Winnipeg | Retail

[buzzg]

Originally Posted by drew

I am pretty sure they fastened those plywood boards to the building by screwing into the brass window frames.

I could be wrong, but I don't see any other way those boards could be fastened in there.

And if that is the case - well, it's really 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 and disrespectful. Not really much else to say.

It actually kind of looks like they created some sort of frame on the inside of the windows and fastened it to that. There's definitely some sort of framing around the edges, not just plywood.

[pegcity]

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[rrskylar]

Originally Posted by esquire

It is weird. The City has standards for seemingly everything but you want to board up one of the most prominent buildings in town on one of the most prominent streets in town? Sure, have at 'er!

Boarding up the store seemed like a pointed gesture by HBC to turn up the heat on the City and Province to do something about this and reach a deal.

When Eaton's closed I don't remember any windows being boarded up except for one window that was removed and placed on the second level of Bell MTS Place. But these guys had to board up the entire main level as soon as the store closed?!

Think you nailed it. The boarding is definitely a statement, a rather obscene one!

[BAKGUY]

I am curious why rock-glass is not used more to prevent glass breakage?

[esquire]

Originally Posted by BAKGUY

I am curious why rock-glass is not used more to prevent glass breakage?

Also pull-down shutters... they are becoming a bit more common but still pretty rare here.

I always thought it was a bit odd that posh European streets often have pull down shutters protecting storefronts while here you seldom see much more than plate glass... maybe with bars in the windows in sketchier areas.

[cslusarc]

Roll down shutters were only approved for installation in the Twin Cities earlier this year in reaction to last year's #BLM riots.

[buzzg]

Protests*

[cllew]

I don't know if there is a restriction on steel roll down shutters in Winnipeg as one beauty shop on the 600 block of Munroe Ave has had them since 2012 and looking at Google Maps I see a number of the businesses on North Main also have them.

For sure you don't see them on any of the big retailers protecting their plate glass windows.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by BAKGUY

I am curious why rock-glass is not used more to prevent glass breakage?

Its a relatively new product and I think a little more expensive than standard tempered glass.

Insurance will replace with the lowest cost product so it won't go in as a claim replacement even though it would probably cost less on a window that gets broken more than once.

[horrorbro123]

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[rrskylar]

^ dead link

[cllew]

I was out today shopping and on my way home I noticed that the 7/11 on Nairn (west of Panet Rd) has closed up. From what I could see on internet chatter Imperial Oil did not want to renew the lease on the land so that leads me to wonder if they are going to sell it off as it is a fair size lot.

Also looking at the 7/11 web page for Winnipeg I was surprised to see that about half of their locations have reduced their hours over the last little while to 5am to midnight.

I am old enough to remember when it was a big deal in East Kildonan when the one on Watt St. opened up 24 hours, and now its a limited hours store. Only open 3 hours more than when it first opened up. I have not been in that store in probably 45 years so I don't even know what 7-11 sells anymore.

[drew]

^ slurpees and big gulps.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by cllew

Also looking at the 7/11 web page for Winnipeg I was surprised to see that about half of their locations have reduced their hours over the last little while to 5am to midnight.

I am old enough to remember when it was a big deal in East Kildonan when the one on Watt St. opened up 24 hours, and now its a limited hours store. Only open 3 hours more than when it first opened up. I have not been in that store in probably 45 years so I don't even know what 7-11 sells anymore.

Kind of a sad statement but I suppose it just isn't worth the hassle to be open to customers overnight. Just staffing it must be an issue... who the hell would want to work the graveyard shift at a 7-Eleven store? My cousin worked at a Sev on North Main late nights around 30 years ago and it was pretty wild then... I can't imagine what it must be like now.

That said, I did notice that another new one must have opened up within the last year at Inkster and Sheppard. It's not often you see brand new locations open up here.

[buzzg]

Originally Posted by esquire

Kind of a sad statement but I suppose it just isn't worth the hassle to be open to customers overnight. Just staffing it must be an issue... who the hell would want to work the graveyard shift at a 7-Eleven store? My cousin worked at a Sev on North Main late nights around 30 years ago and it was pretty wild then... I can't imagine what it must be like now.

That said, I did notice that another new one must have opened up within the last year at Inkster and Sheppard. It's not often you see brand new locations open up here.

Even just off the top of my head, in areas that I actually drive by, in the last 5 years new 7-Elevens opened on Pembina near Byng and Portage at Wall. I'm sure there's more even, as sev is the dominant chain in Winnipeg.

[cllew]

And of those 2 the Pembina and Byng is 24 hours and the Portage and Wall is a restricted hour store.

[OTA in Winnipeg]

The closures are everywhere too.

Maryland and Ellice
MacGregor and Selkirk
Salter and Aberdeen and Sargent and Isabel a few years ago
William and Isabel

I wonder of the one at Arlington and Ellice is still open. They're always getting robbed.

[drew]

Originally Posted by OTA in Winnipeg

The closures are everywhere too.

Maryland and Ellice
MacGregor and Selkirk
Salter and Aberdeen and Sargent and Isabel a few years ago
William and Isabel

I wonder of the one at Arlington and Ellice is still open. They're always getting robbed.

Still open.

[buzzg]

I remember someone saying here a while back (probably CoryB) that they're moving to try and have gas stations at as many locations as possible? I think there was something to do with the Esso deal, and some Esso C-stores will become sevs. Possible those closures are near other upcoming conversions, or the non-gas sales weren't high enough to keep open in light of new strategy?

[cheswick]

Last Henry Armstrongs closing in a couple of days. Nice write up as usual by Christian of West End Dumplings on the history of the chain in the city.

http://westenddumplings.blogspot.com/2021/06/farewell-to-henry-armstrongs-instant.html