Simons to join Aritzia in massive Pacific Centre, left empty by Nordstrom - BERITAJA

Vancouver will beryllium getting different unit elephantine successful the downtown core.

Simons, the Quebec-based section store, will grow into the monolithic abstraction astatine Pacific Centre, near quiet by Nordstrom.

The institution says this will people the brand’s 20th shop successful Canada and the 2nd successful B.C.

“The task represents an finance of much than $55 cardinal and will lend to the section economy, including the creation of about 150 caller jobs,” Simons said successful a property release.

“With this addition, Simons will employment much than 4,000 group crossed Canada.”

This announcement comes aft Aritzia announced its ain plans to return up 40,000 quadrate feet of abstraction successful the vacant section store.

Simons and Aritzia’s storefront plans correspond conscionable complete half of the unit abstraction successful the building.

Nordstrom pulled retired of the location successful 2023.

Both Aritzia and Simons opportunity they scheme to unfastened successful autumn of 2027.