Oshawa Centre

What Oshawa Centre does

Oshawa Centre is an enclosed regional shopping mall located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, operating as a co-located retail and services destination in the Durham Region. The property hosts a curated mix of 260 retail stores, restaurants, service providers, and entertainment venues spanning fashion apparel and accessories, jewelry, telecommunications, dining, beauty and cosmetics, health and wellness, technology and electronics, fitness and sports, financial and professional services, home and lifestyle, and entertainment categories. National and international brand presence includes Aritzia, H&M, Old Navy, ZARA, Sephora, Bath & Body Works, LUSH, Pandora, Swarovski, Bell, Rogers, Telus, Sport Chek, Foot Locker, JD Sports, Nike, adidas, BMO, BDC, Tim Hortons, Starbucks, and a Tesla showroom, alongside a Tesla showroom and Build-A-Bear Workshop indicating experience-led merchandising.

The mall operates as a physical retail destination with a supporting online presence (oshawacentre.com) that publishes a store directory, events calendar, promotions, hours, and contact information. Marketing channels include the website directory (top-of-funnel) and in-mall events and promotions (mid-funnel). Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed; as a mall operator, income is typically derived from base rent, percentage rent, and common area maintenance (CAM) recoveries from tenants, though the input data does not confirm this structure.

Oshawa Centre has entered a strategic alliance with Primaris REIT and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) under the Primaris X CHL Partnership initiative to promote community engagement and hockey. Ownership of the underlying property is not explicitly disclosed in the input data, though the Primaris REIT partnership suggests institutional REIT involvement. The entity is privately held with no public ticker, no disclosed funding history, no subsidiaries, and a lean administrative headcount of approximately six employees based at the Oshawa headquarters (905-686-6408).

Name

Oshawa Centre

Legal name

Oshawa Centre

Website

https://oshawacentre.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oshawa Centre is a privately held enclosed shopping mall in Oshawa, Ontario, serving Durham Region consumers with a curated mix of 260 retail, dining, service, and entertainment tenants, supported by an online store directory and events platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oshawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Oshawa Centre is a shopping mall in Oshawa, Ontario that houses 260 retail stores, restaurants, service providers, and entertainment venues. The property operates as a physical retail destination offering a diverse mix of fashion retail, jewelry, beauty, dining, health and wellness services, technology, sports, financial services, and entertainment under one roof. It also provides an online store directory, events listings, and promotions information via its website.

Product overview

Oshawa Centre is a shopping mall platform offering a directory of 260 retail stores, restaurants, services, and entertainment venues. The mall operates as a physical retail destination with an online presence for store navigation, event information, promotions, and directory browsing. The platform provides access to fashion retail (Aritzia, American Eagle, Gap, H&M, Old Navy, ZARA, etc.), jewelry and accessories (Pandora, Swarovski, Peoples Jewellers, etc.), telecommunications services (Bell, Rogers, Fido, Koodo, Virgin Plus, etc.), dining (A&W, Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Thai Express, etc.), beauty and cosmetics (Sephora, Bath & Body Works, The Body Shop, MAC, etc.), health and wellness services (Shoppers Drug Mart, dental offices, optical stores), technology and electronics (Best Buy Express, Staples), fitness and sports (Sport Chek, Foot Locker, JD Sports), financial services (BMO, BDC, BDO), and entertainment (Tesla showroom, Spencer’s Gifts, arcade games).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oshawa Centre Mall Directory
• Oshawa Centre Shopping Mall Destination
• Events and Promotions

Segments1 record

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.

• Primaris REITcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimaris and Oshawa Centre announced a partnership with the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), forming a strategic alliance to promote hockey and community engagement through the Primaris X CHL Partnership initiative.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Square One Shopping Centre: One of Canada's largest enclosed malls, located in Mississauga, Ontario. Comparable in enclosed regional-mall format, broad retail mix, and GTA suburban catchment dynamics.
• Coquitlam Centre: Enclosed regional shopping centre in Coquitlam, British Columbia. Comparable in enclosed regional-mall format and role as a regional retail destination serving suburban Greater Vancouver.
• Toronto Eaton Centre: Major downtown Toronto enclosed shopping centre operated by Cadillac Fairview with a similar mix of fashion, beauty, dining, and services. Directly comparable in enclosed-mall operating model and Canadian urban/suburban retail real estate context.
• Dufferin Mall: Enclosed shopping centre in Toronto. Directly comparable as a peer enclosed mall, and particularly relevant given Primaris REIT's presence in the portfolio that includes similar enclosed-mall assets.
• CF Fairview Mall: Enclosed shopping centre in North York, Ontario operated by Cadillac Fairview. Comparable in enclosed regional-mall format and tenant mix orientation, serving a similar GTA suburban catchment.
• Scarborough Town Centre: Enclosed regional mall in Scarborough, Ontario (eastern GTA) operating under similar enclosed-mall retail format serving a comparable suburban demographic. Closely comparable on location, scale band, and tenant mix positioning.
• Rideau Centre: Enclosed regional shopping centre in Ottawa operated by Cadillac Fairview. Comparable as a Canadian enclosed regional mall with a similar fashion-led and experiential retail mix.
• Markville Shopping Centre: Mid-tier enclosed shopping centre in Markham, Ontario operated by Cadillac Fairview. Comparable scale band and tenant mix to Oshawa Centre, with a similar role as a regional destination in a growing GTA catchment.

Broad incumbents

• West Edmonton Mall: Massive North American enclosed mall in Edmonton, Alberta, operated by Triple Five Group. Comparable as a major Canadian enclosed regional mall with entertainment anchors, though far larger in scale.
• Yorkdale Shopping Centre: Premier enclosed shopping centre in Toronto operated by Oxford Properties. Broader incumbent in the GTA enclosed-mall landscape with overlapping capability, though positioned as a luxury/premium asset rather than Oshawa Centre's value-and-trend positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oshawa-centre

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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