[Saint John] Retail Thread

[DyAm00394]

"Interior and Exterior Renovations For Daycare" permits were just registered on Jan.6th 2025 for 621 Fairville Blvd, (Lancaster Crossing). Valued at $3,000,000.

[DyAm00394]

New building permits are registered for 147 McAllister Drive, (space next to Tim Hortons). "Interior Renovations For New Tenant Fit Up".

Anyone know what will be going here? (Blaze Pizza was supposed to open here a couple years ago, but they've pulled out of opening in Saint John and Moncton).

So this will be a different tenant coming soon. The space is 3,691 square feet.

[DyAm00394]

Another World VR Arena is coming soon. Two Kennebecasis Regional Police officers have partnered up to open a franchise location. They hope to have it up and running in April. Currently they are in negotiations for a space on the east side to accommodate 12 players at once. Another World VR Arena has locations in other countries around the world. https://another-world.com/

[DyAm00394]

Freshly Squeezed is now open at McAllister Place, next to Rogers.



(Photo is from Retail Talk & Share NB).

[DyAm00394]

A new franchise opportunity has popped up for INS Market convenience store. Located at 15 Market Square, (City Hall building). First and only location in Atlantic Canada currently.

https://insmarket.ca/saint-john-pedway/

[DyAm00394]

More retail news from Retail Talk & Share NB:

- Plato's Closet is coming soon to 47 A Consumers Drive, (next to Shoppers Drug Mart on the east side). They are the sister store to Once Upon A Child and focuses on buying and selling gently used clothes, shoes and accessories for teens and young adults. This will be their 1st location in Atlantic Canada. https://platoscloset.com/locations/saint-john-nb

- Pet Valu is coming soon to Lansdowne Avenue in the north end. New franchise opportunity is available. Will be the 3rd location in city. https://franchise.petvalu.ca/saint-john

[DyAm00394]

My City Life Consignment at 90 Consumers Drive has announced online that they are closing their doors. However they will undergo a renovation and reopen as “My City Thrift”. Becoming purely just a thrift store, no longer consignment. They are describing the new format as “Value Village meets ReStore”.

[DyAm00394]

A new Cannabis NB store is opening on the east side according to a new job advert online.

https://cannabis-nb.hiringplatform.ca/pr...onal-sj-east-new-store-opening?locale=en

[DyAm00394]

Work is finally underway for JYSK at 384 Lancaster Avenue. Today construction workers were spotted inside the building working away on the interior renovations.

[darkharbour]

I'm excited for it, but the JYSK project has to be the slowest retail renovation I've ever seen.

[sailor734]

Originally Posted by darkharbour

I'm excited for it, but the JYSK project has to be the slowest retail renovation I've ever seen.

Running neck and neck with Stacked Pancakes.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by sailor734

Running neck and neck with Stacked Pancakes.

Stacked will be worth it. I've gone a few times here in Moncton. They're basic, but quite good.

I wonder how much Denny's will shake things up when they arrive in Moncton. The market is getting crowded (Pur & Simple, IHOP, Cora's, Stacked, Big Stop etc), plus all the independents like Homestead and Hynes...........

[sailor734]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Stacked will be worth it. I've gone a few times here in Moncton. They're basic, but quite good.

I wonder how much Denny's will shake things up when they arrive in Moncton. The market is getting crowded (Pur & Simple, IHOP, Cora's, Stacked, Big Stop etc), plus all the independents like Homestead and Hynes...........

Yeah, that segment seems to be pretty crowded. SJ doesn't have an IHOP but there is a Sunset Grill as well as Pur & Simple and Cora's. (along with Big Stop and other local diner types.) We also have slightly more upscale pubs like Britt's or Cask & Kettle that do breakfast/brunch menus. Then there are all the national fast food chains that seem to be pushing breakfast items pretty hard in recent years.

You have to wonder just how big the breakfast "pie" actually is?

[DyAm00394]

Update on both Stacked Pancake House locations coming soon.

"Install New Plumbing for Restaurant" permits were just registered yesterday, (Feb. 11th, 2025), for 80 McAllister Drive and 621 Fairville Boulevard.

[DyAm00394]

Couple updates:

• Consumer Centres has acquired Loch Lomond Place. The company’s mission is to turn around properties that are under-performing.
  They mention in their announcement on LinkedIn that plans are in motion for enhancement of its appeal and reposition the property into a modern retail destination.
  
  Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/consumer-...state-activity-7297267197830221824-02ZK/
  
  
  
• Plaza REIT is selling 944 Fairville Boulevard on the west side, (the extension of Fairville Boulevard Plaza).
  The advert on LinkedIn says 45,000 square feet is ready for more development on the 2.49 acres property.
  
  Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/one-real-...tment-activity-7291096903075713024-Khep/

[adamuptownsj]

Originally Posted by DyAm00394

Couple updates:

• Consumer Centres has acquired Loch Lomond Place. The company’s mission is to turn around properties that are under-performing.
  They mention in their announcement on LinkedIn that plans are in motion for enhancement of its appeal and reposition the property into a modern retail destination.
  
  Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/consumer-...state-activity-7297267197830221824-02ZK/
  
  
  
• Plaza REIT is selling 944 Fairville Boulevard on the west side, (the extension of Fairville Boulevard Plaza).
  The advert on LinkedIn says 45,000 square feet is ready for more development on the 2.49 acres property.
  
  Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/one-real-...tment-activity-7291096903075713024-Khep/

$4M for Loch Lomond and it comes with the vacant PANs behind it, 01548679 and 01537424. What's even in there? A dollar store, Trane offices, Dooly's... the Tim's on the northern corner. That's it. IIRC Crombie REIT owned it.

[homebody]

Originally Posted by adamuptownsj

$4M for Loch Lomond and it comes with the vacant PANs behind it, 01548679 and 01537424. What's even in there? A dollar store, Trane offices, Dooly's... the Tim's on the northern corner. That's it. IIRC Crombie REIT owned it.

What a great spot for some sort of residential component as well. What a view of the whole city from up there!

[darkharbour]

Originally Posted by adamuptownsj

$4M for Loch Lomond and it comes with the vacant PANs behind it, 01548679 and 01537424. What's even in there? A dollar store, Trane offices, Dooly's... the Tim's on the northern corner. That's it. IIRC Crombie REIT owned it.

So it's got the holy trinity of Maritime retail: Dollarama, Dooly's, and Tim Horton's.

[michael_d40]

Originally Posted by darkharbour

So it's got the holy trinity of Maritime retail: Dollarama, Dooly's, and Tim Horton's.

If you google them and look at the site plan they have a rendering with a Hart store planned for it.

[sailor734]

Originally Posted by adamuptownsj

$4M for Loch Lomond and it comes with the vacant PANs behind it, 01548679 and 01537424. What's even in there? A dollar store, Trane offices, Dooly's... the Tim's on the northern corner. That's it. IIRC Crombie REIT owned it.

Wow! I haven't even thought of this place for years. I think the last time I was there the anchor store was a Woolco and there was a DQ brazier restaurant in the mall

It will be interesting to see what develops.