Lansdowne Place
A shopping mall in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, with more than 105 stores and services.
Last updated August 25, 2026
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Overview
Lansdowne Place is a shopping mall at 645 Lansdowne Street West in the south end of Peterborough, Ontario. It serves as a regional retail destination for the city and surrounding communities, combining department-store and grocery-led shopping with apparel, beauty, fitness, specialty retail, and food-service offerings. The centre is known for its location on Lansdowne Street, an important commercial corridor that developed around early large-format retailers. The site's commercial history predates the mall itself. On August 26, 1954, Simpsons-Sears opened a store on the outskirts of Peterborough, at a time when the surrounding area still included farm fields and St. Peter's Cemetery. Designed by architect John B. Parkin, the store helped draw additional businesses to Lansdowne Street. Loblaws opened nearby the following year, reinforcing the area's role as an emerging retail hub. Although the city later announced plans for a $2 million shopping centre at the site, the enclosed mall was not completed until 1980. Lansdowne Place underwent a substantial renovation and expansion in 2009. The project added approximately 160,000 square feet of shopping space and enabled the opening of about 40 additional stores. This redevelopment broadened the centre's tenant mix and strengthened its position as a multi-category shopping destination rather than a site dependent on a single department-store anchor. The mall's retail structure changed significantly after Sears Canada closed its store on January 14, 2018, ending 64 years of operation at the location. Sears Canada sold the building to Lansdowne Place in 2018, and the former Sears structure was demolished in 2020. Sport Chek subsequently relocated into the former Sears area, opening there on November 10, 2022. The move repurposed a major former anchor position for a contemporary sporting-goods tenant. In March 2022, Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust acquired Lansdowne Place from the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. Under Primaris ownership, the centre continued operating as an active shopping destination. Its reported anchor retailers are Sport Chek and Real Canadian Superstore, while other listed tenants include Urban Planet, Bluenotes, Old Navy, American Eagle Outfitters, Dollarama, Sephora, and Planet Fitness. Tenant availability can change over time, so the official mall directory is the most current source for operating stores and services.
History
Lansdowne Place developed from a retail corridor that emerged on the western side of Peterborough during the mid-twentieth century. The key early event was the opening of a Simpsons-Sears store on August 26, 1954. The store stood outside the established urban core, surrounded at the time by agricultural land and St. Peter's Cemetery. Its building was designed by John B. Parkin, an architect associated with significant Canadian modernist work. The Simpsons-Sears location acted as an early commercial catalyst for Lansdowne Street. Other retailers followed, including Loblaws, which opened nearby in 1955. As more businesses concentrated along the road, Lansdowne Street became one of Peterborough's principal commercial areas. The city announced a plan for a $2 million shopping centre at the site, but the proposed development took several decades to materialize. Lansdowne Place ultimately opened in 1980 as an enclosed shopping mall. For much of its early history, the mall's retail identity was supported by the large Simpsons-Sears operation, later known as Sears Canada. The store remained at the site for 64 years, providing a major department-store anchor and helping connect the mall to the broader Lansdowne Street retail district. A major physical transformation took place in 2009, when Lansdowne Place was renovated and expanded. The project added roughly 160,000 square feet of retail space and introduced approximately 40 new stores. The expansion increased the centre's capacity and diversified its tenant base, allowing the property to compete as a broader shopping destination with apparel, specialty, service, and general-merchandise retailers. Sears Canada's national difficulties eventually affected Lansdowne Place. The local Sears store closed on January 14, 2018. Sears Canada sold the former store building to Lansdowne Place during 2018, and the structure was demolished in 2020. Rather than preserving the former department-store footprint as a Sears facility, the mall used the space for a new retail configuration. Sport Chek relocated to the former Sears area and opened there on November 10, 2022. Ownership changed again in March 2022, when Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust acquired Lansdowne Place from the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. The mall remains active, with Sport Chek and Real Canadian Superstore identified as its principal anchors. The broader tenant mix has included national apparel chains such as Old Navy, American Eagle Outfitters, Urban Planet, and Bluenotes; beauty retailer Sephora; discount general-merchandise retailer Dollarama; and Planet Fitness. The centre's continuing role is that of a multi-category regional mall serving Peterborough and the surrounding Ontario market.
- 2022
Primaris becomes owner
[1]Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust acquired Lansdowne Place from the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan in March.
- 2022
Sport Chek opens in former Sears space
[1]Sport Chek relocated into the former Sears area and opened on November 10.
