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Old Posted Nov 21, 2019, 10:42 PM
CoryB CoryB is offline
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Originally Posted by trueviking View Post
I don't understand why we keep talking about what the bay should become and not talking about how to better support the 150,000 square feet of retail that exists in the store today. Even at two floors it is the largest department store operating in Winnipeg.
First Hudson Bay at Polo Park is 212,086 square feet which would make it larger than the downtown location. The Sears at Polo Park was even larger but it is no longer open.

Hudson Bay as a brand has decidedly moved up market into near luxury retail space while the Winnipeg locations have dragged behind. This means if you go to local locations, with the downtown one being the worst, that is a fairly good chance what you are looking for won't be there unless you are looking for some out of style, low quality private labeled shelf filler.

The best course of action is the mothball the place for four years then give a massive handout to a local millionaire to convert the former department store into a new facility for a local pro sports team.

Last edited by CoryB; Nov 22, 2019 at 4:15 PM.
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