[Saint John] Retail Thread - Page 23

Walk then Run · #**441** Posted **Jan 2, 2015, 3:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by JHikka

I know you're joking but I also know there are people west who despise having to cross a bridge and think their entire lives should be serviced solely on the Westside.

I know a few like that.

There is a fine line between being proud of your community and those who still live in the past (pre 1960's amalgamation of Lancaster). Nothing wrong with a little competition though, as every city has a bit of this us vs. them local infighting.

Walk then Run · #**442** Posted **Jan 2, 2015, 4:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by RaginRonic

So, my mind came up with this solution. Instead of there being escalators there, of which, frankly, the 2nd-3rd floor one always freaked me out ( @.@ ), why not have, on all 4 corners of the Atrium, elevators installed, that would allow for the Atrium to be opened up better?...Good idea?

In theory, I would agree, but the Fire Marshall may have something to say with the lack of stairs vs people in the event of a fire. Elevators are not your friend during an emergency, but at least an escalator defaults to stairs. I like the flow / set up of the current escalators as they force you to walk to the other side of the atrium in order to reach the next floor.

Whoever the next owner is, they need to pump money and new tenants within the walls to create a desire for us to want to go and shop.

ErickMontreal · #**443** Posted **Jan 7, 2015, 1:51 AM**

McAllister Place

Garage has just closed. Stokes and Aeropostale are following suit. H&M would apperently open a store later 2015.

MonctonRad · #**444** Posted **Jan 7, 2015, 3:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by ErickMontreal

McAllister Place

Garage has just closed. Stokes and Aeropostale are following suit. H&M would apperently open a store later 2015.

Are these stores gone gone, or just opening elsewhere in the mall??

H&M should be good news for McAllister Place.

michael_d40 · #**445** Posted **Jan 7, 2015, 8:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by ErickMontreal

McAllister Place

Garage has just closed. Stokes and Aeropostale are following suit. H&M would apperently open a store later 2015.

Wouldn't be surprised if Stokes is leaving just to do a re-branding and open as Think Kitchen at East Point.

Aeropostale... Sad... but not surprised. They seem to be closing a lot of their stores, and I think left Quebec all together.

Garage closed in Fredericton as well didn't they?

Taeolas · #**446** Posted **Jan 7, 2015, 12:02 PM**

Yeah Garage closed in Fredericton just after XMas I believe.

Stokes still seems to be going strong up here, as is Aeropostale from what i noticed.

Ire Narissis · #**447** Posted **Jan 7, 2015, 3:08 PM**

On the bright side, Aeropostale closing will likely bring more traffic next door to American Eagle, whose clothing is higher-quality anyway.

Fischbob · #**448** Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 7:48 PM**

Site Plan for Fairville Boulevard Plaza Phase III (where the new West Side Starbucks is):

Source

UptownJeff · #**449** Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 11:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Walk then Run

In theory, I would agree, but the Fire Marshall may have something to say with the lack of stairs vs people in the event of a fire. Elevators are not your friend during an emergency, but at least an escalator defaults to stairs. I like the flow / set up of the current escalators as they force you to walk to the other side of the atrium in order to reach the next floor.

Whoever the next owner is, they need to pump money and new tenants within the walls to create a desire for us to want to go and shop.

My dream would be to see irving oil buy the complex and move their headquarters into the aliant tower!

Walk then Run · #**450** Posted **Jan 22, 2015, 10:59 PM**

You may not be too far off the mark, especially the way I forsee Bell Aliant going. Plus, Irving Oil already occupies a floor or two in the tower now.

curious · #**451** Posted **Feb 8, 2015, 10:31 PM**

I think H&M should go uptown on the corner of king street (can't remember the other street). I was surprised at how well uptown SJ looked. Just need more population. We are eventually moving back to SJ will be a hard move, but that is what you do for family. Too bad we couldn't make SJ the shopping spot of the maritimes.

swish · #**452** Posted **Feb 11, 2015, 12:50 AM**

SJ may not be THE shopping destination of the Martimes but is certainly up there with the very best certainly are some stellar and quite unique shopping.

Fischbob · #**453** Posted **Mar 21, 2015, 12:32 AM**

A staff person at Mary Browns has told me they have aggressive expansion plans for SJ, with a West Side location slated to open in a few months' time in the same development as the new Starbucks. After that, they have their sights set on opening a North End location. KFC's gonna be feeling the heat.

michael_d40 · #**454** Posted **Mar 21, 2015, 4:29 AM**

Why do I feel like it's Future Shop moving to East Point?

CdnEh · #**455** Posted **Mar 22, 2015, 6:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by michael_d40

Why do I feel like it's Future Shop moving to East Point?

That makes sense - their current building is becoming quite aged and hasn't been properly renovated it quite a while. It's also quite a bit smaller than other FS stores in the region.

Then again, Future Shop/Best Buy have been closing stores left and right for the past few years. In fact, the one in New Glasgow just closed on Friday.

http://www.ngnews.ca/News/Local/2015-03-17/article-4080320/New-Glasgow-Future-Shop-closing-Friday/1
http://www.wifihifi.ca/LatestNewsHeadlines/JanuaryRitualFutureShopClosing3Stores.html

RaginRonic · #**456** Posted **Mar 22, 2015, 10:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by CdnEh

That makes sense - their current building is becoming quite aged and hasn't been properly renovated it quite a while. It's also quite a bit smaller than other FS stores in the region.

Then again, Future Shop/Best Buy have been closing stores left and right for the past few years. In fact, the one in New Glasgow just closed on Friday.

http://www.ngnews.ca/News/Local/2015-03-17/article-4080320/New-Glasgow-Future-Shop-closing-Friday/1
http://www.wifihifi.ca/LatestNewsHeadlines/JanuaryRitualFutureShopClosing3Stores.html

If a new electronics store was to be built at East Point, it'd be a Best Buy, with the Future Shop staff transferred up the hill, and the FS store closed.

=P

swish · #**457** Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 12:22 AM**

I look forward to see what is going into East Point love that area.

kwajo · #**458** Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 1:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by swish

I look forward to see what is going into East Point love that area.

I'm not a fan of any box store development that by nature incites shoppers to drive between stores, but hey, at least East Point isn't built on a sea-level floodplain...

JHikka · #**459** Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 3:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by kwajo

I'm not a fan of any box store development that by nature incites shoppers to drive between stores, but hey, at least East Point isn't built on a sea-level floodplain...

I'm fairly certain the area is below sea-level, further exhibiting the city's tremendous dev. planning.

kwajo · #**460** Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 12:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by JHikka

I'm fairly certain the area is below sea-level, further exhibiting the city's tremendous dev. planning.

Depends on where in the floodplain and which tide mark you choose, mean vs. average, etc. (I work on watershed and wetland issues in the area). Generally it is safe to assume much of the old Great Marsh [what is now the East Side] would have been under high tide twice a day. It was a tidal marsh after-all. I'm not saying reclaimed land can't work, there are cities all over the world that have used dykes, levees, in-fill, etc. to create usable land, but doing so is not without risks or complications and Saint John didn't exactly do the best job of managing its land reclamation.

The best perspective IMO is to think about the level of the city this way; the floorslab of McAllister Place is at the same elevation as the Courtenay Bay Causeway.