A bubble tea shop at a Richmond strip mall, which has the most concentrated number of bubble tea cafes in the city, has closed its doors after less than a year.
One Tea, at Union Square Shopping Centre, behind Canadian Tire at No. 3 and Cambie roads, is now closed down.
The store opened late last year after taking over Share Tea, the previous bubble tea shop at the location that was in operation for many years.
The Richmond News - it had 10 bubble tea shops at the strip mall with the latest being Wahaha Tea, which opened in June.
With the closure of One Tea, the number of bubble tea shops at the strip is down to nine.
The owner didn’t provide any explanation about the closure and the News has reached out to Union Square for more information.
The number of to around 50 across the city, with the majority concentrated in the downtown area.
