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Some stores in Kamloops mall remain closed; possibly for good
Kamloops News Some stores in Kamloops mall remain closed; possibly for good
Davids Tea has yet to reopen its location in the Kamloops Aberdeen mall. (BRIE WELTON / iNFOnews.ca)
June 18, 2020 - 3:15 PM
Although many retail stores have reopened with new COVID-19 protocols in place, several remain closed in Kamloops’s Aberdeen mall.
La Senza is among these, and will be closing for good. The fate of the remaining closed stores is less certain.
Currently, the unopened stores include Davids Tea, Bath and Body Works, Call it Spring, Jersey City and Peoples Jewellers.
Call it Spring is owned by Aldo, and has yet to reopen in the Aberdeen Mall. (BRIE WELTON / iNFOnews.ca)
According to a statement released by the company earlier this week, Davids Tea has not paid rent at any of its stores for April, May or June.
All of their locations were closed on March 17, and it’s unknown when and how many of them will reopen.
Davids Tea also said in the statement it may pursue a formal restructuring as the company looks to close some of its unprofitable locations.
The Montreal-based shoe chain Aldo Group, which owns Call it Spring, has also been facing financial challenges due to COVID-19.
No statements have been released from the retail companies thus far regarding the reopening of their Kamloops locations.
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UPDATE: Thieves smash through Vernon’s Village Green mall in break-in – Vernon Morning Star
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP are investigating a break and enter that occurred overnight at the Village Green Centre Friday morning in an apparent theft at the Peoples Jewellers store.
The incident occurred at 3:10 a.m. Attending officers found the east side entrance of the mall had been breached by a vehicle driving through the doors.
Two masked suspects, wearing dark clothing, drove a truck through the doors of the main entrance and through the hall before crashing into Peoples Jewellers. Mall employees suggested the purpose of the smash-in was to rob the jewellery store. After gaining entry to the store, they were able to obtain an undetermined amount of jewellery. The vehicle was then driven from the mall prior to police arriving and has not been located.
Witnesses said the cleaning staff were on the scene when the alarms went off, prompting them to seek safety in the washroom.
The mall is open for shoppers but has been sectioned off for cleaning.
At this time, the police are looking for a Toyota FJ Cruiser, cream in colour that will have significant damage to the front end and will be missing a side-view mirror, said Const. Kelly Brett. The investigation is still in its early stages and officers are working with mall staff to determine what was taken from the jewellery store at this time.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Vernon RCMP at 250-545-7171. Or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or leaving a tip online at www.nokscrimestoppers.com
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