Speculation is increasing about a Winners store coming to Salmon Arm and where it will be located.
A map and a site plan that originated on the www.smartcentres.com website. have been circulating on the Internet.
It shows the Salmon Arm SmartCentres location, with the existing Walmart, Telus and Bulk Barn labelled, as well as a Winners store and a Dollarama.
In an email response Tuesday, Sandra Kaiser, vice-president of corporate affairs for SmartCentres, would not confirm that a Winners is planned.
“We are working with a number of potential tenants for our Salmon Arm site but are not in the position to announce their names at this time.”
Similarly, the public relations department of TJX Companies, Inc., which owns Winners, stated the corporation’s real estate department has nothing to confirm at this time.
Early last year, Lance Johnson, manager of Centenoka Park Mall, said TJX Companies had plans to open a store in his mall. However, it wasn’t known if it would be a Winners, as the company lists Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls as the three stores it offers in Canada.
Johnson could not be reached for comment regarding the SmartCentres site plan.