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Pembroke Mall (not to be confused with the mall of the same name in Virginia Beach, Virginia), commonly referred to as the East End Mall, is an enclosed shopping mall in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. It is the first and largest indoor shopping center in the Ottawa Valley, opening in 1973 and anchored by Staples, Food Basics, Rexall, Mark's, Dollarama, and Rossy.
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On October 16, 1973, the mall opened as the first fully-enclosed shopping center between Ottawa and North Bay.
After the Canadian Tire on Alexander St. in downtown Pembroke burned down in the early 1970s, the store relocated to the east end of the mall, later buying out two other units and expanding sometime during the 1980s.
In 1988, the food court and four-theater Algonquin Cinemas opened.
In 2002, Staples opened in the former SAAN/Metropolitan.
In 2004, Canadian Tire relocated to a newly-built store just east of the mall. Its original location in the mall was split between Sport Chek and two offices. A&P was also converted to Food Basics.
In 2012, construction began on a new LCBO liquor store just outside the mall, and it opened on April 17th, 2013. LCBO was formerly located downtown at 156 John Street. Its old location is currently an Ontario Addiction Treatment Center.
In May 2013, it was announced that over 10,000 square feet of vacant retail space (including the former mall management office, a former CD Plus, and a former Nutrition House) were to be created for a new Designer Depot outlet, which eventually opened in November of that year, as well as International Clothiers in the space formerly occupied by Athlete's World.
In 2014, Sport Chek was relocated to the newly built Laurentian Square strip mall, just a kilometer east of the mall.
In 2015, Mark's Work Wearhouse relocated to the former Sport Chek.
In 2016, Designer Depot closed and remained vacant aside from briefly being used for a car showroom the same year until 2018 when it was converted to Planet Fitness.
In 2022, Ricki's/Bootlegger relocated across from their original location to vacant units formerly occupied by Cleo (previously Alia) and Dizzy Lizzy's (previously Hallmark) in order to make way for a new Rossy that was also acquiring spaces formerly being used for Pennington's and Payless Shoe Source. Rossy opened on March 31st, 2022.
In November 2023, the Algonquin Cinemas closed for good after 35 years of business, and remains vacant.
In 2024, two units (including a former Smart Set) underwent conversion to a Lifemark Physiotherapy clinic. The clinic opened on October 7th, 2024.
Despite having numerous vacant spaces and hardly any major tenants, the mall continues to operate to this day as one of only three remaining enclosed shopping malls in the Renfrew County, with the other two being the West End Plaza (located on the other side of Pembroke) and the Arnprior Shopping Centre.
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| Current Properties | Alberta | Bow River Shopping Centre | Temple Crossing |
| British Columbia | Mission Shopping Centre | Royal City Centre | The Shops At Morgan Crossing | |
| New Brunswick | Lancaster Crossing | |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | Gander Shopping Centre | |
| Nova Scotia | Truro Shopping Centre | |
| Ontario | Bowmanville Mall | Brookdale Centre | Chicopee Park Centre | Norfolk Mall | Orangeville Shopping Centre | Pembroke Mall | Peterborough Crossing | The Shops At Pickering City Centre | Tilsonburg Town Centre | |
| Prince Edward Island | County Fair Mall (Summerside) | |
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| Yukon | Qwanlin Mall | |
| Former Properties | Nova Scotia | The Hub Shopping Centre | Woodlawn Plaza |