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Old Posted Apr 12, 2017, 3:26 PM
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And if they do they buy clothes they will pay more for better quality clothes that last longer, pay a little more for quality than what's trendy and disposable.
Hasn't the trend in recent years in recent years been the opposite? Stores that sell cheap/crappy but trendy goods (Ikea, Zara, Forever 21, H&M) are thriving while sellers of more durable goods have struggled?
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Adonis is part of Métro? I did not know this.
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OMG Adonis would do well in this part of Gatineau. The Lebanese population has just exploded here in the past 10 years.

As a second language, I hear far more Arabic than English in my neighbourhood.
I didn't know that there was much of a Lebanese population in Gatineau. But I would see a first Adonis location doing better in Ottawa South, particularly close to Bank, or Walkley Roads.
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Adonis is part of Métro? I did not know this.

OMG Adonis would do well in this part of Gatineau. The Lebanese population has just exploded here in the past 10 years.

As a second language, I hear far more Arabic than English in my neighbourhood.
Métro bought a majority stake back in 2011, right after Loblaw’s bought T&T. They would do very well in Gatineau and even better in South-East Ottawa, where these is huge Lebanese population and would love to have a Lebanese grocery /food store such as Adonis.

I'm still surprised that Ottawa does not have one but they opened 2 in Toronto. I would not get my hope up; I heard a rumour for a while now that they would build a store on an empty piece of land at the corner of Hawthorne and Wakley rd (near the 417).
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I didn't know that there was much of a Lebanese population in Gatineau. But I would see a first Adonis location doing better in Ottawa South, particularly close to Bank, or Walkley Roads.
There are probably about 5,000 people of Lebanese origin in Gatineau. Which is a lot less than Ottawa which has about 20,000. But we're also a much smaller city.

They're the second-biggest immigrant community (after the Portuguese) but probably the most visible and audible given that the Portuguese have been here longer and are more assimilated.
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Métro bought a majority stake back in 2011, right after Loblaw’s bought T&T. They would do very well in Gatineau and even better in South-East Ottawa, where these is huge Lebanese population and would love to have a Lebanese grocery /food store such as Adonis.

I'm still surprised that Ottawa does not have one but they opened 2 in Toronto. I would not get my hope up; I heard a rumour for a while now that they would build a store on an empty piece of land at the corner of Hawthorne and Wakley rd (near the 417).
Yes, that is surprising about Toronto and not Ottawa. Ottawa has about the same Lebanese population as Toronto, but obviously it's more concentrated in Ottawa.

Though Adonis isn't just a Lebanese supermarket. It caters to other groups as well (the broader Middle East, and beyond). Maybe that's the idea behind the Toronto openings.
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Hasn't the trend in recent years in recent years been the opposite? Stores that sell cheap/crappy but trendy goods (Ikea, Zara, Forever 21, H&M) are thriving while sellers of more durable goods have struggled?
yes, but they were saying that more people ie older consumers with money i guess, are not shopping as much as they did in the past and thats why we have the fast cheap fashion growing and higher end brands growing while the middle priced brands are struggling. Its going either cheap or high end. People are spending less on clothes in general and when they do they would rather pay more for better made clothes.

Fast fashion belongs to the young. lol.
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There's a lot of retail development going on at 350 Cresthaven Dr(intersection of Cresthaven and Strandherd). I know there's a FreshCo coming there in the big building, but there's two other smaller buildings, does anyone know who will be occupying those two buildings?
I drive by here almost daily and have been wondering myself. When I am able to find out I will post here.

Their website link has not been updated in months with tenant information. It still says Jan 2017 occupancy.
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The food court at Place Bell (160 Elgin) has reopened with a Bridgehead and Mac's Sushi.

Gabriel Pizza, California Thai, Green Rebel, Ya Habibi (lebanese) and Booster Juice will open there soon.

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Loblaw plans to open 30 new stores and upgrade more than 500 others

The Canadian Press | April 13, 2017 10:18 AM ET


BRAMPTON, Ont. — Loblaw said Thursday that it plans to open 30 new stores and renovate more than 500 existing stores as it continues to adapt to changes in the food retail sector.

