenger lift, and a dramatic escalator going directly from the ground floor to the top level. The colour scheme was also updated to a stylish green and tan marble design. The original wrought-iron and wood railings were replaced by glass panels capped by a gold metallic balustrade. The new design featured large peaked glass panels as the ceiling, letting in lots of light to enhance the shopping experience. Another level was added to the exterior parkade as well. These changes helped Bayshore evolve from a medium-sized "community mall" to a regional shopping centre that attracts clientele from outside of the immediate area. The mall has continued to evolve in order to remain current in the dynamic retail climate that is Ottawa.
  • Soon after, glass panels replaced metal bars on both staircases as well as the middle openings on the second and third levels.

[edit] Second Phase

  • Following the 2003 closure of Les Ailes de la Mode, the resulting vacant space on the south side of the first and second levels was reconstructed into two new areas. In the first level, the former corridor was closed and a new corridor and mall entrance created to its east. Stores in the new area include EB Games, The Body Shop, Shoppers Blvd, Scentiments, Carol Baker Visage, Freyja Collections and MotoPhoto. A small eating area was also added, including a few new snack shops such as Booster Juice, La Cremière and Cinnabon. The new Savory's Fine Foods store opened on June 15, 2006 (replacing the defunct Market Fresh store) and the new Pet World opened across from the grocery on July 13.
  • On the second level, a new corridor includes stores such as Mexx, Cleo, Timothy's World Coffee, Place Bonbon, Winners and Swarovski. The two new sections of the mall are connected by an elevator and some escalators. Washrooms were added near the GAP replacing the older and smaller ones that were located near the main entrance of the level (by the Bayshore Dental Clinic).
  • A new passager elevator opposite of the existing green one, that leads to the food court area of the third, was also built to transport a greater number of customers from first to third or vice versa.
  • Recently, the new Build-A-Bear Workshop opened its doors on June 15, 2006 at the old Cotton Ginny location which itself move further east on the level beside the recently moved Northern Reflection store. Just across from the location, the Athletes World store haved move for a short period to the lower level as they have shrinkend their second level space they occupied. A new store, Esprit will occupy the remaining space in October.
  • This summer, the mall is currently undergoing an extensive renovation to its parking deck which will continue until this fall - this to replace the structure that existed since its opening more then 30 years ago. Right now, workers are currently doing Rows 5 to 8 on both first and second floors. Other work seems to be done in the eastern end of the lot on the first level near the intersection of Bayshore Drive and Woodridge Crescent. Other renovations may be planned elsewhere across the mall in the future.

[edit] Anchors

[edit] Store/Service Location

The list is updated as of September 13, 2006 and is subject of changes

[edit] First Level

Store Name Store Category Store Name Store category
1850 Levis Store Men and Women's Wear Aliaunn M.R.U Temporary Kiosk
American Eagle Ardene Kid's/Accessories/Jewellery Store
Armstrong Shoes Footwear store Baby Gap/Gap Kids Kid's Store
Banana Republic Men's and Women's Wear Bayshore Flowers Gifts
Bayshore Salon & Spa Hair Salon Benix Kitchen Store
Black's Photo Shop Bluenotes Men's and Women's Wear (especially youth)
Booster Juice Snack Shop Canada Post Post Office
Carol Baker Visage Cosmetics Shop Cell World Canada Telephone Store
Cinnabon Snack Shop Club Monaco Men and Women's Wear
Crabtree & Evelyn Gifts Customer Service Kiosk Information/Service
EB Games Video Game store Fairweather Women's Wear
Flight Centre Travel Agent Foot Locker Sports and footwear store
Freyja Collections Jewellery Store Hallmark Gift Store
HMV Music Store JNC (or GNC)/Nutrition House (?) Natural Products Store (?)
Kernels (Coming Soon) Snack Shop La Cremiere Snack Shop
Magiff Nails MRU Kiosk Management Office Mall Administration/Information
Mappins Jewellery Store Moneysworth & Best Service
Naturalizer Footwear store Ministry of Ontario Service Kiosk
MotoPhoto Photo Shop Pet World Pet shop
Peoples Jewellers Jewellery Store Personal Edge Gift or accessories store
Pharma Plus Drug Store Please mum Kid's Store
Printwell Ink Shop Proactiv M.R.U temporary kiosk
Rogers Plus Telephone Store Savory's Fine Foods Grocery store
Scientiments Perfume Cosmetics/Perfume Second Cup Coffee Shop
Shoppers Blvd. Dollar Store Sirens Woman's Wear
SoftMoc Footwear Store SoftTron Service (unknown)
Stance Stitch It Taylor Store
Stitches Men & Women's Wear Stokes Home furnashing store
Sunglass Hut Eye Glasses store TD Canada Trust Bank
The Bay Department Store The Body Shop Gift Shop
The Source by Circuit City Electronic Store The Telephone Booth Telephone Store
Things Engraved Accessories/Service Thomas Cook Travel Travel Agent
Thyme Maternity Women's Wear Tie Rack Men's Wear
Treats Coffee/Snack Shop Vineyard's Estate Wines Wine Store
Warren's Men's and Women's Wear X-Press Convenience Store
Zellers Department Store Zorro's MRU Kiosk, Gift kiosk

