The Metro Vancouver Retail Thread - Page 963

Built Form · #**19241** Posted **Apr 21, 2026, 3:40 AM**

Starbucks is now open corner of Smithe and Pacific in the Parc Casino

jollyburger · #**19242** Posted **Apr 21, 2026, 4:09 AM**

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Starbucks is now open corner of Smithe and Pacific in the Parc Casino

Open late until 10PM

NewfBC · #**19243** Posted **Apr 28, 2026, 12:51 PM**

Simons continues Canadian growth with 1st downtown Vancouver store at CF Pacific Centre

https://retail-insider.com/retail-inside...wn-vancouver-store-at-cf-pacific-centre/

Photos from Retail Insider story above

Ron.

Glow Fun City · #**19244** Posted **Apr 28, 2026, 2:55 PM**

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Simons continues Canadian growth with 1st downtown Vancouver store at CF Pacific Centre

https://retail-insider.com/retail-inside...wn-vancouver-store-at-cf-pacific-centre/

Excellent!! $55 million is quite the buildout, I wonder how long their lease will be?

Spr0ckets · #**19245** Posted **Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM**

That's a great 'get' for CF Pacific, as a new anchor tenant.

Between this and the Aritzia flagship store on the other side of the centre, you can hardly hope for better.
And there's also Lululemon taking up major office space above them, too.

SpongeG · #**19246** Posted **Apr 28, 2026, 11:49 PM**

A little interview

Simons is coming to Granville and West Georgia
CBC British Columbia

28 Apr 2026 The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn
Quebec retailer Simons is set to take over part of the space that was formerly occupied by Nordstrom at Pacific Centre in downtown Vancouver. For more on what is planned for the new department store, CBC’s Amy Bell spoke with Simons CEO Bernard Leblanc.

• Video Link

SpongeG · #**19247** Posted **May 2, 2026, 12:01 AM**

Clarks is opening in the old Soft Moc space which is next to the new Soft Moc space at Guildford TC. Apparently Clarks is out of the troubles and is expanding.

PXL_20260428_023635483 by snub_you, on Flickr

Pop Mart has opened a pop-up at GTC

PXL_20260501_031133179 by snub_you, on Flickr

connect2source · #**19248** Posted **May 2, 2026, 11:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

A little interview

Simons is coming to Granville and West Georgia
CBC British Columbia

28 Apr 2026 The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn
Quebec retailer Simons is set to take over part of the space that was formerly occupied by Nordstrom at Pacific Centre in downtown Vancouver. For more on what is planned for the new department store, CBC’s Amy Bell spoke with Simons CEO Bernard Leblanc.

Thanks for this! Wow, Amy was so negative and pessimistic regarding that location, she failed to mention that the Nordstrom store was their top performing location in the entire company and the demise of Sears and Eaton's had nothing to do with the Pacific Centre location, she also focused on the demise of Granville when the attraction for Simons was clearly to be a part of Canada's third best performing mall.

jollyburger · #**19249** Posted **May 2, 2026, 4:52 PM**

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Thanks for this! Wow, Amy was so negative and pessimistic regarding that location, she failed to mention that the Nordstrom store was their top performing location in the entire company and the demise of Sears and Eaton's had nothing to do with the Pacific Centre location, she also focused on the demise of Granville when the attraction for Simons was clearly to be a part of Canada's third best performing mall.

Well for a CBC interview it seems like the most obvious question with HBC/Nordstroms closing on that corner, work from home etc.

I mean with the majority of their merchandise being in-house brands in the long run it's going to be how well they compete with Aritzia/Uniqlo/Holt Renfrew at all those different price points.

A more interesting interview with the CEO when he took the job:

https://www.commercedetail.org/podcast/s...and-leading-an-iconic-canadian-retailer/

officedweller · #**19250** Posted **May 4, 2026, 10:38 AM**

Coast Appliances launches going out of business sales
https://retail-insider.com/retail-inside...es-launches-going-out-of-business-sales/

jollyburger · #**19251** Posted **May 14, 2026, 11:39 PM**

Nespresso opened up at 779 Burrard

https://www.instagram.com/p/DX-HYm-Eir2/

whatnext · #**19252** Posted **May 18, 2026, 4:23 PM**

Has anyone else noticed how many newly vacant cannabis stores there are? Has the bubble burst on that?

Glow Fun City · #**19253** Posted **May 18, 2026, 4:33 PM**

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Has anyone else noticed how many newly vacant cannabis stores there are? Has the bubble burst on that?

I wish we had more Indigenous pot shops like they do in Toronto… much cheaper and fresher products

kikin · #**19254** Posted **May 19, 2026, 6:42 PM**

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Has anyone else noticed how many newly vacant cannabis stores there are? Has the bubble burst on that?

most people I know are buying grey market and not the regular retail shops

better prices and quality and infinitely better edibles

officedweller · #**19255** Posted **May 19, 2026, 9:20 PM**

Thrifty Foods taking space at Brentwood Block.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/thrifty-foods-brentwood-block-burnaby-grocery-store

Spr0ckets · #**19256** Posted **May 20, 2026, 5:33 PM**

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most people I know are buying grey market and not the regular retail shops

better prices and quality and infinitely better edibles

In addition to people who just grow their own.
They're not the hardest plants to grow or maintain.

C3YVR · #**19257** Posted **May 22, 2026, 11:11 PM**

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Bunch of changes coming to the west side of Burrard between Robson and Alberni - Nespresso is opening next to Arc'teryx, Wolford closed but is leased and Coach has moved out.

Now that Nespresso is on Burrard, Laderach will be moving into their old space at PC.

SpongeG · #**19258** Posted **May 27, 2026, 11:43 PM**

Flying Tiger Copenhagen is opening in Toronto this summer, ifykyk, and they plan to have 50 stores across Canada by 2030. It should do well here, it's very popular in Asia it's cheap and cheerful.

https://www.blogto.com/fashion_style/2026/04/flying-tiger-toronto/

NewfBC · #**19259** Posted **May 28, 2026, 4:33 AM**

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Flying Tiger Copenhagen is opening in Toronto this summer, ifykyk, and they plan to have 50 stores across Canada by 2030. It should do well here, it's very popular in Asia it's cheap and cheerful.

https://www.blogto.com/fashion_style/2026/04/flying-tiger-toronto/

Flying Tiger Copenhagen is cool.. it's fun to walk the maze and see what's new. They have a small number of stores across Asia, but they're everywhere in Europe.

An unrelated but similar layout type store, Normal, I like more. They have more 'convenience' items - toiletries, snacks, etc. Hopefully Normal will follow!

https://www.normalstores.com/eu/

Ron.

RedArbutus · #**19260** Posted **May 28, 2026, 4:05 PM**

I went to one of its stores in Copenhagen about a year ago and I loved it. Really neat concepts.

For comparison I feel like Flying Tiger is like if you mashed together the market/kitchen area of IKEA and a Ten Thousand Villages, and added a hint of dollar store. Lol