The grocery and pharmacy giant said the investment includes the continued roll out of its Click & Collect e-commerce, improved health and wellness services, and the inclusion of fresh food at select Shoppers Drug Mart locations.

Loblaw (TSX:L) said the moves will invest about $1.3 billion into the economy and create an estimated 10,000 retail, trade and construction jobs.

Thursday’s announcement comes almost exactly a year since Loblaw said it planned to build 50 new stores and renovate 150 others as part of a $1.3 billion revamp and expansion.

Loblaw made a similar announcement in 2015, when it said it would build 50 new stores and improve more than 100 others.

The company later said it would shutter 52 locations across Canada that had fallen short of expectations.

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Clocktower pub just open in Orleans. Trim / Innes.
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Jusqu'à 21 h les samedis ?



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La direction du centre commercial Les Promenades Gatineau jongle avec l'idée de prolonger ses heures d'ouverture jusqu'à 21h les samedis, a appris Le Droit. L'analyse d'une telle option est à une étape encore très préliminaire, mais la base de la réflexion, elle, est claire et nette : diminuer l'ampleur des fuites commerciales vers Ottawa causées par le contexte frontalier de la région.

C'est bien connu que sur la rive ontarienne, la majorité des grands centres commerciaux tels que le Centre Rideau, St-Laurent et Bayshore ouvrent leurs portes à la clientèle les samedis soirs. De son côté, Place d'Orléans ferme à 19h.

C'est dans cette optique que le centre commercial gatinois, propriété du groupe immobilier Oxford et de Montez Corporation, achemine depuis quelque temps un sondage en ligne de trois questions à sa clientèle, lui demandant entre autres jusqu'à quel point elle serait intéressée de magasiner après 17h les samedis et s'il lui arrive d'aller faire des achats à Ottawa dans cette plage horaire.

« Nous sommes dans un processus de consultation, c'est préliminaire et il y a d'autres étapes subséquentes à celle-là. On ne tirera pas de conclusion définitive une fois qu'on aura cumulé les résultats de ce sondage-là. Pour nous, c'est un prémisse à savoir si c'est un terrain favorable ou défavorable. On envisage tous les scénarios, mais ça va se faire dans le dialogue », affirme la directrice du marketing des Promenades Gatineau, Kathleen Michaud.

Le ministère de l'Économie, de la Science et de l'Innovation avait déjà accordé au centre commercial l'automne dernier une dérogation à la loi québécoise, lui accordant le droit d'ouvrir ses portes jusqu'à 21h du lundi au samedi durant le dernier temps des Fêtes. Cette dérogation n'est actuellement plus appliquée, mais est valide jusqu'au 31 août.

« On a une réalité géographique très différente des autres régions. Les centres commerciaux d'Ottawa vont vraiment profiter de tous les bénéfices que vont leur apporter le train léger, par exemple. Alors je pense que c'est logique qu'on se pose la question sur le prolongement des heures, c'est dans l'ordre des choses », poursuit-elle.

La direction du centre ne cache pas qu'avec son offre culinaire de plus en plus diversifiée (une vingtaine de restaurants incluant la foire alimentaire, dont quatre ouvriront dans les trois prochains mois), des heures étendues les samedis pourraient avoir un impact positif.

« Les gens vont pouvoir aller manger et magasiner, ou vice-versa. Nos restaurateurs vont être super contents si on décide d'aller dans cette direction », indique Mme Michaud, répétant cependant qu'il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvres dans ce dossier.

Depuis la fin des travaux majeurs de modernisation du centre commercial en 2015, l'achalandage et les ventes seraient en hausse d'environ 25 %.

« On sait qu'on peut aller chercher beaucoup plus. Il y a des marchés comme Aylmer, où le capital discrétionnaire est plus élevé, mais où les habitudes de consommation sont clairement vers l'Ontario en raison de la proximité du pont Champlain et du bassin de population à plus forte majorité anglophone. Donc, c'est de leur dire : venez nous voir, on a une nouvelle histoire », dit-elle.

