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8/19/2019 Langley Advance Welcome to the Neighbourhood page 25
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ey Advance Welcome to the Neighbourhood, 2016 A25RETAIL SECTOR
munity shoppingns are popping upmplement largerping cores.
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angley is filled with a
number of unique shop-ping options designed tooffer everything residents
within the community.takes the form ofhopping centres likebrook Shopping Centre,rcial and boutique retailrs like those along they Bypass and Fraseray, and smaller neigh-od shopping options like
wly developed WilloughbyCentre on 208th Street.co, Chow & Li developed
w Willoughby Townand based it on the con-home town spirit. It’s a
nd residential centre thates the community in the
y allowing people to staytheir neighbourhood for
everyday needs such asy shopping, banking, andout.Huitema, development
nator with Qualico, notedghby Town Centre is theentral retail shopping areaneighbourhood.definitely a commun-tre,” she said. “We put
together semi-annual events, inthe summer and winter, for thecommunity of Willoughby.”
With the growth of residen-tial properties in the area, thedevelopment is continuing toexpand to provide more retailoptions for local residents.Early stores to set up includedShoppers Drug Mart, Mattu’sCoffee and Tea, and G&FFinancial Group which were
later joined by Dairy Queen,Town Centre Liquor Store, anda number of health services likePeak Valley Active Health.
“We’re breaking ground, hope-fully in June (2016) for the nextretail phase,” added Huitema.
It’s a popular concept in pro-viding products and servicesclose to home with the largeamount of drive-by traffic andfoot traffic that passes the centredaily.
In addition to smaller neigh-bourhood shopping options likeWilloughby Town Centre, thosein Langley will find a numberof auto dealerships – including
high-end luxury makes – alongthe Langley Bypass.
The Bypass is also hometo a wide range of shoppingplazas such as the one withSleep Country, PetSmart, andChapters, and another acrossthe street with Michaels, BestBuy, and the Olive Garden, anda number of standalone storesfrom RV retailers and hot tuband spa dealers, to automotivestores and restaurants.
Willowbrook Shopping centre
features more than 150 stores– including The Bay, Sears,Toys ‘R’ Us and Sport Chek –in 646,000 square feet of retailspace on the corner of Highway10 and Fraser Highway.
The downtown core is hometo about 600 unique shops, ser-vices, and restaurants. Alongthe one-way section of FraserHighway, pedestrian traffic is thestandard with numerous place to
stop – like McBurney Lane – anda multitude of restaurants.
In the northern part ofLangley, Walnut Grove residentsfind a range of products andservices along 88th Avenue fromgroceries and banking to restau-rants and florists.
The retail options extend fromone shopping plaza on 88thAvenue near 200th Street tomany others along 88th at 208thStreet, Walnut Grove Drive, and212th Street.
Another neighbourhood shop-ping core is in the south Langleycommunity of Brookswood.
The region is growing and
two established shopping plazaswere joined by a new plazarecently to further add to theproducts and services availablein the area.
No matter if it’s the week’sgrocery shopping, a brand newsports car, paper for the homeoffice, or supplies for the familypet, there are options for every-one’s shopping needs withinLangley.
And the Langley Advance is thebest place to find the deals.
angley has some of region’s best shopping
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When Willoughby Town Centre opened in 2013, it held a family-orientedcelebration, and hosts community events during summer and Christmas.