Capri Centre Mall
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Capri Centre Mall is a large shopping mall in Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...

, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. Built in 1959, the shopping centre was the first of its kind to be built in the B.C. interior. The mall's original main anchor was The Bay
The Bay
The Bay is a chain of 91 department stores that operate across parts of Canada. It is the main brand of Hudson's Bay Company , North America's oldest company. It has its headquarters in the Simpson Tower in Toronto. In French, the chain is known as la Baie, short for "Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson"...

, but the store moved out in the 1970s with the construction of a nearby mall, Orchard Park
Orchard Park Shopping Centre
Orchard Park Shopping Centre is a regional shopping mall in Kelowna, British Columbia. It is located on the major provincial highway, Harvey Avenue, at the intersections of Cooper and Dilworth Road...

. Capri Centre was also home to a SAAN Store, which closed in 2000. With 30 shops and services, Capri Centre is the second largest mall in Kelowna. The mall's main anchor tenants are Extra Foods
Extra Foods
Extra Foods is a Canadian supermarket chain, part of Loblaw Companies Limited. It operates 72 stores in Western Canada. Most Extra Foods stores are smaller than its sister chain, The Real Canadian Superstore, and most locations are in smaller, rural communities...

 and Winners. The mall also features a bowling alley in the basement and the Coast Capri Hotel, a large hotel from the Coast Hotels & Resorts chain. Recently, the mall has seen a shift from stores to offices.
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