The Metro Vancouver Retail Thread

[Vin]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Odd, was it a Chinese developer, like your other examples?

Enlighten me please, what examples? Bigotry knows no bounds.

[BobLoblawsLawBlog]

Originally Posted by Vin

Enlighten me please, what examples? Bigotry knows no bounds.

Quebecers aren't really the best at architecture (now).

[Vin]

Hey Klazu, just saw this. Congratz!

http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2016/11/tsawwassen-mills

[RDW989]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Finally has a leased sign in the windows. Maybe by the time something new gets established here it will have been closed for over a year.

Burgoo? Just my speculation, but it seems a reasonable guess as the signage on the window says Forehand, which operates the Burgoo Bistros.
My pix, Nov 11, 16

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Vin

Enlighten me please, what examples? Bigotry knows no bounds.

You cited Aberdeen Centre and Parker Place.

[Klazu]

Originally Posted by Vin

Hey Klazu, just saw this. Congratz!

http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2016/11/tsawwassen-mills

Haha, thanks. I already forgot about his inquiry about my photos, but good to see him having put them up. Always great when more people get to enjoy the results of one's work.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by connect2source

Rolex, Alberni Street, formerly the Shangri-La lobby bar, is set to open. Would look a lot better without so many planters IMO.

Here are a few more pics of the new Rolex store on Alberni.



Nov.9 '16, my pics

[PeterAKer]

Shoppers Drug Mart on Denman Street has opened its new Beauty Boutique and expanded store Yesterday.

[GeeCee]

Has anyone been to the new Canada Post concept store?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...ending-machines-concept-stores-1.3863244

[officedweller]

Went in there today (their mailout brochure had a coupon for a free reusable shopping bag with their trademark postal code design (like the mailboxes))

Nice store - seems very open (i.e. a bit bare).

It's a bit odd that they have peg displays of things around the seating areas, etc.
They look like they'd be free items - but they aren't.

Lots of mailboxes in the back - large sized ones too.

One oddity - there's an automatic door inside an exterior manual door.

... and watch out for the step from the plaza to the sidewalk - my foot did a "drop" there and I almost stumbled.

[urbancanadian]

They had a cool vending machine for stamps which apparently is open 24/7.

[Conrad Yablonski]

Originally Posted by GeeCee

Has anyone been to the new Canada Post concept store?

Gag me with a spoon!

Originally Posted by officedweller

Nice store - seems very open (i.e. a bit bare).....It's a bit odd that they have peg displays of things around the seating areas, etc.
They look like they'd be free items - but they aren't....

The Pine St operation is similar designed by someone who's never actually been in a store-of course this is Canada Post we're talking about here.

[GeeCee]

I'd been hoping that they would have put in something where you can pick up your packages 24/7, but I guess that's just wishful thinking.

[domusile]

They have change rooms so you can try on online purchases and if you don't like what you ordered/wrong size you can return it right away. Pretty good idea

[SpongeG]

I popped into the designer outlet at YVR yesterday, i missed my flight and had some time to kill. Anyway a few new stores have opened since my last visit a couple months ago.

Club Monaco, Folli Follie, UGG, Ted Baker

And a new Michael Kors which looks like it could open in time for black friday as it still had paper on the windows but you could see inside that the store was fully merchandised

The lineup for Coach was about 50 people long before it even opened, just after it opened the line stretched across the way to the ralph lauren store

if you're shopping this weekend coach has 50% off everything + 40% off clearance items (I once got a $595 bag in seattle for $127 with that 50 + 40 off combo)

J Crew had 50% off store wide
Fossil had 60% off everything - I've only ever seen them have 50% off before
a lot of other stores had 60% off or 50%, polo had 40% off.

some pics - all 3 are next to each other and will be a good draw for this fairly quiet area

received_10157677541770004 by snub_you, on Flickr

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[jollyburger]

Michael Kors was a Black Friday grand opening

[SpongeG]

oh ok. I can't imaginre they would want to miss such a busy day/weekend.

Michael kors seems to have surpassed coach as the go to handbag for the masses these days

[etceteraism]

Any update on when COS is supposed to open in Gastown?

[cairnstone]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

oh ok. I can't imaginre they would want to miss such a busy day/weekend.

Michael kors seems to have surpassed coach as the go to handbag for the masses these days

yup they will be a discount brand like guess soon if they keep plugging stores in every mall. have to keep stores limited to make the best bang for the buck.

[cairnstone]

The Coach quite often has line ups when im at the mall.