The Metro Vancouver Retail Thread - Page 55

SFUVancouver · #**1081** Posted **Apr 3, 2009, 5:04 AM**

Commercial Drive at 2nd Ave.

Taken by SFUVancouver, April 2nd, 2009.

hollywoodnorth · #**1082** Posted **Apr 3, 2009, 5:35 AM**

cool!

great view!

Built Form · #**1083** Posted **Apr 3, 2009, 7:41 AM**

So Montauk sofas will be moving to Gastown in the summer at the corner of Abbott and Water streets solidifying the areas already strong home design quarter.

SpongeG · #**1084** Posted **Apr 7, 2009, 1:15 AM**

nice

officedweller · #**1085** Posted **Apr 9, 2009, 7:56 PM**

Malcolm Parry's article says that the Agent Provocateur lingerie store on Alberni has closed down. Was that even open a year?

SpongeG · #**1086** Posted **Apr 10, 2009, 8:01 PM**

barely

it was a franchise store - the woman who opened seemd to be a bored housewife who wanted a hobby and a store

plus it wasn't really a well known label and and more of a niche than mainstream I was surprised that it opened here - it could have survived as a in store boutique perhaps

SpongeG · #**1087** Posted **Apr 11, 2009, 5:37 AM**

some pice - most of Grandview Corners is now open - H&M Opened last weekend - Indigo opens next weekend

this is where Carls JR will be - they are still clearing - no construction yet - maybe by the fall?? it will be ready??

a new Shoppers Drug Mart going in kitty corner - the thing its in has been expanded if anyone is familiar with it

most of this has developed in the last 5 years (152 and hwy #10 area)

SpongeG · #**1088** Posted **Apr 11, 2009, 5:49 AM**

i just looked at that website on the board where carls jr is suppossed to be... and it has no mention of Carls Jr but instead shows A&W! but the sign shows Carls Jr

hmmm

say it isn;t so

officedweller · #**1089** Posted **Apr 12, 2009, 1:02 AM**

The Gap at Pacific Centre has opened up in the new section (where the luggage store used to be) and the old (new) store is now behind hoardings - presuambly to tear down the wall to link up the two halves?

osirisboy · #**1090** Posted **Apr 12, 2009, 1:09 AM**

the pinkys steakhouse in yaletown has gone bankrupt. theres a bankruptcy letter on the window which details everything.

also, Thanks spongeg for the pics, I have yet to get out there so I appreciate the pics.

osirisboy · #**1091** Posted **Apr 12, 2009, 1:13 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by officedweller

The Gap at Pacific Centre has opened up in the new section (where the luggage store used to be) and the old (new) store is now behind hoardings - presuambly to tear down the wall to link up the two halves?

oh so the Gap in the mall isnt going to stay that size then?

jlousa · #**1092** Posted **Apr 12, 2009, 1:26 AM**

That's kinda sad about Pinkys, I only went there the once but it was pretty good. I noticed Fuel in Gastown went bankrupt as well, that one I'm not surprised about though, the food was good but it was always dead.

osirisboy · #**1093** Posted **Apr 12, 2009, 1:29 AM**

yea it is sad it was a nice place. I think the one in kits is still open though.

SpongeG · #**1094** Posted **Apr 12, 2009, 2:45 AM**

sad - too much in yaletown and not enough people I guess?

has le chateau opened in its new spot yet in pac centre?

GeeCee · #**1095** Posted **Apr 12, 2009, 4:44 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpongeG

i just looked at that website on the board where carls jr is suppossed to be... and it has no mention of Carls Jr but instead shows A&W! but the sign shows Carls Jr

hmmm

say it isn;t so

ack.. i just saw that as well.

i hope it's not an a&w.. we have enough of those around.

Just checked google cache.. found totally different stuff listed there: http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:v3M...noramaplace.ca/&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca It's a mystery! Someone call the developer and find out.

SFUVancouver · #**1096** Posted **Apr 12, 2009, 6:58 AM**

Quite possibly the best store name ever:

Taken by SFUVancouver, April 11th, 2009

Vancity · #**1097** Posted **Apr 13, 2009, 10:13 AM**

^ Haha...nice. very nice.

vanlaw · #**1098** Posted **Apr 13, 2009, 3:36 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlousa

I noticed Fuel in Gastown went bankrupt as well, that one I'm not surprised about though, the food was good but it was always dead.

In Gastown or Kits? I thought there was only one, plus their newer, cheaper, Campagnolo beside the Ivanhoe.

SpongeG · #**1099** Posted **Apr 13, 2009, 8:52 PM**

oh we passed that campagnolo and wondered what it was - it looked pretty hip amongst the scuzz

johnjimbc · #**1100** Posted **Apr 14, 2009, 3:59 AM**

I seem to recall some discussion here somewhere at some point about the fact that Nando's Chicken might be opening a location right downtown - either the 1022 Onni site or the Alto site (possibly? - I can't recall). I looked through the retail threads and downtown updates but can't find any references to it now.

Is anyone aware of the possibility of Nando's opening a downtown peninsula location?