Hudson’s Bay, Walmart Supercentre, and Sporting Life anchoring Markville Shopping Centre in Markham, Ontario, at Highway 7 and McCowan Road in the heart of York Region’s most commercially active city, give the regional mall a department store, general merchandise, and premium sporting goods anchor platform for the Markham and York Region household whose Chinese-Canadian demographic majority gives the Markville catchment a retail sophistication and purchasing depth that is among the highest in the GTA suburban corridor. Aritzia and Sephora give the property a premium Canadian women’s fashion and prestige beauty identity. Apple gives the property a premium technology retail identity. Winners gives the property an off-price comparison-shopping identity.
H&M, American Eagle, Banana Republic, Aldo, ECCO, Dynamite, RW&CO., Zara, SoftMoc, and The Shoe Company give the property a comprehensive accessible-to-premium Canadian fashion floor. Bath and Body Works, Lush, and The Body Shop serve the accessible and ethical beauty categories. Best Buy serves the consumer electronics category. Purdys Chocolatier gives the property a Vancouver-founded premium chocolate identity. Shoppers Drug Mart serves the pharmacy and daily personal care category. Starbucks and Tim Hortons serve the daily café occasion. Maison Birks, Pandora, and Sunglass Hut serve the luxury and fashion jewelry and eyewear categories.
The property’s commercial role in York Region is the Markham Highway 7 regional mall: a Hudson’s Bay-Walmart Supercentre-Sporting Life department store, general merchandise, and sporting goods anchor whose Aritzia-Sephora premium fashion and beauty identity, Apple technology retail, and Markham Chinese-Canadian household catchment give the Markham and northeast GTA household a practical comparison-shopping and prestige retail destination in Ontario’s fastest-growing and most ethnically diverse suburban city.
