The Metro Vancouver Retail Thread

[officedweller]

Thanks for the info.

[SpongeG]

SCION is coming to Canada - Apparently only Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal will get the showrooms...

I wonder where they could put on in Vancouver?

[SpongeG]

looks like MAVI Jeans has opened on Granville near the new Lucky Jeans store

ALDO on granville shut down its Aldo Outlet which is apparently opening up where oh my godard used to be and the old Adlo Outlet is going to be an ALDO store

Stussy is opening up in gastown on the new hipster/trendy street (Powell Stree) - a sneaker store called G looks pretty swank along with some new clothing stores that seemed to have popped up recently

STUSSY VANCOUVER CHAPTER 1

The Stussy Vancouver crew has been very busy with the new chapter store build out and also a book detailing every aspect of this project. This includes following fir trees from their natural forest state through the British Columbia river systems onto the logging trucks to one of the oldest finishing mills to the kiln to the store. Check out the new website StussyVancouver.com for some pictures and the complete story.

http://stussy.com/october_feature_stuvan1.html

some cool pics at the link

[officedweller]

From BIV today:

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 12:07:01 PM

Great [sic: Real] Canadian Superstore first to open 24 hours a day during Christmas season

Great [sic: Real] Canadian Superstores across Western Canada will again be opening 24 hours a day in December during the lead-up to Christmas.

Stores will stay open around the clock from December 5 to December 23. In addition, most Extra Food stores will extend their hours to 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Superstore, which is owned by Brampton, Ontario-based Loblaws, is the first out of the gate to announce its 24-hour shopping hours.

The move aims to take advantage of retailing research suggesting consumers will be more cost-conscious about their purchases this Christmas season.

Last year, Wal-Mart and Zellers also opened their stores around the clock leading up to the Christmas season.

[SpongeG]

ah they did that last year but not for the whole month

was handy

[entheosfog]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

SCION is coming to Canada - Apparently only Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal will get the showrooms...

I wonder where they could put on in Vancouver?

Finally! Not sure why they didn't come here sooner. Too bad the Xb has been redesigned, I thought the boxier version looked waaaay better....

[SpongeG]

the nissan cube is coming spring 2009!

http://www.nissan.ca/vehicles/ms/cube/en/

[jlousa]

Here's your chance to let the city know what you feel about their serving hours. The nimby's will be out, so if you want the extended hours make sure you attend and voice your opinions.


Open House
Hours of Liquor Service in Licensed Restaurants
Proposed policies for extended hours of liquor service in restaurants city-wide will be presented at a City of Vancouver open house to be held on:

Tuesday, November 25, 4:30 ­ 7:30 pm
YWCA Hotel, Canfor and Royal Bank Rooms
733 Beatty Street, Vancouver

The City invites you to review and comment on the proposed policies. A short presentation will be made at 6 pm. Staff will be on hand to answer questions.

[LeftCoaster]

Another Apple store coming to Vancouver, this one's in Oakridge.

[SpongeG]

nice

i wish oakridge would start its expansion already

[mr.x]

Comes quite nicely in hand with the Canada Line, good times coming for the mall.

[deasine]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Another Apple store coming to Vancouver, this one's in Oakridge.

Great place to open at. Oakridge is on of my favorite malls - just love the atmosphere and charm of Oakridge= P

[officedweller]

So an advertisiment in the newspaper for the Shangri-La Urban Fare say opening Nov 15th - but I find it odd that the ad says "next to" Shangri-La, rather than "at" Shangri-La, given it's in the same complex.

[SpongeG]

I read elsewhere on the net that Hollister is set to open in January 2009

I can't imagine they would want to open without getting some of the christmas shopping...

anyone hear of an earlier opening?

[mr.x]

Retail icon A&B Sound out of business - quietly

Vancouver Sun
Published: Friday, November 14, 2008

Vancouver retail icon A&B Sound declared bankruptcy Nov. 7 - and no one noticed.

The quiet end of what was once Western Canada's largest music retailer had been anticipated since mid-August, when the company closed its landmark Seymour Street store.

At its height, A&B had 21 locations; when it went under, it was down to three.

This is the second time A&B has gone bankrupt in four years.

[punkster1982]

Urban Fare at Shangri-La was open today. Full of people, all decked out for xmas, and had music blaring on speakers I could hear from across the street

[osirisboy]

what??? i thought they opened saturday

[entheosfog]

Originally Posted by mr.x2

Retail icon A&B Sound out of business - quietly

Vancouver Sun
Published: Friday, November 14, 2008

Vancouver retail icon A&B Sound declared bankruptcy Nov. 7 - and no one noticed.

The quiet end of what was once Western Canada's largest music retailer had been anticipated since mid-August, when the company closed its landmark Seymour Street store.

At its height, A&B had 21 locations; when it went under, it was down to three.

This is the second time A&B has gone bankrupt in four years.

Yeah I just noticed the A&B in Capilano Mall closed down the other day. Too bad cause they had some pretty cheap cds lately...

[hollywoodnorth]

Originally Posted by osirisboy

what??? i thought they opened saturday

probably a dry run for friends and family.....

[jlousa]

That correct Urban fare has a family and friends event last night from 6-9pm.
Today is the grand opening.