Don't you dare try telling me creampuffs and *Japanese* hot dogs are unhealthy.
I'm on a diet, and they will be part of it!
How true. Japanese food Is among the healthiest on the planet. I lived in Tokyo for a year, and ate and ate and ate to my heart's content, staying
slim and feeling great ! !
(... mind you, it was mostly fish, rice, and seaweed, but nothing's perfect...)
I think one creampuff has about 220 calories, so it's probably not a lot worse than Tim Hortons.
On an unrelated note, I had to do a doubletake, but it looks like Marine Drive in North Van is going to get a Thrifty Foods. At least their logo was on a development site sign I saw there. It's about time that Thrifty Food starts having a bigger presence in the Lower Mainland.
The Thrifty foods is going in the development next to the Pricesmart foods. It is also where Bed Bath and Beyond will open there North Vancouver location if I am not mistaken.
How true. Japanese food Is among the healthiest on the planet. I lived in Tokyo for a year, and ate and ate and ate to my heart's content, staying
slim and feeling great ! !
(... mind you, it was mostly fish, rice, and seaweed, but nothing's perfect...)
Japanese food may be healthy... but everything in moderation.
The problem we have here has less to do with healthy food ( which is ONE factor ) and more to do with volume consumed.
The Thrifty foods is going in the development next to the Pricesmart foods. It is also where Bed Bath and Beyond will open there North Vancouver location if I am not mistaken.
Wow. There is going to be a full-on grocery store war on Marine Drive, featuring Price-Smart, Save-On and Thrifty. Not to mention nearby IGA Marketplace, Whole Foods, Superstore and Extra Foods.
It makes you wonder why Safeway lets its stores languish in such pitiful fashion. Tell me why anyone would shop there again when there are so many better choices?
It makes you wonder why Safeway lets its stores languish in such pitiful fashion. Tell me why anyone would shop there again when there are so many better choices?
The Safeway at 13th and Lonsdale will be redeveloped within the next 2 years, possibly even sooner. I'd expect Safeway will be rebuilt to about double it's current size (with additional retail, residential etc).
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An update on some old news, but it appears IKEA is moving ahead with complete redevelopment/expansion of their Richmond store. No details, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is even bigger than Coquitlam...
The Safeway at 13th and Lonsdale will be redeveloped within the next 2 years, possibly even sooner. I'd expect Safeway will be rebuilt to about double it's current size (with additional retail, residential etc).
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An update on some old news, but it appears IKEA is moving ahead with complete redevelopment/expansion of their Richmond store. No details, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is even bigger than Coquitlam...
They've been doing renovations to many of their stores in the last year. I heard they are going to remodel the Coquitlam store, which seems odd since it was only opened maybe 10 years ago? Not sure why they think it needs it.
IE All Ikea's in the world that are the Coquitlam concept will be changing to the new concept so its across the board.
You will notice this best if you walk into any of the new Old Navy's.... its like 360 how they have changed in the last month.
If the store has been open 7 months or 5 years it will get a remodel to the new concept.
I remember the A&F in Edmonton opened and then a month after, had contractors tear down the neon signage and storefront to upgrade to the new louvers/windowless package... I think it cost like 300,000 to do.
IE All Ikea's in the world that are the Coquitlam concept will be changing to the new concept so its across the board.
You will notice this best if you walk into any of the new Old Navy's.... its like 360 how they have changed in the last month.
If the store has been open 7 months or 5 years it will get a remodel to the new concept.
I remember the A&F in Edmonton opened and then a month after, had contractors tear down the neon signage and storefront to upgrade to the new louvers/windowless package... I think it cost like 300,000 to do.
It 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 but it needed to happen sooner or later.
True, I just noticed this at the Joey Bentall One. They are all going to a consistent branding with Joey and then a location identifier. Joey Bentall One now has new signage after being open for no more than a year. Such a waste.
I guess I only see one IKEA so I don't realize what the new locations look like or what they are moving to.
I was at IKEA Coquitlam yesterday they just switched around some departments entirely - near the cashiers they had a big area tarped off and said something was changing/coming - I wonder if that relates to the new concept?
and I wonder how thrifty foods will do next to price smart? thrifty is pretty expensive - nice but pricey - they had signage up on fraser hwy for a long time in cloverdale/surrey and than extra foods opened and thrifty never opened but price smart opened instead
I was at IKEA Coquitlam yesterday they just switched around some departments entirely - near the cashiers they had a big area tarped off and said something was changing/coming - I wonder if that relates to the new concept?
and I wonder how thrifty foods will do next to price smart? thrifty is pretty expensive - nice but pricey - they had signage up on fraser hwy for a long time in cloverdale/surrey and than extra foods opened and thrifty never opened but price smart opened instead
Thrifty Foods has Island Farms milk. No contest really. haha.
Personally, I think Thrifty is a good fit for North Van. I would have preferred a Nester's, but I guess Nester's is too preoccupied with succeeding downtown.
The Price Smart opening still leaves me scratching my head, because Jimmy P. already has three Save-On Foods in North Vancouver.
An update on some old news, but it appears IKEA is moving ahead with complete redevelopment/expansion of their Richmond store. No details, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is even bigger than Coquitlam...
very interested! They have the land in Richmond and held off on expansion a while back. I imagine we will see a parking structure just like Coquitlam.
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The Safeway at 13th and Lonsdale will be redeveloped within the next 2 years, possibly even sooner. I'd expect Safeway will be rebuilt to about double it's current size (with additional retail, residential etc).
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An update on some old news, but it appears IKEA is moving ahead with complete redevelopment/expansion of their Richmond store. No details, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is even bigger than Coquitlam...
Oooh. I didn't know the IKEA in Richmond was being redeveloped/expanded. That's nice to hear. When are the details for redevelopment/expansion for IKEA Richmond to be released?
Last I heard way back was that the new store will be on the property to the east of the existing store and the existing store site will become parking lot/garage.
They've been doing renovations to many of their stores in the last year. I heard they are going to remodel the Coquitlam store, which seems odd since it was only opened maybe 10 years ago? Not sure why they think it needs it.
Ya our Safeway is getting a full inside/outside reno. This will include Castlegar's first Starbucks.
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