[edit] Second Level

Store Name Store Category Store Name Store category
Addition-Elle Lingerie Shop Athlete's World Sports and footwear store
Bayshore Dental Clinic Dentist Clinic Bayshore Optometric Clinic Eye Clinic
Bentley Bags and Luggage store Bikini Village Swimsuit shop
Build-A-Bear Workshop Kid's and Gift store Carleton Cards Gift store
Charms Diamond Centre Jewellery store Cleo Women's Wear
Coats Co. Women's Wear Coles Book Store
Cotton Ginny Danier Accessories/Danier Leather Men & Women's Wear
Dell Computer Store Eddie Bauer
Esprit (Opening in October) Men and Women's Wear Fruits And Passion Gift store
Gap House of Knives
Jacob Jr. Kid's Store Koyman Galleries Arts & Galleries
La Senza Girl Laura Secord Food and Gift store
LensCrafters Eye Care Clinic Mexx Men & Women's Wear
Mexx Kids Kid's Store Northern Reflections Women's Wear
Payless Shoes Footwear Store Personnaly Yours Gift Store
Place Bonbon Candy Shop Planet Beads Jewellery/Gift Store
Reitmans Women's Wear Smart Set Women's Wear
Suzy Shier Swarovski Jewellery Store
Tabi International Telus Telephone Store
The Barber's Chair Hair Salon The Bay Department Store
The Bombay Company Furnature Store The Sony Store Electronic & Appliance store
Timothy's World Coffee Coffee Shop Tip Top Tailors Men's Wear
Trade Secrets Accessories/Cosmetics (?) Urban Jazz Youth's Wear (Men and Women)
West 49 Youth's Wear (Men and Women) Winners Department store
Wireless Wave Telephone Store Zellers

[edit] Third Level

Store Name Store Category Store Name Store category
Access Bags & Luggage Store Accessorize Gift Store
Aldo Footwear Store Aqua Swimsuit shop
A&W Fast food restaurant Bell World Telephone Store
Birks & Son Jewellery Store Cafe Supreme Coffee Shop/Restaurant
Claire's Kid's/Youth Store, Jewellery Store Cliquot Women's Wear
Disney Store Kid's Store Dynamite
Feet First Footwear Store Femme de Carriere
Fido Telephone Store Games Workshop Video Game store
Garage Youth's Clothing (Men and Women) Gymboree Kid's Store
Jacob Women's Wear Jacob Lingerie Lingerie Shop
Joseph's Hair Salon Jubilee Jewellers Jewellery Store
Kentucky Fried Chicken/Taco Bell Fast food Restaurant Kojax Fast Food Restaurant
La Senza Lingerie shop Laura Women's Wear
Laura Petites Women's Wear Laura Plus
La Vie en Rose Lingerie shop Le Chateau Men & Women's Wear
Made in Japan (Teriyaki) Fast food restaurant Manchu Wok Fresh & Fast food restaurant
Melanie Lyne Women's Wear Mrs. Tiggy Winkles Kid's Store
Mrs. Vannelli's Fresh & Fast Food Restaurant Moxies Bar & Grill restaurant
New Look Eyewear Eye Store & Clinic New York Fries Fast food restaurant
Nygard Women's Wear Old Navy Men and Women's Wear
Port Piazzaz Daycare/Playground centre Roots
Sheppard's Women's Wear Sports Experts Sports Store
Subway Submarine/sandwich restaurant Sunrise Records Music Store
Talbots Women's wear Talbots Women Women's Wear
Thai Express (Coming Soon) Fast Food Restaurant The Bay Department Store
Transit Footwear Tristan Women's Wear
Urban Trade Men & Women's Wear Yogen Fruz Snack Shop

