Canadian Retail Thread

[SignalHillHiker]

Looks like we're getting a Bier Markt. Should be interesting.

[Barnes]

So Mac's, a well known Canadian brand, will change to Circle K, a brand known in the United States and I believe areas with Irving gas stations.

What a waste of money just to confuse people. I work in marketing and I am scratching my head at this one.

How does this confuse people? If you went into any convenience store and asked 10 people what store they're in, half of them wouldn't know or would have to look around for some clue. Couche Tard, Sev, Winks, Macs, Shell, they're all the same.

We should just call them deps.

[Graham_Yvr]

Bier Markt? Interesting...any idea where/when?

[Nouvellecosse]

^ I don't know what it is, but I remember hearing about Rob Ford doing something scandalous there!

[niwell]

Looks like we're getting a Bier Markt. Should be interesting.

Same Bier Markt as the Toronto chain? Now you can drink an extremely overpriced selection of mostly mediocre European beers (with some good ones, to be fair) while surrounded by douchebags who treat it like a nightclub ;)

[SignalHillHiker]

It's supposed to be where the old Keg was on the waterfront. The Keg moved next door into the former Legros & Motti.

Yeah I've heard it's not great niwell but it sounds to me like it could still be the best variety here and a significant step in the right direction by our standards.

[Nouvellecosse]

I just searched Bier Markt in Wikipedia, and two of the top 10 results involved Rob Ford. The publicity he brought them is probably worth a fortune!

[niwell]

It's supposed to be where the old Keg was on the waterfront. The Keg moved next door into the former Legros & Motti.

Yeah I've heard it's not great niwell but it sounds to me like it could still be the best variety here and a significant step in the right direction by our standards.


To be fair, my criticism is mainly of the main Esplanade location here which is synonymous with Rob Ford and very easy to mock on a Friday and Saturday night. The King W location is a lot more low-key and much nicer. The suburban locations are definitely a step up from anything else in the area in terms of beer.

The beer selection is good, and my only real complaint is that's it's overpriced. Although from what I have seen in your posts food is generally pricey in St. John's. What's the average drink run you? A 16 oz "pint" (not a pint) at Bier Markt is usually in the $8 range.

[SignalHillHiker]

Somewhere in that range yeah. Cheapest common special DT is 3/$5. And a couple of bars (Sundance, Lottie's, etc.) do the CostCo thing and keep certain drink prices unchanged in perpetuity.

Most expensive I've seen is $16 for craft brews at Social House. Very rare to see anything over $10.

[SignalHillHiker]

It's confirmed.

http://theovercast.ca/beer-lovers-behold-the-bier-markt-is-coming-to-st-johns/

The Bier Markt (don’t mind the spelling, just pronounce it with your thickest German accent), is a Toronto chain with a simple claim to fame: 150 beers on the menu. From 30 different countries.

Dozens and dozens of these beers are on tap, there will be ever-changing seasonals, and townies will finally have access to sour ales. The menu comes with a dictionary of beer so you can properly explore the world of lagers and ales.

There are currently 5 Bier Markts in Toronto, 1 in Ottawa, and 1 on Montreal … with the 8th planned to move into the building formerly occupied by The Keg on Harbour Drive. (If you haven’t noticed, The Keg slid next door, to take over the building Legros & Motti’s left behind.)

In addition to the overwhelming drink menu, they serve food meant to complement beer, from gouda bombs and duck wings, to charcuterie and spaetzle soup.

[MonctonRad]

Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World is now officially open in Moncton, NB.

This is the fourth BPS location in Canada (other locations are in Vaughan Mills, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Calgary, with a future store planned in Vancouver (Tsawassen Mills)). At 110,000 sq ft, it is currently the second largest BPS in the country (after Vaughan Mills).

The store is located in the former Crystal Palace building at Champlain Place in Dieppe. It is co-located in the same building as a Chapters bookstore and an eight auditorium Cineplex theatre.

