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economist suntribune business saturday aug 26 2600 l joing goodnews changes official by kathleen griffin staff writer big changes are under way at markviue shopping centre but some of them are still secret shoppers may have noticed boards up around the old eatons or that the famous players movie theatres have closed the old ultramart still stands empty as it has since last april but the news is good said the centres general manager michelle walker were pretty excited here she said we have more retailers than we have space effectively all the space is leased markham children will be thrilled to learn toys r us is coming back to town after the denisbn street siore closed more than two years ago it will lease half of the upper eatons space walker said the other half will soon be home to an old navy location which has been described as an inexpensive gap featur ing mens and womens clothing both are scheduled to open april 1 but walker wont reveal whats in store for the grocery store space or eatons ground floor these companies are public and they must get approval from their boards of directors before going public she explained once that happens things will move very quickly we should have an announcement within about a month she said retailers have gained more confidence in the local market especial ly over the last five years with markhams fastpaced growth the retailers now appreciate this trade area- this demographic before that the market was a bit thin and thats been part of the problem in strategizing what customers want walker said theres a tremendous amount of activity and well meet with our tenants first to share the good news she added the only exception is famous players whose lease is still in effect- walker added were clearly not in a position to make changes there they are still in pos session of the property famous players spokesperson barry patterson said while the company is still meeting its financial obligations to the landlord the theatres will not 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