Le scénario d'ouvrir les portes jusqu'à 21h les samedis n'est nullement envisagé aux Galeries Aylmer. Aux Galeries de Hull, l'élargissement des heures d'affaires va faire partie des options, car c'est une tendance lourde en cette ère de commerce électronique, a indiqué le vice-président exécutif exploitation et commerce de détail chez Cominar, Guy Charron, qui qualifie le sujet de délicat.

«Leur démarche est sage»

Le président de la Chambre de commerce de Gatineau (CCG), Jean-Claude Des Rosiers, ne se dit ni favorable ni défavorable avec cette stratégie commerciale d'ouvrir jusqu'à 21h les samedis soirs.

Chose certaine, il rappelle que selon une analyse datant de 2013, les fuites commerciales de Gatineau vers Ottawa totalisaient 300 millions $.

« Est-ce que l'offre est trop importante ou c'est la demande qui n'est pas au rendez-vous. La question se pose », lance-t-il.

La CCG apprécie qu'il y aura des pourparlers et que rien ne sera décidé précipitamment, peu importe le scénario choisi.

« Un tel changement doit être structuré. Je trouve que leur démarche est sage. Ils tâtent le terrain d'abord afin de bien cerner la clientèle et aussi prendre une décision intelligente pour les commerçants », dit M. Des Rosiers.

Parmi les consommateurs interrogés par LeDroit, certains sont séduits, d'autres sont carrément indifférents.

« Ça m'est arrivé d'aller magasiner à Ottawa un samedis soir, alors ça m'intéresserait », affirme Ghislaine Rollin.

Disant que ce scénario lui fait ni chaud ni froid, Diane Pilon soutient quant à elle n'y être aucunement intéressée, préférant magasiner durant la journée. Et à moins de grande exception, il n'est pas question pour elle de traverser la rivière des Outaouais pour aller faire des emplettes.

L'Ontarienne Marie-Ève Therien fait l'inverse et vient régulièrement magasiner sur la rive gatinoise.

« Je me fais servir en français et je trouve aussi qu'il y a des magasins différents. Je pense que l'idée est bonne. »

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The "Lowes coming soon" sign at former st Laurent Target is gone. That has to be the longest vapourware retail projects I have heard of.
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The "Lowes coming soon" sign at former st Laurent Target is gone. That has to be the longest vapourware retail projects I have heard of.
Damn, I had a feeling that was going to happen. I would love a Lowes in that area.
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Damn, I had a feeling that was going to happen. I would love a Lowes in that area.
When Lowes bought Rona, I think we all saw the writing on the wall. Unfortunate.

The next question is what happens to that space? Broken up in to smaller spaces? What is really missing along St-Laurent?
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When Lowes bought Rona, I think we all saw the writing on the wall. Unfortunate.

The next question is what happens to that space? Broken up in to smaller spaces? What is really missing along St-Laurent?
The east end pretty much has a complete set of big box stores (plus doubles of CT and Walmart). The only thing I can think of is relocating staples and winners from across the street to make way for redevelopment of the plaza north of Donald.
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I heard an interesting rumour today... that Farm Boy is buying Bridgehead. Not a bad move, if true. Two local companies with no overlap in products ganging up to drive their mutual expansion plans? There's no reason that they couldn't share retail space going forward, as they both cater to the same crowd.

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It could also be Marché Adonis (also under the Métro banner). Adonis would do well in the Ottawa-Gatineau market, but I doubt that part of Gatineau is the best place for them .
I got confirmation from a source that works at Metro that it will be an Adonis and they are targeting September time frame to open.
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Does anyone know what happens to the Body Shop at Rideau Centre? I was out shopping with the wife yesterday and the entire store was vacant, does not look like they were doing any renos either.

I know there was some talk about them looking for a buyer...
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Does anyone know what happens to the Body Shop at Rideau Centre? I was out shopping with the wife yesterday and the entire store was vacant, does not look like they were doing any renos either.

I know there was some talk about them looking for a buyer...
Body Shop is moving to the second floor
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I got confirmation from a source that works at Metro that it will be an Adonis and they are targeting September time frame to open.
I know a lot of people who will be happy about this if it happens.
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