Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Shoe retailer DSW to open in Saanich next month

DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse is opening its doors Aug. 20 in the Island Home Centre. The U.S. retail powerhouse chose the Saanich location for its first store in the province.

DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse is opening its doors Aug. 20 in the Island Home Centre.

The U.S. retail powerhouse chose the Saanich location for its first store in the province. Its discount footwear outlets are typically 22,000 square feet and carry 24,000 pairs of shoes.

DSW will be in the space vacated by Michaels arts and crafts at the corner of Blanshard Street and Cloverdale Avenue. Michaels moved to nearby Uptown shopping centre this year.

The new DSW store will be hiring 45 employees. A job fair for DSW and for Wireless Wave, which needs about 10 workers, is being held Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at GT Hiring Solutions WorkBC Employment Service Centre, 102-415 Gorge Rd. East.

In the U.S., DSW operates 431 stores in 42 states.

In Canada, DSW is in a partnership with Town Shoes of Canada.

In Alberta, three DSW stores are open and a fourth will be launched in Sherwood Park in the fall.