Winnipeg Retail

[thebasketballgeek]

There was a dollar tree DT?

In regards to DT retail (or lack thereof) my buddy runs Orbit Collective and has been stocking his shii at the Collab Shop on McDermot. They had a store in the Outlet for a year or so but went too hypebeast and had to close shop cause the lease prices at Outlet are crazy these days. Although he hopes to move to The Exchange and set up shop somewhere on the Waterfront.

Anyways, stores like CNTRBND and Collab Shop are definitely helping retail for the under-25 demo in DT. One thing I noticed is that the Alleyways thrifting that they got on the back lanes of Market St once a month are much better then anticipated and actually draw a crowd. DT could use another thrift store or 2 because that’s where all the hidden gems are these days if you don’t shop online.

As I leave Winnipeg, for some reason I feel more optimistic then ever for the future of DT (inner city) retail. I think we are making a decent recovery post-covid all things considered with the amount of events and emergence of Seabears. This is one of my drunk ramblings so don’t take my opinion too seriously lmaooo.