Here a few pictures I took during the grand opening yesterday:

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Snapbucket/Moncton%20Construction%202015/84881BAC-0289-4653-A07E-2225A35B3B41.jpg

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Snapbucket/Moncton%20Construction%202015/E4FDA9D0-E120-4482-8D49-EF89DC71E206.jpg

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Snapbucket/Moncton%20Construction%202015/5F0A7B7A-F3C4-48A9-825D-F20E9B19F1AF.jpg

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Snapbucket/Moncton%20Construction%202015/9B53E750-D87C-4FF7-A63A-66B773AC9D93.jpg

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Snapbucket/Moncton%20Construction%202015/4A30B74B-8F22-4E3E-B3D8-E652C5E8D957.jpg

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Snapbucket/Moncton%20Construction%202015/278596FC-D21E-473D-824B-3ACBE1B893C8.jpg

Curiously, Moncton is one of the very few places on the continent to have both a BPS and a Cabela's. They are located on opposite sides of town. While it's unusual to have both stores in the same city, I'm hoping that retail tourists will end up visiting both stores when they visit town. In other words, there may be some synergy to be gained.

[Nouvellecosse]

Wow, that actually looks... impressive. When I heard the announcement that it was coming it sounded as interesting as watching paint dry, but it looks like there's a lot of cool stuff there.

[MonctonRad]

:previous:

There are similarities between BPS and LL Bean. BPS has more of a hunting/fishing bent, and a big boating section while LL Bean concentrates more on clothing, camping and cottage, but there is considerable overlap. BPS has lots of clothing too, as well as general outdoors stuff for camping and the cottage.

It is a neat store and there is nothing else like it in the region. It should be a huge retail draw for the city. I think Cabela's will benefit too (if you're going to drive to Moncton to visit BPS, you might as well drop by Cabela's too). :yes:

[esquire]

^ I think it's assured that anyone coming to Moncton to visit one will also go to the other.

[connect2source]

Checked out our new Vancouver Simons in Park Royal today. Very impressed especially with the range and depth of product for men, likely the biggest men's dept. in Vancouver aside from the Hudson's Bay downtown. Should do very well, they nailed the merchandise mix, the store looks bright and progressive as well.


photos by : connect2source
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag130/Dean_Ellison/IMG_7404_zps6qnm3zb1.jpg

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http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag130/Dean_Ellison/IMG_7408_zpsu3dyivae.jpg

[caltrane74]

Eaton Centre Renovation - Nordstorm Store

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p0k1V1vDJ0M/Vipcq-u9gPI/AAAAAAAAVdo/RhFGU4Y1RJQ/s1600/IMG_20151023_121143.jpg

[flipv]

Interesting how the Eaton Centre brought back the tagline 'To The City'. A little bit of retro?

1OnETZTiImg

[caltrane74]

That is pure cornball cheese.

[Spring2008]

Eaton Centre Renovation - Nordstorm Store

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p0k1V1vDJ0M/Vipcq-u9gPI/AAAAAAAAVdo/RhFGU4Y1RJQ/s1600/IMG_20151023_121143.jpg

Looking good. Much better than our suburban box at Chinook.

[caltrane74]

New glass up at the eaton centre - from yesterday

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P8Us4MYnT5k/VjuFnimh-eI/AAAAAAAAViU/B1mIiRXe_jI/s1600/IMG_20151105_113317.jpg

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MyFNIlNGRyM/VjuEts7wDBI/AAAAAAAAViM/vvFIUjIi534/s1600/IMG_20151105_112858.jpg

[WhipperSnapper]

Looking good. Much better than our suburban box at Chinook.

Getting a couple surburban boxes too.

[caltrane74]

Was expecting a restaurant, got a double decker Zara's

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b4e2AurpoPM/VkZHx8TArsI/AAAAAAAAVnk/3wZl4qlJBqA/s1600/IMG_20151113_140406.jpg

[miketoronto]

Was expecting a restaurant, got a double decker Zara's


That is North America's third largest ZARA store. Only the Montreal Centre Ville and Chicago Michigan Ave stores are larger.

[caltrane74]

So Montreal's is bigger.......

[kwoldtimer]

So Montreal's is bigger.......

But Toronto's is newer.....

[miketoronto]

Along with a huge ZARA, the H&M at the Eaton Centre will be one of the largest in the entire chains inventory of stores.

Couple that with what I believe is going to be the second largest Nordstom store in the chain, after the downtown Seattle store. And the Hudson's Bay / Saks store, which at 1 million square feet is the largest department store in North America after Macy's in Manhattan.

[Denscity]

Along with a huge ZARA, the H&M at the Eaton Centre will be one of the largest in the entire chains inventory of stores.

Couple that with what I believe is going to be the second largest Nordstom store in the chain, after the downtown Seattle store. And the Hudson's Bay / Saks store, which at 1 million square feet is the largest department store in North America after Macy's in Manhattan.

