White Oaks Mall (London, Ontario)

White Oaks Mall parking lot

White Oaks Mall is a shopping centre in London, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the southwest corner of Wellington Road and Bradley Avenue, just north of Highway 401.

History

The property on which the mall is now located was originally occupied by a small outdoor plaza, built in 1962.

In 1972, the plaza was completely rebuilt to make way for expansion. It became a fully enclosed shopping centre in early 1973, featuring a Woolco department store and about 40 other tenants.

The mall expanded again in 1976, with a Simpson's department store replacing the Sayvette (now The Bay).

White Oaks underwent a major expansion in 1985, which marked the beginning of the mall wars in the city. A food court was added after the demolition of the Loblaws grocery store, plus a Marks and Spencer where the Gap is today. The mall was enlarged again in 1987, and 1989, with over 50 new stores added. The previous black brick and darkly lit interior design was phased out, and more spacious atrium skylights were installed to compete with the other progressive malls in the city. With these expansions, it made the mall one of the largest shopping centres in Southwestern Ontario.

In the mid 1990s, lack of parking became such a problem that a nearby office building was demolished to allow for more spaces. In 2005, the mall was sold to the CPP Investment Board and Osmington Inc. CPP Investment Board became the sole owner in 2010.

There are over 185 stores and services in the mall.^[1]

Shops in White Oaks Mall

Anchors and majors

Walmart in White Oaks Mall

• Hudson's Bay (165,000 sq ft or 15,300 m²)
• Walmart (151,000 sq ft or 14,000 m²)
• Sport Chek (20,000 sq ft or 2,000 m²)
• H&M (18,000 sq ft or 1,700 m²)
• Ardene (16,000 sq ft or 1,500 m²)
• Urban Planet (15,000 sq ft or 1,400 m²)
• Dollarama (13,000 sq ft or 1,200 m²)

See also

• Canada's largest shopping malls

References

External links

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Coordinates: 42°55′53″N 81°13′29″W / 42.9314°N 81.2246°W / 42.9314; -81.2246