The Metro Vancouver Retail Thread - Page 83

GeeCee · #**1641** Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 5:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by Shibuya

Sadly no Horton's will be headed in there. Fat Burger, a sushi restaurant and 2 other spaces... Can't recall what they will be.

The building beside it is Commerce at Citi.

I think SpongeG was referring to the Como Lake Village Shopping Centre or whatever it's called, in Coquitlam, rather than that space in Burnaby.

There's a mini-Tim's in the Esso at that intersection, I think..

SpongeG · #**1642** Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 9:10 AM**

yes i was trhinking of como lake - lougheed willingdon has more than enough tim hortons

Shibuya · #**1643** Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 3:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

yes i was trhinking of como lake - lougheed willingdon has more than enough tim hortons

Oh god how I would love a Hortons in Como Lake. It seems like the perfect spot just not sure how the city feels about drive throughs.

entheosfog · #**1644** Posted **Oct 21, 2009, 2:19 AM**

Speaking of Tim Hortons, that one on Terminal is getting glass installed already. It'll be open in no time!

nova9 · #**1645** Posted **Oct 21, 2009, 2:50 AM**

Did anyone catch the AWESOME Tim Horton's scene on last night's How I Met Your Mother!!!! Haha.

Add with yet another cameo by the Canucks jersey, is why I love that show.

SpongeG · #**1646** Posted **Oct 23, 2009, 8:56 PM**

new NO FRILLS opened - its very plain had some cheap food though - quite busy too - I don't know how it compares to the SuperValu as I only ever went there about twice

GeeCee · #**1647** Posted **Oct 23, 2009, 8:59 PM**

does it have a bakery? superstore bakery stuff is usually pretty good..

SpongeG · #**1648** Posted **Oct 23, 2009, 9:03 PM**

i don't know i didn't look there - possibly

Denscity · #**1649** Posted **Oct 23, 2009, 9:10 PM**

Whats the deal with No Frills? Is it better/worse or just somehow different than Extra Foods? Our Extra Foods here in Castlegar is rumoured to be changing over to a No Frills? Are we stepping down a notch?

SpongeG · #**1650** Posted **Oct 24, 2009, 12:29 AM**

yes - I noticed there was no music - I don't know if thats common or just not installed? perhaps one of the "no frills"

its pretty bare - the store feels like more warehouse and not homey at all

I think this is the second one - there is a no frills on Denman street - it took over the Extra Foods - seems like they are spreading over from Ontario where they are quite well established

overall its not bad and it does feel a little less than Extra Food - so perhaps a step down

NewfBC · #**1651** Posted **Oct 24, 2009, 12:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Denscity

Whats the deal with No Frills? Is it better/worse or just somehow different than Extra Foods? Our Extra Foods here in Castlegar is rumoured to be changing over to a No Frills? Are we stepping down a notch?

http://shopnofrills.ca

Ron.

gillty · #**1652** Posted **Oct 24, 2009, 3:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

yes - I noticed there was no music - I don't know if thats common or just not installed? perhaps one of the "no frills"

its pretty bare - the store feels like more warehouse and not homey at all

I think this is the second one - there is a no frills on Denman street - it took over the Extra Foods - seems like they are spreading over from Ontario where they are quite well established

overall its not bad and it does feel a little less than Extra Food - so perhaps a step down

no frills and extra foods are both the discount chains for Loblaws, perhaps extra foods as a brand is being phased out, just like SuperValu (there are a few left) was phased out to extrafoods, and real canadian superstore was created as the loblaws megastore.

SpongeG · #**1653** Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 5:28 AM**

Pulse Nightclub is gone!!! its now called The Junction Public House and its not a gay bar anymore - its for everyone - its been painted too - must have been in the last week - it was Pulse last time i saw it

wrenegade · #**1654** Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 5:53 AM**

Aritzia in Pacific Centre will now open in December, not November. I was walking through the mall the other day and saw a guy replacing the signs on the hoarding. Thought it was kinda funny. Anyways, cutting it pretty close for Christmas! edit: nevermind, I guess they can just walk downstairs and shop there.

SpongeG · #**1655** Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 5:59 AM**

was in HMV today they have rearranged their store - all music is basically on the second floor now - the main floor is pretty wide open now - the plan is for most of the main floor to become another store? is that what I read here somewhere... or will it be a store within a store sharing teh space with HMV?

anyway it seems better with all the music on the top floor - busier up there at least

GeeCee · #**1656** Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 6:55 AM**

Probably part of their effort to be known as less of a music store.. physical music sales are declining due to iTunes, etc. They'll probably have electronics / movies, etc on the main floor, though I am not familiar with the layout of that store in particular (assuming you mean the former Virgin store?).

SpongeG · #**1657** Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 10:33 AM**

yes - but somewhere on the forum someone mentioned that HMV was downsizing the store and another store was going to take up a chunk of the space - i can see how they can divide it up...

wil be interesting to see what happens with the corner

LotusLand · #**1658** Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 3:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

yes - but somewhere on the forum someone mentioned that HMV was downsizing the store and another store was going to take up a chunk of the space - i can see how they can divide it up...

wil be interesting to see what happens with the corner

They'll probably give up one of their floors or consolidate their 3 floors to one main floor. What I can see happening is the underground floor and the main floor being for HMV and the top floor going to another store. or the bottom floor goes to another retail outlet. Right now the basement floor is DVD, video games and books, posters etc... Main floor is music by category and the top floor is music but not of the mainstream variety and comic toys.

danby · #**1659** Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 4:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

Pulse Nightclub is gone!!! its now called The Junction Public House and its not a gay bar anymore - its for everyone - its been painted too - must have been in the last week - it was Pulse last time i saw it

It still looks very much like a gay bar to me when visiting their site.. they still will have go go boys and special drag king and queen nights.

Ill have to check it out soon!

SpongeG · #**1660** Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 7:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by LotusLand

They'll probably give up one of their floors or consolidate their 3 floors to one main floor. What I can see happening is the underground floor and the main floor being for HMV and the top floor going to another store. or the bottom floor goes to another retail outlet. Right now the basement floor is DVD, video games and books, posters etc... Main floor is music by category and the top floor is music but not of the mainstream variety and comic toys.

well they moved all their music upstairs and their main floor is almost empty its very sparse at the moment with books and their DVD deals and 2 for $20 CD's kinda stuff

it looks like they will keep the burrard entrance and can block off most of the main floor giving the main floor the robson entrance