Canadian Retail Thread - Page 279

north 42 · #**5561** Posted **Jan 26, 2019, 12:45 PM**

Ha ha, I’ve been eating Church’s Chicken over in Detroit for decades, they’re everywhere over there.

MonctonRad · #**5562** Posted **Jan 26, 2019, 3:19 PM**

Since we're talking restaurant news, IHOP has just announced they are coming to Moncton NB. This will be their first location in Atlantic Canada and, as far as I can tell, their first location east of Niagara Falls.

Me&You · #**5563** Posted **Jan 26, 2019, 4:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Since we're talking restaurant news, IHOP has just announced they are coming to Moncton NB. This will be their first location in Atlantic Canada and, as far as I can tell, their first location east of Niagara Falls.

I'm sorry to hear.

SpongeG · #**5564** Posted **Jan 26, 2019, 6:37 PM**

haha, they are pretty awful, dried up little crunchy sausages. Seniors love it though.

WhipperSnapper · #**5565** Posted **Jan 26, 2019, 7:18 PM**

It's not poutine but, fried chicken and waffles is a good meal to lessen the impact of an upcoming hangover.

Loco101 · #**5566** Posted **Jan 26, 2019, 8:05 PM**

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Church's chicken is so good

Church's Chicken® Adds Four New Franchisees to Further Expand Brand in Canada

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https://www.newswire.ca/news-release...861368506.html

Back in the 1990s many Harvey's locations in Southwestern Ontario used to serve Church's chicken. So it's not really new to Canada.

I can't see the chain becoming a huge success here with so much competition but I can see it doing well in areas with high population growth (immigration). The chicken chains do very well where there are lots of people from various Asian backgrounds. Often the franchise owners will be immigrants from India, China, Philippines, Pakistan, etc..

Loco101 · #**5567** Posted **Jan 26, 2019, 8:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Since we're talking restaurant news, IHOP has just announced they are coming to Moncton NB. This will be their first location in Atlantic Canada and, as far as I can tell, their first location east of Niagara Falls.

Now that's haute-cuisine for Moncton!

SpongeG · #**5568** Posted **Jan 26, 2019, 8:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Loco101

Back in the 1990s many Harvey's locations in Southwestern Ontario used to serve Church's chicken. So it's not really new to Canada.

I can't see the chain becoming a huge success here with so much competition but I can see it doing well in areas with high population growth (immigration). The chicken chains do very well where there are lots of people from various Asian backgrounds. Often the franchise owners will be immigrants from India, China, Philippines, Pakistan, etc..

yea, we have had them forever in Vancouver, the most locations in Canada, a lot of them are 24 hours. It's mostly an Asian clientele, in my area it's very popular with the Koreans. Filipinos like them a lot too, until Jollibee arrives...

We just got Popeyes back here, they had two locations about 10 years ago I think and the franchise or whoever ran it ran into troubles and they closed down. One just opened in far out Port Coquitlam and people will drive all the way out there for it.

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Fried Chicken places are popping up a lot lately, there is one called high five that is also 24 hours. We don't have any Mary Browns in BC that I know of, I tried them in Alberta they are ok. I would like to see Nene chicken come to Vancouver, they were popular in Australia and the chain is from Korea.

zahav · #**5569** Posted **Jan 26, 2019, 10:35 PM**

There are Mary Browns in BC now, check the website. 3 in the Lower Mainland alone. But it is relatively new so yes you are right, BC did not have Mary Brown's for the longest time

Loco101 · #**5570** Posted **Jan 26, 2019, 10:54 PM**

I also have to add that the chicken fast food restaurants are popular with people with Jamaican background. Big with many other minority ethnicities too. I guess chicken is consumed in almost every culture and is okay to eat with major religions.

red-paladin · #**5571** Posted **Jan 27, 2019, 1:47 AM**

Lasts time I ate at Church's chicken was about 3 am at North Road in Coquitlam. I promptly got 'very ill' in public, and haven't been back since. That and the fact that the place was so messy it's unbelievable.

kwoldtimer · #**5572** Posted **Jan 27, 2019, 3:47 AM**

Anybody know why Pull & Bear has not come to Canada? I was in one of their stores today and quite liked their merchandise, even though I’m not their demographic.

SpongeG · #**5573** Posted **Jan 27, 2019, 4:37 AM**

Its part of the Zara family isn't it?

kwoldtimer · #**5574** Posted **Jan 27, 2019, 4:58 AM**

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Its part of the Zara family isn't it?

I believe so. Merch more casual was my impression.

SpongeG · #**5575** Posted **Jan 27, 2019, 5:01 AM**

I know they had Zara Home in Ontario but looking at the malls they were in they don't seem to be listed anymore. They have some nice stuff and would be a nice addition to the retail scene in Canada. Ditto for H&M home.

youngregina · #**5576** Posted **Jan 27, 2019, 8:40 PM**

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I know they had Zara Home in Ontario but looking at the malls they were in they don't seem to be listed anymore. They have some nice stuff and would be a nice addition to the retail scene in Canada. Ditto for H&M home.

H&M Home is open in West Edmonton Mall. It’s a little pricier than I had expected.

giallo · #**5577** Posted **Jan 27, 2019, 11:38 PM**

We used to eat at a sketchy Church's Chicken on Kingsway way back in the day. As WhipperSnapper mentioned, decent hangover food.

SpongeG · #**5578** Posted **Jan 28, 2019, 4:17 AM**

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H&M Home is open in West Edmonton Mall. It’s a little pricier than I had expected.

I've been to that one, its nice. The ones in Australia were really good. I order online from them once in a while.

MolsonExport · #**5579** Posted **Feb 3, 2019, 11:44 PM**

for Montreal old-timers

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yes, this was regularly broadcast (for years) on network TV in the Montreal Area:

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SpongeG · #**5580** Posted **Feb 4, 2019, 5:19 AM**

have seen a few gap stores close in the Vancouver area in December/January

Retailers from Gap to Ralph Lauren are giving up on their flagship stores — and experts say others will have to make big changes to keep the store model from dying

Mary Hanbury Business Insider

The flagship store as we know it is changing.

Retailers from Gap to Ralph Lauren are closing their flagship stores in desirable shopping areas.

Experts say that large flagship stores that do not offer exciting and engaging experiences are no longer effective marketing tools for brands.

At the same time, digitally native brands and innovative legacy retailers such as Nordstrom and Nike are reinventing the flagship store and proving that it still has a place in retail.

At the end of 2018, Gap Inc. CEO Art Peck said the company would be closing hundreds of Gap stores this year, including flagship locations.

"This is the piece of the business that we are firmly committed to addressing with urgency," Peck said, adding that the stores that had been selected were were either unprofitable, had low traffic, or didn't offer a good customer experience.

In December, Gap's Fifth Avenue location and former flagship store in New York shuttered its doors. Ralph Lauren also closed its Fifth Avenue flagship in 2017, and Calvin Klein plans to shutter its nearby Madison Avenue flagship this spring. Lord & Taylor also closed its flagship store on Fifth Avenue in January after more than 100 years in business.

Peck's comments were evidence that, in many cases, flagships stores have become indistinguishable from a retailer's typical store. This means that having a large store in the most expensive part of town, offering the same experience as any other store, might no longer make sense.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/gap-...t-adapt-2019-2