[edit] Other Notes

  • In mid-November, Bayshore has its own Santa Claus Parade, which usually on Sundays, consists of a parade that starts in front of the Bay on the third level and ends at the Santa's Castle on the first level near Pharma Plus. This is usually the kick-off of the holiday shopping season in which the mall's hours are extended until 10 PM from Monday to Saturday except Sundays which keeps regular hours (although in previous years the mall also had extended hours on Sundays). During the last week of the Christmas rush, the mall is open until 11:00PM. Other traditional features of the shopping centre at this period is the Gift Wrapping Service in which patrons can have their gives wrapped.
  • Since the summer of 2005, Bayshore introduced Gift Cards, which can be purchased at the Customer Service Kiosk Desk on the lower level, area available in several denominations and can be used either for stores and services throughout the mall. It has replaced the old gift certificates previously used , but it doesn't really have any significant difference.
  • During the year, Bayshore organizes promotions which includes prizes or contests for their customers. Last June, Bayshore gave away a free day of golf for 20 for Father's Day at the Marshes Golf Club in Kanata - near Brookstreet Hotel with a supper at the Moxies Bar & Grill restaurant at Bayshore. Other promotions includes free products for every 150$ spent, free school purchases or other promotions sponsored by Visa. Several other events organized by the mall or stores are occurring throughout the year.
  • Each summer, Bayshore organizes its annual sidewalk sale where stores are doing sales outside in the mall. This year's sale (2006) took place from July 8 to July 16, but most stores had started their own sales well in advance and after the official event.
  • Port Pizzazz is a children's playground area that is operated by the YMCA of Ottawa-Carleton and is located in the third level beside the Bay. It contains a sliding area with a pool of plastic balls, an X-Box machine, a computer, arts & crafts and many more. One can obtain a free hour at the playground for every $75 spent.

[edit] Transportation

The mall is located near the interchanges of provincial highways 417 and 416 in the Nepean sector of Ottawa, through the Richmond Road exits.

Bayshore Shopping Centre is served by the following routes at the Bayshore Transitway Station:
2 85 96 97 101 152 154 166 167 169 172 181 182 404
The City of Ottawa recently announced plans to construct the extension of the West Transitway which will provide more direct bus connections into Bayshore station. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2006.

[edit] Hours of Operation

  • Mondays to Saturdays: 09:00-21:00
  • Sundays: 10:00-18:00
  • The mall is accessible at 07:00 for employees and mall walkers.

[edit] Holidays and Christmas Period

  • Late-November to mid-December and the last week of December (except Sundays): 09:00-22:00
  • Last week before Christmas (except Sunday): 09:00-23:00

[edit] External links


Shopping centres in Ottawa
Bank Street Promenade•Bayshore Shopping Centre • Billings Bridge Plaza••Carlingwood Mall•Galeries d'Aylmer•Galeries de Hull•Hazeldean Mall•Kanata Centrum•Les Promenades de l'Outaouais•Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre•Merivale Mall•Place d'Orleans•Pinecrest Shopping Centre•Rideau Centre•Riocan Marketplace•South Keys Shopping Centre•Sparks Street Mall•St. Laurent Shopping Centre•Village Place Cartier•Westgate Shopping Centre
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