Second largest Nordstroms but not a flagship like Vancouver's. Hmm.

[caltrane74]

Second largest Nordstroms but not a flagship like Vancouver's. Hmm.

What difference does the flagship title mean? The Toronto store will have everything that the Vancouver store has.

[Martin Mtl]

Second largest Nordstroms but not a flagship like Vancouver's. Hmm.

Who gets to decide? And what's the difference exactly? Does it mean that the Toronto store will have more of "not-everything" and the Vancouver store will have less of everything?

[Denscity]

Who gets to decide? And what's the difference exactly? Does it mean that the Toronto store will have more of "not-everything" and the Vancouver store will have less of everything?

Haha good question. I guess because Nordstroms is a Seattle based store they've already got thousands of Vancouverites as customers coming to their Seattle store that they figured that Vancouver should get one of only a few "flagship" stores. Will look into it to see.

[WhipperSnapper]

Few means multiple. That is Vancouver doesn't have the only flagship Nordstrom in the chain or in Canada when the Eaton Centre store opens.

[Jay in Cowtown]

Yeah, well we had a Nordstrom's long before all y'all... so na-na-nana-na

But we're finally just getting a Nike Factory, so I guess we're not that cool! lol

[WhipperSnapper]

First isn't always best. We'll have 3 stores to choose from soon too.

[Denscity]

I meant few in the company. At the time it was announced Vancouver was to get the only flagship in the country. And 230 000 square feet I believe. Not sure how much bigger the new Toronto one will be.

[Denscity]

I think the flagship with Nordstroms means a few exclusive brands, newest design concept, and a few exclusive services not available at a normal Nordstroms.

[miketoronto]

The Eaton Centre Nordstrom will a flagship as well.

[WhipperSnapper]

I meant few in the company. At the time it was announced Vancouver was to get the only flagship in the country. And 230 000 square feet I believe. Not sure how much bigger the new Toronto one will be.

Read my post again and then miketorontos. You do know what flagship means?

[Nouvellecosse]

I'm sure all their stores will be flagships in their own unique way.

I mean, should companies even be opening non-flagships stores in this day and age? :haha:

[dreambrother808]

This is a silly argument, but I'll step in for some clarification. Nordstrom Eaton Centre will be a flagship like Nordstrom Pacific Centre. The Vancouver location is larger, however.

http://http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2015/5/nordstrom-flagships (http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2015/5/nordstrom-flagships)

[SpongeG]

I'm sure all their stores will be flagships in their own unique way.

I mean, should companies even be opening non-flagships stores in this day and age? :haha:

they do all the time, H&M has something like 23 in-house brands and the flagship will carry all 23 whereas a mall/suburb store may only carry 15 - there are some H&M stores that don't carry mens or kids

[caltrane74]

This is a silly argument, but I'll step in for some clarification. Nordstrom Eaton Centre will be a flagship like Nordstrom Pacific Centre. The Vancouver location is larger, however.

http://http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2015/5/nordstrom-flagships (http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2015/5/nordstrom-flagships)

Retail-Insider used one of my crappy nighttime cellphone pics.

I'm honoured.

[WhipperSnapper]

I'm sure all their stores will be flagships in their own unique way.

I mean, should companies even be opening non-flagships stores in this day and age? :haha:

Flagships refers to the often historic downtown locations after secondary locations were built in the burbs. Anything downtown is still often called a flagship regardless if it is the only location in that urban centre. So, yeah, it doesn't mean a whole lot.

[whatnext]

It always surprises me when people get all worked up about the opening of yet another chain store that can be found in any retail node in any major city.

[WhipperSnapper]

Worked up? Just a little confusion that should be now resolved.

[miketoronto]

Flagships refers to the often historic downtown locations after secondary locations were built in the burbs. Anything downtown is still often called a flagship regardless if it is the only location in that urban centre. So, yeah, it doesn't mean a whole lot.

Not really. Flagships usually are the largest store in the city, with the most selection.
As American cities show, a flagship can be in a shopping mall, and not downtown. Even in Canada, this is seen in some weaker downtowns like Winnipeg, where the flagship Hudson's Bay is really Polo Park Mall. Or Edmonton, where the flagship is also in the suburbs.

