Canadian Retail Thread - Page 370

harls · #**7381** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 6:56 PM**

TD Place in Ottawa still has the piss troughs, or they did last time I was there.

MolsonExport · #**7382** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 7:00 PM**

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Shake Shack coming to Canada with 34 locations! I love their burgers and shakes.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sha...sion-1.6786716

cool. Great burgers and shakes.

MolsonExport · #**7383** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 7:01 PM**

The piss troughs in China were....something else. Stinkiest places ever.

Don't get me started on the squat toilets.

SteelTown · #**7384** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 7:12 PM**

I'll never forget the time I needed to pee at Ivor Wynne stadium, which was built in 1929.

In the middle of the men's washroom was a large tin bucket filled with ice, and a bunch of guys all circled around the bucket urinating; nope, I checked out, far too uncivilized for me.

Wigs · #**7385** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 7:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by SteelTown

I'll never forget the time I needed to pee at Ivor Wynne stadium, which was built in 1929.

In the middle of the men's washroom was a large tin bucket filled with ice, and a bunch of guys all circled around the bucket urinating; nope, I checked out, far too uncivilized for me.

"so the dicks all hangout at the circle pisser, eh?"

Djeffery · #**7386** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 7:52 PM**

I remember Tiger Stadium had the troughs, which was to be expected for such an old building. The Pontiac Silverdome though? Not exactly an ancient structure, especially in 1989 when I went there. They had like described above, a trough that people pissed in from both sides, facing each other. I can only imagine what happened if you wore the other jersey there lol. I held it, as the lineup for the stalls was a mile long. We left there, my buddy was driving, somehow on the way from Pontiac to Port Huron, we ended up in Flint. Found a gas station that had a washroom and directions lol.

J.OT13 · #**7387** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 7:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

TD Place in Ottawa still has the piss troughs, or they did last time I was there.

They had regular urinals last time I went (though I only used one washroom), but they were quite closely spaced with no dividers.

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

The piss troughs in China were....something else. Stinkiest places ever.

Don't get me started on the squat toilets.

FFS! Wrong on so many levels. I don't even see toilet paper.

MolsonExport · #**7388** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 9:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

They had regular urinals last time I went (though I only used one washroom), but they were quite closely spaced with no dividers.

FFS! Wrong on so many levels. I don't even see toilet paper.

often they use corn cobs instead of TP

le calmar · #**7389** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 9:44 PM**

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I love how they figured they at least needed a couple of privacy screens. So that at least people wouldn’t have someone shit right in front of them in plain view - a line you don’t want to cross.

MolsonExport · #**7390** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 10:41 PM**

^

More than once over my several trips to China, I felt my bowels moving while I was out and about. Only to stumble into the bathroom to find...yup, pit toilets with (at best) the above level of privacy (and no TP, just corn cobs). Despite my extreme discomfort, I opted to hold it until I got back to my hotel room.

Harrison · #**7391** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 11:28 PM**

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I think there's a very clear and obvious reason why Canada would have such things and Australia wouldn't.

Power centres would make more sense in a warmer climate with Australia though (walking through a massive parking lot to a big box store in -20 is not a fun experience) and indoor malls and walkable main streets with stores close together in a colder climate, no? I don't think the climate argument is a huge reason why the difference in urban forms exist.

theman23 · #**7392** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 11:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by Harrison

Power centres would make more sense in a warmer climate with Australia though (walking through a massive parking lot to a big box store in -20 is not a fun experience) and indoor malls and walkable main streets with stores close together in a colder climate, no? I don't think the climate argument is a huge reason why the difference in urban forms exist.

I’m not really sure what his point was TBH, but I’d agree with you. Weather doesn’t have much to do with it.

Sydney is built the way it is because it has a long history of robust commuter rail
service acting as a spine for the city and its suburbs to be built around. Less conducive to power centres than the highways and arterial roads our cities are built around.

Djeffery · #**7393** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 12:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

The piss troughs in China were....something else. Stinkiest places ever.

Don't get me started on the squat toilets.

I always remember that episode of the Sopranos where they go to Italy. They are out for dinner and Pauley needs to use the washroom. He walks in and is confronted with one of these. You can see the desperation on his face as he rushes back to the hotel lol.

JHikka · #**7394** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 12:24 AM**

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I’m not really sure what his point was TBH, but I’d agree with you. Weather doesn’t have much to do with it.

I thought it was obvious that the US' stronger influence on Canada over Australia would impact how we build our retail to suit cars more than Australia. Perhaps Australia has just as many cars but my understanding would be that we would inherit nearly everything from the US where a lot of that influence would be filtered out in Australia. They get cars too but they maybe keep a few more rail lines or build a few more commuter lines. I don't know. I'm sure that difference bears out in urban design and city planning.

Wigs · #**7395** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 1:41 AM**

Australia knows how to do retail.
Google 'Australian Kmart' and then compare that to the photos of the pathetic attempt to bring Zellers back.

One looks current, the other looks like branding and signage from 1993

Loco101 · #**7396** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 3:18 AM**

I'm wondering if the new Zellers will last longer than Target did in Canada.

MolsonExport · #**7397** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 12:42 PM**

Hudson's Bay has been shrinking for decades. I hope it stays afloat, but I don't have high hopes. The traditional department store model is dead in North America (but alive and incredibly vibrant over in Asia).

Ozabald · #**7398** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 1:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wigs

Australia knows how to do retail.
Google 'Australian Kmart' and then compare that to the photos of the pathetic attempt to bring Zellers back.

One looks current, the other looks like branding and signage from 1993

And so does South Africa. Woolworth's or "Woolies" stores are such a delight to shop in. Clean and fresh looking; great customer service; well stocked; and the grocery and wine section are awesome.

Proof Sheet · #**7399** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 2:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Hudson's Bay has been shrinking for decades. I hope it stays afloat, but I don't have high hopes. The traditional department store model is dead in North America (but alive and incredibly vibrant over in Asia).

The vibrancy in Asia is due to the fact that the city centres are only retail and aren't diluted by residential. Haven't you learnt anything

Martin Mtl · #**7400** Posted **Mar 23, 2023, 3:49 PM**

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