Comments on: Fredericton Mall; Fredericton, New Brunswick

By: Anonymous Fredericton Resident

Anonymous Fredericton Resident — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:50:17 +0000

@April, I agree. I feel the same way. I spent many lunch hours there. I think that it helped the businesses to have so many young people there.

Other shoppers seemed to be annoyed that it took a long time to get through the checkouts. I think that they must have made complaints about “the kids” that were hanging out. The store managers wanted to keep their adult shoppers happy. How would they accomplish this?

It has to be said that some people stole from the stores. The store managers seemed to get upset at all of the teens. It made many of the kids that I hung out with (myself included) feel bad. The teens seemed to stop going. I know that I did. I have never ever stolen, but having people follow us made us feel accused and the stores lost out. Who in their right mind would want to go to stores where they felt second class?

Regent Mall seemed to win as my choice. Many stores had moved in, and it was more convenient. They didn’t treat me any differently than how they treated any other customer. It impressed me. I still shop there.

By: ftonguy

ftonguy — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:00:30 +0000

One correction on the pop. estimates for F’ton and Saint John. The large student populations that move to F’ton for the majority of the year are usually not quoted(up to 7-10,000) or the towns and cities outside the city centre’s. A lot of people come from Oromocto to shop in town, thats 10,000 or so plus I see a lot of base personnel from CFB Gagetown shop. the F’ton area serves maybe 80-90,000 people.

One interesting hing too is the former business’s in the old F’ton mall went too. The former bridal store in the old Coffee Mill has relocated back to Keswick Ridge where the owner is. The popular Coffee Mill moved out a number of years ago just down the road to prospect and smythe.

Avalon/Artworld has a store down in Kings Place and another one in the old bens’s trophies bldg. on Gibson on the northside.

A lot of the other stores at the once popular mall have just closed up completely…

By: Tyguy

Tyguy — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:52:46 +0000

Was at this mall several times in the past week. Seems that the resdesign was really poorly planned as nothing fits together all that great.

By: JP

JP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:27:29 +0000

Might as well give an update while I’m at it…

The de-malling has been complete for several months, and the Uptown Centre name is official. Staples has moved into its new location, while what’s left of the former Staples is about to become a Mark’s Work Wearhouse. Next door, an Urban Planet is under construction.

The only stores from the old mall which made the transition to the new one are Zellers, Sobeys, Staples, Reitmans and Moores mens wear. Music World moved into its new digs last year only to see the whole chain go bankrupt 2 months later.

The Uptown Centre is not fully leased as of yet – 4 stores are vacant, one of which is the former Music World.

The outlot buildings are complete, with Royal Bank and Rogers Wireless going into the former NBLC building.

By: JP

JP — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:06:10 +0000

Another news article on the destruction of the mall…
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/44393

By: JP

JP — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:02:45 +0000

Went by the mall again and noticed some new signage….the new name will be the “Uptown Centre”. Yeesh…

By: SR

SR — Sat, 19 May 2007 02:00:47 +0000

I beleive the old Liquor Store cite is going to be a Royal Bank of Canada with drive thru.

By: JP

JP — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:32:02 +0000

An even more minor update: the local rag reported over the weekend that Staples will occupy the space presently being torn down, and the existing Staples “bulge” will then meet the wrecking ball.

By: JP

JP — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:43:42 +0000

Minor update: NBLC has long since moved in next to Sobeys, and the portion between Staples and Pets Unlimited has been completely levelled, as has the former liquor store outlot building. No word on what, if anything, will occupy those spots.

By: April

April — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:03:02 +0000

Came across your site on a random search for Fredericton blogs. I don’t know about anyone else but I’m heartbroken about what has happened to this mall in the last ten years or so. I went to high school across the street from the mall for 3 years, almost of all of which were spent walking the halls of the mall during lunch hour. I miss the stores, I miss the food court and I’m sad to see it all go.