[eternallyme]

Not really. Flagships usually are the largest store in the city, with the most selection.
As American cities show, a flagship can be in a shopping mall, and not downtown. Even in Canada, this is seen in some weaker downtowns like Winnipeg, where the flagship Hudson's Bay is really Polo Park Mall. Or Edmonton, where the flagship is also in the suburbs.

In Winnipeg and (I believe) Edmonton, the downtown area demographics do not support retail these days, which is why downtown malls built in the 1980s floundered badly, while they were very successful in Toronto and Ottawa (running even with, or even outmatching, the suburbs).

In the case of Toronto, there are 2 main downtown retail nodes.

[esquire]

The downtown Winnipeg Bay store ceased to be the "flagship" when a new Bay store opened up at CF Polo Park in the site of the former Eaton's back in the early 2000s. Polo Park is a bit like Chinook Centre in that it's definitely suburban, but still very central relative to downtown.

In some respects the large and magnificent Bay downtown building has made watching the store's gradual demise painful... while Edmonton's store just moved into a smaller, more modern and more appropriately sized location, ours remains in the grand old building which never gets fixed up and continues to see more floors go dark.

[whatnext]

Worked up? Just a little confusion that should be now resolved.

No, I just meant the discussion is almost all about chain stores that can be found on any retail strip from Vancouver to Toronto to London to Dubai...etc. Very little discussion of cool independent stores unqiue to each posters city.

[Loco101]

What retail chain has the most stores across Canada?

I know it might be Loblaws but that includes stores of different names.

If we go by a chain where all of the stores have the same name I'm wondering if it is Home Hardware. I've seen locations in larger places and many smaller places where you wouldn't find a Canadian Tire. I have also seen stores in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, rural francophone Quebec and in all other provinces.

I thought it might be a convenience store chain or something else but there doesn't seems to be anything big with a consistent names used across Canada other than Home Hardware. Maybe Rona is a close second?

[Innsertnamehere]

^tims, by far.

[Loco101]

I mean retailers and not restaurants/cafes.

[SpongeG]

shoppers drug mart, the source

[WhipperSnapper]

Not really. Flagships usually are the largest store in the city, with the most selection.
As American cities show, a flagship can be in a shopping mall, and not downtown. Even in Canada, this is seen in some weaker downtowns like Winnipeg, where the flagship Hudson's Bay is really Polo Park Mall. Or Edmonton, where the flagship is also in the suburbs.

I'm not talking about Hudson's Bay.

[WhipperSnapper]

No, I just meant the discussion is almost all about chain stores that can be found on any retail strip from Vancouver to Toronto to London to Dubai...etc. Very little discussion of cool independent stores unqiue to each posters city.

Everyone can relate or measure up to a chain store. Why would anyone in Vancouver be interested in hearing about an amazing designer on Spadina in Toronto?

[Nouvellecosse]

shoppers drug mart, the source

Shoppers would be an excellent candidate as they're truly national (if you include Pharmaprix) and have a high saturation of small and medium sized stores rather than fewer large ones. Apparently they have 1,253, and the Source as 650. According to Wikipedia Dollarama has over 900.

[Taeolas]

Shoppers would be an excellent candidate as they're truly national (if you include Pharmaprix) and have a high saturation of small and medium sized stores rather than fewer large ones. Apparently they have 1,253, and the Source as 650. According to Wikipedia Dollarama has over 900.

Wiki also says Home Hardware has over 1000 store; but that probably includes the 3 store brands. Canadian Tire only has 490 CT stores apparently (Though that feels low to me).

Circle K/CoucheTard might actually be the biggest, once they finish rebranding all the Macs stores. The Wiki articles don't really have a clear number for store counts, but Ontario alone seems to have over a thousand, and that doesn't count the old Mainways in the Maritimes.

[Nouvellecosse]

I didn't even think of them because down here they're almost all part of gas stations, and if we were to include gas stations, one of them would probably be the winner. Maybe Ultramar, Esso, or Shell? The question is how many stand alone Circle K and CoucheTard stores there are.

[LeftCoaster]

The Eaton Centre Nordstrom will a flagship as well.

Toronto and Vancouver will be the only Nordstrom flagship locations in Canada. In Nordstrom's case they do actually differentiate their flagship product from their main line stores somewhat significantly. In addition to the extra size, the brands and services offered are beyond what you would find in a suburban or mainline Nordstrom location.

