Quebec City retailer La Maison Simons is pretty aggressive in its expansion.
After Edmonton (already open), Ottawa in 2016 and Toronto likely getting two stores fairly soon, next Monday they will announce a new store for 2015 at Les Promenades Gatineau (formerly Les Promenades de l'Outaouais).
Simons at this mall had been rumoured for years but when they announced they were going to Rideau Centre (less than 10 km away in downtown Ottawa) most people thought Gatineau wouldn't get a Simons for a while, if ever.
Les Promenades was bought a year or so ago by Oxford and apparently they are quite aggressive about turning into a higher end mall like Yorkdale in Toronto.
Still, it's surprising given the size of the market here that they are building two new stores so close together.
They have two stores in Quebec City (old town and Place Laurier mall) that are only 7 km apart but Simons has been a retail icon there for centuries and people in Quebec City are also arguably more fashion-oriented than people in Ottawa-Gatineau.
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