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People gravitate to a neighborhood feel. I think the blend is increasingly gonna be a blend of service and retail. Circulations of demo models (tech items) at coffee shops. The showing of fashion at music bars. Some sort of blend. |
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Now it's back to the Wal-Mart People. :( |
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I wonder what will take over the empty Target stores??:shrug: |
Hard to know what will happen to the Target Space. They probably still hold the lease on the building unless the leaser buys it back. The space is huge so unless another big retailer takes it over like Lowes, Home Depot or Hudson's Bay (i wish), I would say it will likely be chopped up into smaller retail spaces. But really who knows. Futureshop is another big empty space now too.
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I know its probably wishful thinking, but now that Target is gone, wouldn't it be nice if the Hudson's Bay Company came to Newfoundland. I think Newfoundland and PEI are the only two provinces without a Hudson's Bay Store. They seem to be profit healthy these days with the purchase of SAKS Fifth Ave.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hudsons-...les-1428410642 |
I'd love that.
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I don't know if it has ever been mentioned here, but Kelsey's is seeking a franchisee for St. John's.
http://www.carafranchising.com/kelseys/home.html |
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I was told by a waitress at the Keg back in February that the Keg itself will be moving into the recently vacated Legros & Motti next door after a few months of renovation/retrofitting and that Kelsey's would then be moving into the Keg's current location. Montana's on Stavanger Drive was shown on the Plaza Corp directory for month's as a Kelsey's back at the time that area was under development. However, it was changed to a Montana's in the eleventh hour.
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Well going local proved to be the wrong move with Legros & Motti so I would say they will likely go with something along the lines of Kelsey's. Only makes sense really. People like what they are familiar with. Kelsey's, whether you like it or not will prob be very successful there if the Keg moves into Legros space and Kelseys into the Kegs space.
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Heard a rumor at Goodlife the other day that they will move the Torbay Road location into the former Target location on Stavanger Drive. (And also become the third 24 hour Goodlife in the Metro area) Of course, they will only need a portion of that space and sublet the rest to another retailer/business or divide the space even further for multiple retailers or businesses. I use the word sublet, as the rumor was that Goodlife plans to lease or buy the entire building.
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As for the former Future Shop location on Stavanger Drive, I think it would be the perfect location for a Shoppers Drug Mart. (Even though I'm not a big fan of Shoppers myself) The location is very high profile and it's parent company, Loblaws is just across the street. The footprint of that space is very similar to that of the newer Shoppers locations.
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Or if no one wanted to take the reigns on a new local brewery, I noticed Gahan Brewery (Charlottetown PEI) expanded their brewpub to Halifax. I'd welcome a location here; EXCELLENT beer :cheers: |
Looks like there is a new building going up in the parking lot of the Village Mall. Any word on what's going in there?
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What part of the parking lot? On Front or back? I drove by there yesterday and didn't really notice anything.
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I heard that the Telegram offices are moving out too soon and locating at Austin Street which will leave a fairly large rental space for someone.
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Down in the front, near the gas station. All fenced off and there is a backhoe/excavator there today.
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