And for what it's worth the Vancouver store will still be a few thousand SF bigger than Toronto, but it's irrelevant as they both offer the exact same program, one might just have an inch wider walkways or one more sink in the washroom...

[manny_santos]

I mean retailers and not restaurants/cafes.

Though people in the industry would insist those are "stores" too.

[WhipperSnapper]

II didn't even think of them because down here they're almost all part of gas stations, and if we were to include gas stations, one of them would probably be the winner. Maybe Ultramar, Esso, or Shell? The question is how many stand alone Circle K and CoucheTard stores there are.

Does it matter if the stores are part of a larger service station?

AFAIK, On The Run is the largest convience store chain in the GTA. I guess Couchetard will be rebranding these too. It will be tough for anyone to top Circle K.

[Nouvellecosse]

I

Does it matter if the stores are part of a larger service station?

AFAIK, On The Run is the largest convience store chain in the GTA. I guess Couchetard will be rebranding these too. It will be tough for anyone to top Circle K.

It simply matters what information we're looking to discover. If we're looking to discover which chain has the most locations including those part of gas stations, then no. But if we're looking for the retailer with the most stand alone stores, then yes.

Personally, I don't care how many stores that are part of gas stations exist because I see these as being gas stations that just happen to offer a wider variety of services rather than retail chains because the retail portion probably wouldn't even be there if the gas station didn't exist.

[Loco101]

Though people in the industry would insist those are "stores" too.

But not retail stores.

[caltrane74]

LED Wall U/C for H&M Eaton Centre. Will continue outside the mall too

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HxVH0BvjHYo/VlNA20_qcQI/AAAAAAAAVtk/r6qkk90x32s/s1600/IMG_20151123_113642.jpg

[eternallyme]

One thing I am wondering: what will happen to retail in small to mid-sized cities in the future? I'm thinking under 200,000 especially.

[caltrane74]

Yonge and Dundas is getting a facelift!

New Nike Store!! yay!!

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/atrium-on-bay-h-r-developments-5s-additions-to-18-19s-p-s-ibi.18217/page-24#post-1059334

Constructors:

Some of Aaron's work in Times Square

American Outfitters

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8396/8644975437_40ede6c228_b.jpg

http://www.tomrectenwald.com/


https://www.flickr.com/photos/subcmdr/8644975437
These guys are serious

H & M across the street - U/C

http://www.styledemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/unnamed-4.jpg

[SpongeG]

shoeme the online retailer has opened a pop up shop in toronto

http://www.shoeme.ca/blogs/live/80419972-shoes-com-gets-a-warm-welcome-at-the-helloshoecrew-toronto-pop-up-event

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0121/3322/files/Shoes.com_Event_95_1024x1024.jpg?4389429627570263832

[caltrane74]

More from the Eaton Centre Renovation project

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M-mR18W3Qzs/VmyO35Bg6lI/AAAAAAAAV2A/Q9H1O4ug9hI/s1600/IMG_20151212_155636.jpg

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mLCeFM98LkQ/VmyOzVMDhiI/AAAAAAAAV14/Ytg50IDket8/s1600/IMG_20151212_155702.jpg

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uPtI_RlpXeA/VmyKxtgRldI/AAAAAAAAV1Y/xYmtJzmoFBc/s1600/IMG_20151212_155738.jpg

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x1rwqa9ulU4/VmyKiGSPrkI/AAAAAAAAV1Q/_bzhjBL8YdE/s1600/IMG_20151212_155811.jpg

[SpongeG]

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M-mR18W3Qzs/VmyO35Bg6lI/AAAAAAAAV2A/Q9H1O4ug9hI/s1600/IMG_20151212_155636.jpg

will that be nordstroms signature stone?

[caltrane74]

They have never released a rendering of this project.

We'll find out soon enough though.

(The Nordstorm and Uniqlo will share that second level space)

[SpongeG]

will be cool if they did an led light wall like the salt lake city nordstrom store

[caltrane74]

I find Yorkdale unbearably crowded and an unpleasant place to shop.

They can expand that mall 100 times and it will still be insane.

[caltrane74]

Hoarding at the H&M is coming down soon!!

http://www.styledemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/unnamed-4.jpg

Some updates by kotsy at UT (http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/eaton-centre-former-sears-store-demolition-nordstrom-rebuild-cadillac-fairview.20351/page-36#post-1069322)

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/attachments/dsc_5885-jpg.63516/

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/attachments/dsc_5890-2-jpg.63517/

[caltrane74]

Lights are on....This Thing is BRIGHT!!!

