Winnipeg Retail - Page 51

CoryB · #**1001** Posted **Mar 7, 2013, 9:14 PM**

I noticed in Winnipeg Square the former McDonalds location (next to Starbucks) has finally been leased. Does anyone know what is taking over that rather large location?

cheswick · #**1002** Posted **Mar 8, 2013, 6:46 PM**

The recently closed Athletes World and Laura locations on the second level of Portage Place now have leased signs up. Good news I guess.

CoryB · #**1003** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 1:52 PM**

Burried in the WFP article about the Marshalls store in Polo North opening there is reference to Mark's Work Warehouse and and a retail outlet for Western Financial also occupying the main floor. The same article also states that Bed, Bath and Beyond has been rumored by industry sources to be the final, still unamed, tenant.

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cheswick · #**1004** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 4:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by CoryB

Burried in the WFP article about the Marshalls store in Polo North opening there is reference to Mark's Work Warehouse and and a retail outlet for Western Financial also occupying the main floor. The same article also states that Bed, Bath and Beyond has been rumored by industry sources to be the final, still unamed, tenant.

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Weird the article refers to it as Mark's Work Warehouse. I thought they had rebranded chainwide to simple Mark's.

esquire · #**1005** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 6:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by cheswick

Weird the article refers to it as Mark's Work Warehouse. I thought they had rebranded chainwide to simple Mark's.

This is a city where you occasionally still hear people talking about ordering a bucket of "Champs chicken" a good 25 years after that name ceased being used in connection with KFC. It takes a while for these name changes to register with the entire population...

wags_in_the_peg · #**1006** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 6:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

This is a city where you occasionally still hear people talking about ordering a bucket of "Champs chicken" a good 25 years after that name ceased being used in connection with KFC. It takes a while for these name changes to register with the entire population...

Is it true that WoolWorths is changing it's name to Woolco and maybe even WalMart?

cheswick · #**1007** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 8:45 PM**

Grand opening of Neechi Food is set for March 19th though by the looks of it when I drove by the other day, it looks like its already had a soft opening.

Anyone have a chance to check it out yet?

Shinook · #**1008** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 9:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

This is a city where you occasionally still hear people talking about ordering a bucket of "Champs chicken" a good 25 years after that name ceased being used in connection with KFC. It takes a while for these name changes to register with the entire population...

This exactly is no different in Alberta. Champs is still a very popular term out here. There was even one old school KFC with the old school restaurant design and the turning bucket sign that said Champs on it.

Riverman · #**1009** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 10:46 PM**

Haven't been near a KFC in years, no need to when we have Chicken Chef.

jmt18325 · #**1010** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 11:20 PM**

You mean, no need to when you have Chester Chicken

Reed Solomon · #**1011** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 11:39 PM**

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You mean, no need to when you have Chester Chicken

You're not serious are you?

jmt18325 · #**1012** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 11:42 PM**

Chester hot and spicy chicken wings are probably the single best wings ever. The rest, I couldn't care less about.

vid · #**1013** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 11:51 PM**

When I went to Winnipeg in September I went to the Chester Fried in Portage Place and they didn't have any chicken. I felt so... used... I got to have potato wedges though. We used to walk up the highway near where I grew up to get them when I was a kid.

Thunder Bay's last Chester Fried Chicken outlet closed last year, it was at a truck stop about an hour east of town. All the oldies here call KFC "Dinty's".

jmt18325 · #**1014** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 11:56 PM**

The 7/11 in Dauphin has Chester Chicken...about once a month, about every third trip there, I make sure to get some wings.

Biff · #**1015** Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 1:10 PM**

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The KFC in Dauphin has Chester Chicken...about once a month, about every third trip there, I make sure to get some wings.

The KFC has Chester Chicken? Does the McDonald's there have Whopper's too? Cross marketing....i like it.

jmt18325 · #**1016** Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 2:10 PM**

Oops, no I was thinking too fast - 7/11

Riverman · #**1017** Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 2:15 PM**

Sorry I took the thread off track. I blame my stomach.

CoryB · #**1018** Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 2:39 PM**

Construction has started again at the Unicity site just north of Staples. This is likely the Original Joe's location that had applied for zoning changes.

In the same development, Sports Mart is just about done with their clearance sale. As they are part of the same retail group as Sportscheck, the previously reported zoning likely has to do with renovations to the store to convert between brands.

Biff · #**1019** Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 3:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by CoryB

Construction has started again at the Unicity site just north of Staples. This is likely the Original Joe's location that had applied for zoning changes.

In the same development, Sports Mart is just about done with their clearance sale. As they are part of the same retail group as Sportscheck, the previously reported zoning likely has to do with renovations to the store to convert between brands.

The Unicity projects are Original Joe's restaurant and the SportMart is becoming a Dollar Tree.

Biff · #**1020** Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 3:33 PM**

Fatburger and Structube in Seasons of Tuxedo confirmed.