LES PROMENADES

What LES PROMENADES does

Les Promenades Gatineau is a regional enclosed shopping mall located at 1100 boulevard Maloney Ouest in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The property is owned and operated by Groupe Westcliff (Westcliff Group of Companies), a Canadian commercial real estate management firm, and houses over 70 retail tenants across 13 categories including department stores, fashion, electronics, restaurants, health & beauty, home furnishings, sports, entertainment, financial services, and supermarkets. Anchor and national tenants include Costco, Dollarama, IKEA Plan and Order Point, Skechers, Bath & Body Works, Sports Experts/Atmosphere, Renaud-Bray, Tim Hortons, and Banque Royale (RBC). The mall operates with extended hours including evening hours on Thursdays and Fridays, and runs a bilingual (French/English) digital presence via its website, email newsletter, and social media channels.

The property's core business is retail real estate leasing: revenue is generated primarily through rental income from tenants occupying physical storefronts, supplemented by a mall-wide gift card (Carte-cadeau) program and co-marketing through promotional campaigns and community events. Tenant management, property operations, and consumer-facing marketing are handled by a lean team of approximately 17 employees. The mall functions as a one-stop shopping destination for the Outaouais region, emphasizing convenience, free parking, and a curated mix of budget to mid-premium retailers.

The mall's strategic posture is centered on tenant mix curation and active consumer marketing rather than expansion or capital deployment. Recent additions of IKEA Plan and Order Point and Bâton Rouge illustrate ongoing efforts to strengthen destination categories (home furnishings and upscale dining). Twelve concurrent promotional campaigns, seasonal community events (school supply drives, 'Shop to Win' summer promotions), and a refreshed gift card program indicate an active engagement model. No public financials, funding activity, M&A, or AI/technology investments are disclosed; the property operates as a privately held, stable, secondary-market regional mall within the Groupe Westcliff portfolio.

Name

LES PROMENADES

Legal name

Groupe Westcliff

Website

https://lespromenades.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Promenades Gatineau is a regional shopping mall in Gatineau, Quebec, owned by Groupe Westcliff, hosting 70+ retail tenants across 13 categories and serving consumers in the Outaouais region with retail, dining, and services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gatineau

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Rental Income: The mall generates revenue primarily through leasing physical retail space to tenants across multiple categories including department stores, fashion, electronics, restaurants, health & beauty, services, and entertainment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Les Promenades Gatineau is a brick-and-mortar shopping mall that leases physical retail space to over 70 tenant retailers across 13 categories including department stores, fashion, electronics, restaurants, health and beauty, services, sports, entertainment, home goods, and supermarkets. The mall operates as a centralized retail destination, generating revenue through tenant leases and providing shoppers with a diverse one-stop shopping experience in the Gatineau, Quebec market.

Product overview

Les Promenades Gatineau is a shopping mall in Gatineau, Quebec, operated by Groupe Westcliff. The mall offers an online directory platform for browsing retail stores across 12 categories (department stores, electronics, entertainment, fashion, health and beauty, home, jewelry and accessories, restaurants, services and specialties, shoes and bags, sports and leisure, supermarkets and food outlets). The platform also provides gift cards, job postings, tourism information, current promotions, and event listings. The mall's retail mix includes over 60 stores ranging from major department stores (Costco, Dollarama, IKEA planning center) to fashion retailers, restaurants, beauty services, and specialty stores. The core offering is the mall experience itself combined with digital services for store discovery, promotions, and visitor information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Storefront Leasing
• Gift Card (Carte-cadeau)

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Groupe WestcliffcoreOthersThe shopping mall is owned and managed by Groupe Westcliff (Westcliff Group of Companies). Westcliff handles property management, privacy policy administration, and operational oversight of the mall. The group also manages other retail properties across Canada.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ivanhoé Cambridge: Quebec-based global real estate investor with a major Canadian retail property portfolio, operating premier shopping centres in similar Canadian markets.
• Primaris REIT: Canadian REIT focused on enclosed shopping centres, operating malls in mid-sized Canadian markets comparable to Les Promenades Gatineau.
• Cadillac Fairview: Major Canadian owner and operator of high-quality shopping centres and malls, providing a comparable retail property platform serving similar Canadian consumer markets.
• SmartCentres REIT: Major Canadian retail REIT that owns and operates unenclosed and enclosed shopping centres across Canada, with a comparable mix of value and mid-market retail tenants.
• Rideau Centre: Major Ottawa shopping centre across the provincial border, drawing cross-border shoppers from Gatineau and competing with Les Promenades for the broader Ottawa-Gatineau retail catchment.
• Bayshore Shopping Centre: Large Ottawa-area shopping centre that competes with Les Promenades for cross-border shoppers and offers a comparable multi-anchor retail and dining experience.
• Plaza Retail REIT: Canadian REIT focused on open-format and small-format retail properties, offering a comparable retail real estate business model in Canadian secondary markets.
• RioCan REIT: One of Canada's largest owners/operators of retail-focused properties including enclosed malls and shopping centres, providing a comparable Canadian retail property business model.

Direct peers

• Les Promenades de l'Outaouais: Gatineau-area enclosed shopping mall with similar regional mall format and tenant categories, directly competing for the same local shopper base.
• Galeries de Hull: Direct competitor shopping centre operating in Gatineau, Quebec, offering a comparable multi-category retail mix to Les Promenades for the same Outaouais shopper catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/les-promenades

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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