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y1b5mdOSlz4/VpmNMi358yI/AAAAAAAAWGQ/mo3cPrXyYmE/s1600/IMG_20160115_192104.jpg

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0SJcnFYMDMI/VpmOtG3CzOI/AAAAAAAAWGc/_XYixm-ErKE/s1600/IMG_20160115_192724.jpg

[q12]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZVRzEOWcAALU22.jpg

IKEA Canada Announces Full Size Store in Halifax

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/about_ikea/newsitem/2016_ikea_canada_halifax

22-01-2016 01:00

This location will be the most sustainable IKEA store in Canada complete with focus on energy efficiency, waste management and mobility


Burlington, ON – In November 2015, IKEA Canada announced a coast-to-coast expansion plan to double the store count from 12 to 24 stores in the next 10 years. Today, IKEA is pleased to make the first announcement on this coast-to-coast journey that a full size IKEA store will be coming to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Located at Dartmouth Crossings, the store will take roughly 14-16 months to build once the ground has been broken in summer 2016 and will be approximately 328,000 square feet (30,500 metres squared) in size. The store will include a restaurant, Market Hall, Showroom, and SMALAND playroom and offer customers a complete range of convenient services such as product pick-up, home delivery, assembly, planning, returns and exchanges and online sales support.

“IKEA is thrilled to be bringing a store to the Halifax marketplace, we have for a long time, considered Halifax to be a key market for expansion,” said Stefan Sjöstrand, President, IKEA Canada. “We look forward to serving the Halifax market and are confident that we will have a positive impact on the community as well as the economy through directly and in-directly creating nearly 500 jobs.”

“I want to thank IKEA for hearing the chorus of voices eager to see a store open in our city. This store will be a significant employer and a big draw for the entire Halifax region,” said Mayor Mike Savage, City of Halifax.

IKEA Halifax will be constructed to operate as the most sustainable IKEA store in Canada, with a particular focus on energy efficiency and waste avoidance. Key features of the building will include a rooftop solar photovoltaic installation to provide electricity to the store, geothermal energy generation system to support heating and cooling needs, as well as 100% LED lighting throughout the store. Waste management equipment will be installed to maximize material recycling and diversion from landfill, and a free take-back service will be offered for household batteries and light bulbs to ensure the hazardous materials contained are recycled responsibly.

“IKEA’s vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people, and we are determined to have a positive impact on people and the planet,” added Sjöstrand. “IKEA Halifax will be constructed and operated with sustainability in mind, and will also be a destination to find solutions for a more sustainable life at home.”

To become a leader in life at home in the Halifax marketplace we need to truly connect with people and helping them live a better everyday life at home. Before the store opens, IKEA will do 100 home visits, interviewing people in their homes to get a deep understanding of their needs, dreams and frustrations in and around the home. The new store will reflect the market with relevant, affordable home furnishing solutions and local architecture. Our intention is not to mirror what people have in their homes today, but to help people live a better everyday life at home and show them new ideas to solve their needs.

[SpongeG]

Lights are on....This Thing is BRIGHT!!!

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y1b5mdOSlz4/VpmNMi358yI/AAAAAAAAWGQ/mo3cPrXyYmE/s1600/IMG_20160115_192104.jpg

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0SJcnFYMDMI/VpmOtG3CzOI/AAAAAAAAWGc/_XYixm-ErKE/s1600/IMG_20160115_192724.jpg

the black parts will be screens for like video?

[Hali87]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZVRzEOWcAALU22.jpg

IKEA Canada Announces Full Size Store in Halifax

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/about_ikea/newsitem/2016_ikea_canada_halifax

Soon we will be THE dominant city in Canada, if not the world.

;)

[someone123]

Soon we will be THE dominant city in Canada, if not the world.

;)

As the smallest city with a full-sized IKEA, Halifax will dominate the key "most IKEAs per capita in Canada" metric. For some reason mass-produced IKEA stuff is also okay with most hipsters so the city doesn't have to give up on that dream either despite the fact that this is exacerbating the hideous sprawl in that part of town.

