Canadian Retail Thread

[MolsonExport]

The last word on malls, for old-times sake:
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[caltrane74]

Nordstorm is finally coming to Toronto.

Yay!

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

Nordstorm is finally coming to Toronto.

Yay!

If you can consider Etobicoke, Toronto. Sherway Gardens? Can you even take the subway there?

[caltrane74]

I have a big American chain is coming to Atrium on Bay...

Big Rendering details to be released

[Boris2k7]

Blamo!

Chinook Centre planning major expansion
One million square feet of mixed-use development in the works

Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald

CALGARY — A one-million-square-foot mixed-use expansion is planned for Calgary’s Chinook Centre.

Wayne Barwise, executive vice-president of development for Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, said the owner of the popular mall is working on expansion plans for its property right now.

“We have an application into the city for up to a million-square-foot addition which would be a mixed-use addition and that’s currently going through the planning process and so there will no doubt be a lot of public deliberations over the course of the fall and the winter in order to determine what will actually, hopefully, be approved and finally built at some point,” he said while in Calgary on Tuesday.

“At this point, our focus is on the actual Chinook Centre lands ... We’ll be able to share with you exactly where it is once it’s approved.”

Just last week, Terry Napper, general manager at Chinook Centre, said the addition of high-profile American retailers Target and Nordstrom to Chinook Centre will push annual retail sales at the mall to the near $1-billion mark.

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Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/busines...#ixzz26s34sjI7

[eternallyme]

Originally Posted by Boris2k7

Blamo!

Chinook Centre planning major expansion
One million square feet of mixed-use development in the works

Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald



Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/busines...#ixzz26s34sjI7

IMO, the Chinook area (not just mall - the whole area between Centre and 5th Streets, and 58th and 67th Avenues) should be developed by Calgary as a secondary CBD (i.e. make it a mixed use but business-incentive area) - similar to, say, Toronto's North York City Centre.

[Chadillaccc]

yeah man exactly! They already have a Chinook Village TOD plan. So hopefully Macleoud Trail will develop the highrise portion of the secondary CBD.

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

I have a big American chain is coming to Atrium on Bay...

Big Rendering details to be released

Yes, Target. Are they going on the new upper floors they're adding on the bottom. I'm assuming at the Yonge Street end although the Bay Street end would make things interesting.

We already have Canadian Tire on Bay. A Target would help kick start Bay as an alternative retail strip to Yonge. Maybe in 20 years it will be solid retail all the way up to Bloor on Bay street.

[Chadillaccc]

Awesome trip to West Edmonton Mall, truly a gem of Canada.

Bourbon Street - WEM

119 by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Santa Maria

118 by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

WEM Street

117 by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

MindBender, the worlds largest indoor triple-loop roller coaster, in GalaxyLand WEM

112 by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

GalaxyLand

109 by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

[artvandelay]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

WEM Street

117 by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Good god, is that a massive portrait of Justin Bieber at the end of the hall?

[Chadillaccc]

I wouldn't call it a portrait, but yes it's probably some bullshit HMV or The Bay advertisement.

[vid]

It's actually a celebration of contemporary lesbians.

[Boris2k7]

Going to WEM is like taking a trip to my childhood back in the early 90's.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Boris2k7

Going to WEM is like taking a trip to my childhood back in the early 90's.

With all the reflective glass and mullets, more like the mid 80's. I worked at WEM in the early 90's and have full on hate for the place.

[Doug]

Heard that Save-On Foods is opening four locations in Calgary. One will be in Seton next to the new south hospital. The other will be on Macleod as part of the London development.

[Boris2k7]

Originally Posted by Doug

With all the reflective glass and mullets, more like the mid 80's. I worked at WEM in the early 90's and have full on hate for the place.

For me it's that I lived in Edmonton until I was six and a half years old, and I remember going to WEM both back then and many times since. So I associate the place with that particular time in my life. The difference between Chinook in 1994 and Chinook in 2012 is quite stark, by contrast.

[SpongeG]

i went to WEM a lot in the 80's I remember seeing quite a few guys doing the boy george trend, thats what i always associate the mall with, that and beaver canoe sweatshirts

[vanman]

Originally Posted by vid

It's actually a celebration of contemporary lesbians.

Fucking hilarious vid. This should be framed!

[davidivivid]

Flagship store and HQ of Holt Renfrew in Quebec City around 1900.

http://www.espritdulieu-quebec.ulava..._id=2&paged=12

[RaginRonic]

From Target's website:

http://pressroom.target.ca/pr/tgt-en...re-239183.aspx

Target begins hiring for store teams across Ontario
Retailer now accepting applications for variety of store positions
October 01, 2012
Target® Corp. (NYSE: TGT) is pleased to announce that hiring for its first Canadian stores is officially underway. Throughout the fall, Target will be looking for talented Canadians to fill a variety of store positions at its first 24 stores across Ontario, scheduled to open in March/April 2013.

All Target locations will offer a range of opportunities from part-time employment to an exciting career in retail and each store will employ between 150-200 people. Target is already hiring for select store leadership positions and will now be focusing on mass hourly recruitment throughout the fall.

Specifically, Target will be hiring team members for a variety of in-store positions including sales floor, front end, assets protection, facilities management and human resources. Target has also begun seeking out pharmacy franchise owners to own and operate pharmacy businesses within as many stores in Canada as possible.

“Target is looking for talented team members with a wide variety of skills, abilities and backgrounds to help us bring the Target brand experience to life in our new Canadian stores,” said Bryan Berg, senior vice president, Stores, Target Canada. “Whether candidates are looking for a career in retail or a flexible part-time opportunity, Target encourages all those interested to apply to join our store teams.”

Target is now accepting resumes online and interested candidates are encouraged to visit Target.ca/careers to learn more about the application process, upcoming hiring events, and Target’s fun, collaborative work environment.

About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) serves guests at 1,772 stores across the United States and at Target.com. The company plans to open its first stores in Canada in 2013. In addition, the company operates a credit card segment that offers branded proprietary credit card products. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its profit through community grants and programs; today, that giving equals more than $3 million a week. For more information about Target’s commitment to corporate responsibility, visit Target.com/hereforgood .