[Saint John] Retail Thread

[CdnEh]

Interesting that Winners is moving. Could it be that they're splitting the two stores up? There are plenty of standalone HomeSense.

[Ire Narissis]

Originally Posted by Whaler

Food court in Brunswick Square will expand. Some other tenants on the top floor will be moving to the main floor.

That doesn't surprise me at all; the food court in there is always mega-crowded at lunchtime and seems long overdue for expansion - especially since the new Irving Oil HQ will probably bring an even bigger surge of lunch traffic.

Any indication of how that's going to go down? Would make sense for them to move some of the ground-floor non-food tenants, like the Li'l Shop Of Science, up to the main level to make room.

[UptownJeff]

Originally Posted by Ire Narissis

That doesn't surprise me at all; the food court in there is always mega-crowded at lunchtime and seems long overdue for expansion - especially since the new Irving Oil HQ will probably bring an even bigger surge of lunch traffic.

Any indication of how that's going to go down? Would make sense for them to move some of the ground-floor non-food tenants, like the Li'l Shop Of Science, up to the main level to make room.

my sources (who are pretty good!) tell me that Suzy Shier will close or move to make way for the expansion and it is likely the dollar store will move or close. New lighting and ventilation for sure throughout. I will post more as I hear.

[kwajo]

Given that Suzy Shier has already closed (or is on the tail end of their closeout sale), that makes a lot of sense.

[Whaler]

Bottom floor will mostly if not all be food oriented.
Level II will be filled in with tenants from other floors. Level III will be doctors and other tenants such as this. Very little retail if any.

[Ire Narissis]

Sounds like a smart plan for Brunswick Square; since their business revolves around the uptown core's daytime residents, it makes sense for them to focus on things like foodservice and professional offices that will be dealing with people during business hours.

Most people aren't interested in a shopping destination that's not open long enough for them to visit after work.

[michael_d40]

Looks like Laura Secord will be moving in to the recently vacated Rocky Mountain chocolate Factory in McAllister Place.. The location in Brunswick Square will also remain open.

[Ire Narissis]

Originally Posted by michael_d40

Looks like Laura Secord will be moving in to the recently vacated Rocky Mountain chocolate Factory in McAllister Place.. The location in Brunswick Square will also remain open.

Isn't that the exact same location they previously held in McAllister Place before closing there? Second time's the charm, I guess.

[michael_d40]

Couple more conceptual drawings of the new Uptown NB Liquor store





Source: http://www.commercial-properties.ca/anbl_news

[kwajo]

Oh good, they moved the entrance slightly to face Wellington Row. I was hoping for a Union entrance as well, but it's better than nothing.

[michael_d40]

While on the topic of liquor stores, the new flagship NBLiquor at 40 East Point Way is scheduled to open today at 1 pm. According to the Telegraph Journal it is 13,000 square feet and is unlike any other. It will also be featuring the new NB Liquor logo. From the pictures I seen, it does look pretty fancy. Here's a small look of the inside



Source: NB Liquor Facebook page

[Wolkenkratzerliebhab]

Not sure what the construction is at the former Target store is about, but most likely it is being subdivided like the former Target store in Charlottetown.

Construction at old Target store begins. by I'm Me, Who are You?, on Flickr

[RaginRonic]

Originally Posted by Wolkenkratzerliebhab

Not sure what the construction is at the former Target store is about, but most likely it is being subdivided like the former Target store in Charlottetown.

Construction at old Target store begins. by I'm Me, Who are You?, on Flickr

This pic makes me mad as hell, because, to me, the Canadian suppliers to Target purposely squeezed the supply lines shut, just to screw Target over the whole deal that left Zellers dead in the water.

Those companies didn't want Target here, at all. They wanted the Zellers name to remain, and behaved like a bunch of ninnies when it didn't.

> = (

[Walk then Run]

I have heard that GoodLife fitness will be moving here from their current spot at Parkway. Can anyone confirm?

[UptownJeff]

Originally Posted by Walk then Run

I have heard that GoodLife fitness will be moving here from their current spot at Parkway. Can anyone confirm?

I had heard that they are moving up the hill to east pointe in 2017 when the parkway lease expires.

[Walk then Run]

Must be a new build? I can't think of any current space that would be of the needed square footage.

[OUIR@random]

Originally Posted by RaginRonic

This pic makes me mad as hell, because, to me, the Canadian suppliers to Target purposely squeezed the supply lines shut, just to screw Target over the whole deal that left Zellers dead in the water.

Those companies didn't want Target here, at all. They wanted the Zellers name to remain, and behaved like a bunch of ninnies when it didn't.

> = (

I must agree, I'm a big fan of Target and we were quite loyal to them in my household when they came here. I don't think anyone gave Target Canada a chance; Canadians consumers, suppliers, the media and obviously rival retailers. There is no competition in Canada and existing retailers and suppliers wanted it to stay that way. Target was getting squeezed alright. We say we want variety and competition in Canada... but in reality ''no we don't'' is essentially what we said to Target Canada during their short existence. We have Loblaws, Costco and Walmart case closed.

[UptownJeff]

Originally Posted by Walk then Run

Must be a new build? I can't think of any current space that would be of the needed square footage.

Yes, from what my sources tell me...I have someone who may actually be able to confirm all this but haven't been able to get to him yet!

[Franco401]

Originally Posted by OUIR@random

I must agree, I'm a big fan of Target and we were quite loyal to them in my household when they came here. I don't think anyone gave Target Canada a chance; Canadians consumers, suppliers, the media and obviously rival retailers. There is no competition in Canada and existing retailers and suppliers wanted it to stay that way. Target was getting squeezed alright. We say we want variety and competition in Canada... but in reality ''no we don't'' is essentially what we said to Target Canada during their short existance. We have Loblaws, Costco and Walmart case closed.

The reason Target failed with consumers wasn't that we didn't give them a chance, it was because prior to their entering the market, our only experience with Target was in the USA, where almost all consumer goods are cheaper for a variety of reasons. The Canadian public then associated Target with great prices and goods you can't get north of the border. Americans, on the other hand, see Target as a cleaner, more expensive, less trashy version of American Wal-Mart, so when Target Canada wasn't much better than Wal-Mart Canada, we were disappointed and wound up ignoring it in favor of better prices and familiarity.

[OUIR@random]

Franco401 I wholeheartedly agree with you if I can add that we as Canadians had unrealistic expectations. However, I stand by my comment. Cheers!