- 2020
Former Sears building demolished
[1]The former Sears structure was demolished as the mall prepared for a new use of the anchor space.
- 2018
Sears closes and former store changes ownership
[1]Sears closed on January 14, and Sears Canada sold the former building to Lansdowne Place later that year.
- 2009
Major renovation and expansion
[1]The mall added about 160,000 square feet and approximately 40 stores through a substantial redevelopment.
- 1980
Lansdowne Place opens
[1]The planned shopping centre finally opened after earlier municipal proposals for a major retail development at the site.
- 1955
Loblaws opens nearby
[1]Loblaws opened near the Simpsons-Sears store, helping accelerate the development of Lansdowne Street as a commercial corridor.
- 1954
Simpsons-Sears opens on Lansdowne Street
[1]A Simpsons-Sears store opened on August 26, establishing an important early retail presence at the future mall site.
Products and positioning
A regional enclosed shopping centre serving Peterborough and nearby communities through a broad mix of national retailers, grocery shopping, sporting goods, apparel, beauty, general merchandise, and fitness services.
Sporting goods and athletic apparel · 2022
Sport Chek
Sport Chek is one of Lansdowne Place's principal anchors. Its store occupies the former Sears area following a relocation completed in 2022, bringing sporting goods, athletic footwear, clothing, and equipment into a large former department-store footprint.
Grocery and general merchandise
Real Canadian Superstore
Real Canadian Superstore is identified as one of the mall's two anchor retailers. Its presence adds grocery and broad general-merchandise shopping to the centre's apparel, specialty, beauty, and service-oriented tenant mix.
Apparel retail
Apparel and fashion tenant collection
The mall's fashion offer has included Urban Planet, Bluenotes, Old Navy, and American Eagle Outfitters. Together, these tenants cover value-oriented, casual, denim, and youth-focused apparel categories and contribute to Lansdowne Place's role as a general regional shopping destination.
Beauty retail
Sephora
Sephora represents the mall's prestige and specialty beauty segment, offering cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, and related beauty products within the wider tenant mix.
Fitness services
Planet Fitness
Planet Fitness adds a membership-based fitness and wellness service to the property. Its presence illustrates the mall's combination of conventional retail with recurring-service tenants.
Brand decisions
2022
Primaris acquires Lansdowne PlaceM&ABackground
Lansdowne Place was owned by the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan before the transaction.
Action taken
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust purchased the mall in March 2022.
Aftermath
Primaris became the property's owner while the shopping centre continued operating in Peterborough.
2022
Repurpose the former Sears space for Sport ChekGeneration changeBackground
The demolition of the former Sears building created an opportunity to replace a traditional department-store anchor with a contemporary large-format retailer.
Action taken
Sport Chek relocated to the former Sears area and opened on November 10, 2022.
Aftermath
Sport Chek became one of the mall's two identified anchor retailers.
2018
Redevelop the former Sears anchorStrategyBackground
Sears Canada closed its Lansdowne Place store after a 64-year presence, leaving a large former department-store building and anchor position.
Action taken
Lansdowne Place acquired the former Sears building from Sears Canada, and the structure was later demolished in 2020.
Aftermath
The former anchor footprint was prepared for a new retail configuration, ultimately accommodating Sport Chek.
2009
Expand and diversify the mallStrategyBackground
Lansdowne Place needed additional capacity and a broader tenant base to reinforce its role as a regional shopping centre.
Action taken
The property undertook a major renovation and expansion that added approximately 160,000 square feet and around 40 stores.
Aftermath
The redevelopment increased the mall's scale and diversified its retail offer.
Recent events
- 2022
Primaris acquires Lansdowne Place[1]
M&A
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust purchased the shopping mall from the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan in March 2022.
- 2022
Sport Chek relocates into the former Sears space[1]
Product launch
Sport Chek opened in the former Sears area on November 10, 2022, replacing a major former anchor use with a sporting-goods retailer.
- 2020
Former Sears building is demolished[1]
Other
The former Sears structure at Lansdowne Place was demolished as part of the site's post-Sears redevelopment.
- 2018
Sears Canada closes its Lansdowne Place store[1]
Other
The Sears location closed on January 14, 2018, ending a 64-year retail presence at the site. The former Sears building was subsequently sold to Lansdowne Place.
- 2009
Lansdowne Place completes major renovation and expansion[1]
Other
A substantial redevelopment added approximately 160,000 square feet of shopping space and enabled around 40 new stores.
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