retail opportunities

Kimberley's thriving four season tourist trade and increasing population are currently under-serviced by the retail sector. There are three main commercial areas in Kimberley, each offering something different to consumers. The pedestrian-only Alpine-style Platzl in the heart of Kimberley is the community's central gathering place and an active destination for festival and tourist traffic.

Marysville Village is the "downtown" of the formerly separate community of Marysville in Kimberley's south end, featuring a charming Main Street with restaurants, offices, retail and personal services mingling along several blocks.

The Kimberley Alpine Resort Village is the emerging commercial focus of the newly developed areas on Kimberley's resort mountain. There are also pockets of secondary and neighbourhood commercial development in various areas of the city. The underdeveloped retail sector in Kimberley is due in part to the economic flux caused by the 2001 closure of the Sullivan Mine. The commercial real estate market offers prime space available at reasonable lease rates, a situation that may not last long as growth continues! With the newly constructed Conference and Athlete Training Centre at the base of the ski hill, there is untapped potential waiting for savvy investors to enter the local market and participate in the next wave of growth.