I figured IKEA would open a full-sized store in Halifax since Winnipeg has had one for a few years and the volume of online orders was supposedly similar. When it comes to regional stores and infrastructure Halifax tends to get more than other Canadian cities of similar size because there aren't any comparably sized or larger cities in the Maritimes. People will come from nearby parts of NS, NB, and PEI to shop here, whereas in a place like Kitchener the shoppers are already siphoned off by Toronto.

[caltrane74]

the black parts will be screens for like video?

Yup..

[SaskScraper]

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IKEA Canada Announces Full Size Store in Halifax
[QUOTE=Hali87;7312617]Soon we will be THE dominant city in Canada, if not the world.

;)

Halifax gets Ikea: Victoria, Saskatoon largest Canadian regions without furniture giant

Saskatoon Star Phoenix, The Canadian Press

January 22, 2016

HALIFAX — Ikea has announced plans to build a full-size store in the Halifax area, the first of 12 new stores the Scandinavian furniture chain will roll out across Canada over the next decade.

Stefan Sjostrand, the president of IKEA Canada, said the 30,472 square-metre store will be located in the Dartmouth Crossing retail area and will include a showroom, playroom and restaurant featuring the company’s signature Swedish meatballs.

IKEA currently has Canadian stores in Coquitlam, B.C.; Richmond, B.C.; Calgary; Edmonton; Winnipeg; Montreal; Quebec City; Boucherville, Que.; plus six in Ontario: Burlington, Etobicoke, London, North York, Ottawa and Vaughan.

Halifax, which according to the 2011 Census has a population in its census metropolitan area (CMA) of around 390,000, is the 13th-largest CMA in Canada and, until the announcement Friday, was the country’s biggest region to not be serviced by an Ikea. The next-biggest CMAs without an Ikea within reasonable driving distance: Victoria, B.C. at 345,000, followed by Saskatoon at 261,000 and Regina at 211,000.

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Read more:
http://thestarphoenix.com/business/local-business/ikea-coming-to-halifax-one-of-a-dozen-new-stores-company-plans-across-canada-in-next-decade

Enjoy it while you can Halifax, Ikea will likely start to infill with more stores to gather more market area sales

[Acajack]

As the smallest city with a full-sized IKEA, Halifax will dominate the key "most IKEAs per capita in Canada" metric. .


Worth quoting!

[eemy]

Post it in the stats thread! ;)

[esquire]

^ Halifax seriously punching above its weight when it comes to IKEA locations. Like the Manny Pacquiao of Canadian cities.

[someone123]

^ Halifax seriously punching above its weight when it comes to IKEA locations. Like the Manny Pacquiao of Canadian cities.

Based on the standard SSP projection algorithm I expect Halifax will have 13 IKEA locations by 2030.

[LeftCoaster]

Not as many as Oakatoks, but still good.

[GreaterMontréal]

the largest IKEA in North America is in Montréal (St-Laurent). 469,694 ft2

[LeftCoaster]

That's super.

[Acajack]

In the news this AM:

Lowe's is buying Rona. 500+ stores. Thousands of employees.

Canadian HQ to stay in suburban Montreal.

Most Rona jobs are safe.

Did not hear if Rona brand name will remain.

Will impact Quebec and other Canadian suppliers as Rona bought majority of its stuff in Quebec and 85% domestic if you include all of Canada.

[MolsonExport]

Not as many as Oakatoks, but still good.

:haha:

Plenty of space here for several IKEAs. More room on the periphery too! CMA, here we come!
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There are even a few more things to do in Calgary!!

:haha: :haha: :haha:

[esquire]

LOL @ Seamen Stadium

"Commmme on Seamen! Let's explooooode on those guys!"

Sorry :(

[Biff]

^^^ Looks like the name is sinking.

[Acajack]

So I am following a little bit of a kerfuffle in Quebec City via my Facebook friends and relatives there.

Quebec City is a very suburbanized sprawly city but with a pretty strong core as well. As it turns out most of my friends and relatives who live there are inner city people and are quite feisty and anti-suburban in many cases.

Anyway, Mountain Equipment Coop have announced that they are moving from their inner city digs (in Nouveau St-Roch - more on this later) to a more suburban location with lots of parking of course. The new store will be in the vicinity of the new Centre Vidéotron arena. So not really in the outer suburbs, and not far from downtown. But still in an auto-dependent environment.

This is seen like a betrayal of sorts by many. MEC was one of the key players in the revitalization of the St-Roch neighbourhood, and the coop played up this fact.

