The Metro Vancouver Retail Thread

[wrenegade]

Originally Posted by officedweller

i.e. Nordstrom isn't going to enter the market with a "tired" old building facade.

I wouldn't necessarily agree with this. A number of their locations look like bunkers. Two close to us in fact:

SouthCentre in Seattle


http://www.flickr.com/photos/65359853@N00/4680275351/

Washington Square Portland


http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/706/0713parkavewestcrane.jpg/

[Conrad]

Originally Posted by wrenegade

I wouldn't necessarily agree with this. A number of their locations look like bunkers. Two close to us in fact:

SouthCentre in Seattle


http://www.flickr.com/photos/65359853@N00/4680275351/

Washington Square Portland


http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/706/0713parkavewestcrane.jpg/

They still look better than the Sears building. I'll take a brick fortress over that oppressive, filthy white monstrosity any day.

[Prometheus]

Originally Posted by wrenegade

SouthCentre in Seattle


http://www.flickr.com/photos/65359853@N00/4680275351/

Washington Square Portland


http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/706/0713parkavewestcrane.jpg/

Doesn't give you much hope.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by wrenegade

I wouldn't necessarily agree with this. A number of their locations look like bunkers. Two close to us in fact:

OK, I'll rephrase - "tired "old" building facade ... associated with Sears (or Eatons).

If I were Nordstrom, I'd at least want to differentiate my part of the building from theirs.

[LeftCoaster]

Regardless of Nordstroms' other stores, if they do secure the Sears building it will be overhauled. And it isn't their call on re-doing the building, Cadillac Fairview has been wanting to redo the building for years.

It's the securing the Sears building that is going to be the difficult part.

[peterprinciple]

My personal fear is that Walmart will try to get their hands on this location. They dont have a store in downtown Vancouver. The Supercentre store in Victoria's Uptown Centre is two storeys so why not go for a six storey location.
This may sound absurd but anything is possible. I hope good sense prevails on the part of Cadillac-Fairview and this never happens. I am not even a fan of Nordstrom but I would be in favour of Macy's if we have to have an American tenant.

[peterprinciple]

[peterprinciple]

Replace the star in the Macy's logo to a Maple Leaf.

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by peterprinciple

My personal fear is that Walmart will try to get their hands on this location. They dont have a store in downtown Vancouver. The Supercentre store in Victoria's Uptown Centre is two storeys so why not go for a six storey location.
This may sound absurd but anything is possible. I hope good sense prevails on the part of Cadillac-Fairview and this never happens. I am not even a fan of Nordstrom but I would be in favour of Macy's if we have to have an American tenant.

Cadillac Fairview would never, EVER lease that space to Walmart, for a multitude of reasons.

I can't imagine walmart would have much interest in it anyway.

[Conrad Yablonski]

Originally Posted by LotusLand

Next to Running Room on Cambie a Yogurt place called Menchies is going in I believe. Drove by yesterday and saw a sign.

Originally Posted by SpongeG

thats been that way since the spring

There are tradesmen inside working the store-walked by yesterday and saw them- so it's still a go.

[sacrifice333]

Reposted from OV thread:

Originally Posted by sacrifice333

Village Cleaners is Open! 24/7 Automated Dry Clean Drop-off / Pick-up! Also tailoring, shoe repair, and wet cleaning!

Also... looks like the SW corner of the Urban Fare building has been leased for a Subway. There goes the neighbourhood.

[incognism]

The Chinese restaurant currently occupying the future Crate and Barrel space in Oakridge is closing up shop on Dec 26th. Guess we'll start to see work begin in the new year.

[osirisboy]

Is the theatre already closed?

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by osirisboy

Is the theatre already closed?

no its still open

took a pic at aberdeen today - was already mentioned here...



i noticed they have shrunk the giordano store down almost half to make way for a BC biomedical office... and girodano should have more stores here they have some cool stuff

[Hot Rod]

Originally Posted by wrenegade

I wouldn't necessarily agree with this. A number of their locations look like bunkers. Two close to us in fact:

SouthCentre in Seattle


http://www.flickr.com/photos/65359853@N00/4680275351/

Washington Square Portland


http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/706/0713parkavewestcrane.jpg/

Actually, that is Downtown Portland Nordstrom, not Washington Square (which is a mall).

I can also confirm that Nordstrom is very actively looking to enter the Vancouver market with at least a flagship store. ... More to come once I know and can say.

[Echowinds]

Izzue has been putting up ads for both hiring and promotional purposes in Chinese magazines and news.

H-Mart is still renovating.

[dreambrother808]

For Lease signs are down and activity going on inside the old Esprit location on Robson.

[SpongeG]

finally - never seen a spot sit empty so long on robson

Jacob has signs up in pacific centre saying they will open in january at the old guess location next to sears, Fresh slice pizza is opening on robson just next to the A&W next to the chapters, CB2 is hiring for the vancouver store on their facebook feed

does anyone know the sq footage of empire theatres on granville street? is the plan still to convert it to retail? would it be big enough to house nordstrom?

[Van23H]

The Empire theatres space in Oakridge centre will become Crate and Barrel. They have received approval for the design and it should be just over 20,000 sqft-25,000sqft including the Chinese restaurant.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

does anyone know the sq footage of empire theatres on granville street? is the plan still to convert it to retail? would it be big enough to house nordstrom?

Way too small