Buildings to welcome three new banners are taking shape

The construction of two buildings where three new banners in the Centre Régionale de Châteauguay will operate is already going smoothly. The two closed buildings are already visible at the construction site which opened in the parking lot last September. They will welcome a Starbucks, a Lebanese restaurant, Boustan, and a Burger King. The businesses’ opening is slated for October or November of 2021, relayed Michael Bonetto, Vice-President of Operations for the Quint Group, which owns the shopping centre, to Le Soleil on Wednesday. One of the buildings has a 3700 square foot surface area, the other is 4500. The Quint and Mach Groups’ acquired the Centre Régional in May of 2016 and the investments are part of their renewal plans. Since it was acquired, two buildings have been erected in the parking lot. One of them houses Chocolats Favoris, Allô mon coco and Yuzu, the other is a branch of the RBC Royal Bank. Mall Have new stores signed lease agreements inside the mall? “Not as of yet. However, we are still in discussions with some well-known retailers so that they join the property’s redevelopment project,” Mr. Bonetto replied. Clientele Like a number of businesses, the Centre Régional de Châteauguay was closed between December 25, 2020 and February 8, 2021 due to the pandemic, with the exception of businesses that offer products deemed essential. Have clients come back since the reopening? “Given the various governmental restrictions that remain in force, combined with a certain level of concern or hesitancy from the public about staying inside closed spaces, the clientele’s return is happening gradually,” informed Michael Bonetto.  We are however noticing that people have been conditioned to only visit stores for essential goods and services. We’ll still have to wait a while, after the vaccination campaign, before we find a kind of “normalcy” in consumers’ habits." Translation Amanda Bennett