Note that most MEC locations AFAIK tend to be in inner city locations. In Montreal they have one right on the Plateau. Toronto's is right downtown. Ottawa's is in the hip Westboro inner city area.

[MonkeyRonin]

Seamen Stadium? Okotoks Dawgs? OkotoksTourism.ca? These can't be real things can they?

[esquire]

So I am following a little bit of a kerfuffle in Quebec City via my Facebook friends and relatives there.

Quebec City is a very suburbanized sprawly city but with a pretty strong core as well. As it turns out most of my friends and relatives who live there are inner city people and are quite feisty and anti-suburban in many cases.

Anyway, Mountain Equipment Coop have announced that they are moving from their inner city digs (in Nouveau St-Roch - more on this later) to a more suburban location with lots of parking of course. The new store will be in the vicinity of the new Centre Vidéotron arena. So not really in the outer suburbs, and not far from downtown. But still in an auto-dependent environment.

This is seen like a betrayal of sorts by many. MEC was one of the key players in the revitalization of the St-Roch neighbourhood, and the coop played up this fact.

Note that most MEC locations AFAIK tend to be in inner city locations. In Montreal they have one right on the Plateau. Toronto's is right downtown. Ottawa's is in the hip Westboro inner city area.

That's a little worrisome for Winnipeg... they opened a store here about 15 years ago when Glen Murray led one big final push for new downtown retail... the late lamented A&B Sound and Staples were other large-format retailers that opened up downtown around that time, with no other new ones since.

MEC is on Portage Avenue across from the MTS Centre in a strip that used to be the retail heart of Winnipeg but now offers little more than dollar stores and used bookshops. They do seem like a fish out of water in their current location (parking is not convenient, for one thing) and it's not hard to imagine their sales would increase significantly if they moved a little further out closer to their competition and their client bases.

If they're doing it in Quebec then they must be thinking about doing it here too... I don't love it but I can certainly understand why.

[Acajack]

That's a little worrisome for Winnipeg... they opened a store here about 15 years ago when Glen Murray led one big final push for new downtown retail... the late lamented A&B Sound and Staples were other large-format retailers that opened up downtown around that time, with no other new ones since.

MEC is on Portage Avenue across from the MTS Centre in a strip that used to be the retail heart of Winnipeg but now offers little more than dollar stores and used bookshops. They do seem like a fish out of water in their current location (parking is not convenient, for one thing) and it's not hard to imagine their sales would increase significantly if they moved a little further out closer to their competition and their client bases.

If they're doing it in Quebec then they must be thinking about doing it here too... I don't love it but I can certainly understand why.

Yes, I noticed yours was downtown as well. MEC has been a good inner city partner in many places it seems.

Ottawa's store relocated about 10-15 years ago (going from memory). It went from inner city east New Edinburgh to inner city west Westboro. The first location had almost no parking whereas the new location has a teeny bit of parking.

Neither area could really be considered to be struggling though, and both have done and could do fine without an MEC store.

[MolsonExport]

^^^ Looks like the name is sinking.

Perhaps in Dawg Semen?:runaway:

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[manny_santos]

In the news this AM:

Lowe's is buying Rona. 500+ stores. Thousands of employees.

Canadian HQ to stay in suburban Montreal.

Most Rona jobs are safe.

Did not hear if Rona brand name will remain.

Will impact Quebec and other Canadian suppliers as Rona bought majority of its stuff in Quebec and 85% domestic if you include all of Canada.

This is good news in my opinion, at least for consumers. I've never been impressed with Rona's big box stores. The one I used to go to in London was severely understaffed with huge lineups at the cashier, and the staff you could find were often either rude or knew nothing about their products (or both). Lowe's on the other hand, I've found better staffed in both numbers of employees and service quality.

[Loco101]

It was announced that Lowe's would keep the Rona name on most of the stores. Lowe's is known as a big box superstore so it makes sense that Rona would be used for smaller stores.

[SpongeG]

i prefer lowes over home depot, there was a rona in coquitlam that is pretty awful, its quite small and barely any staff when you need something. I can't imagine they would make it into a lowes its more like a small town home hardware store, not suitable for a big box location.

[Hali87]

^ Halifax seriously punching above its weight when it comes to IKEA locations. Like the Manny Pacquiao of Canadian cities.

We also had the FIRST IKEA in Canada (although it closed sometime around 1990, I think).

Still waiting on that heritage minute, ROC.