Canadian Retail Thread - Page 42

SSLL · #**821** Posted **Jan 1, 2007, 12:27 AM**

Also on the site and Working.com for new H&M:

Downtown Toronto (NEW STORE OPENING FALL 2007!)
(On Queen West)
Newmarket (NEW STORE OPENING FALL 2007!) Newmarket
(Upper Canada Mall)
Edmonton (NEW STORE OPENING SPRING 2007!) Edmonton
(West Edmonton Mall)
Calgary (NEW STORE OPENING SPRING 2007!) Calgary
(Market Mall)
Dix30 (NEW STORE OPENING SPRING 2007!) Montreal
(Quartier Dix30 Power Centre)

IntotheWest · #**822** Posted **Jan 2, 2007, 5:26 AM**

Does anyone from Edmonton know when Ruths Chris opened up in downtown? I'm actually a little surprised a US chain priding itself in USDA Prime would open in Alberta (though, it's still not bad).

What building is it in?? Their website talks of being in a historic bank?

Hardhatdan · #**823** Posted **Jan 2, 2007, 5:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by IntotheWest

Does anyone from Edmonton know when Ruths Chris opened up in downtown? I'm actually a little surprised a US chain priding itself in USDA Prime would open in Alberta (though, it's still not bad).

What building is it in?? Their website talks of being in a historic bank?

Its in the WTC bldg here, which is the old bank bldg on the corner of Japser and 101 st. Its been open a few months and actually made their only exception ever and server US beef as well as Alberta Beef at the Edmonton location. Its very nice and is located on the main floor and in the basement and I believe incorporates the old bank vault into the restaurant.

ibz · #**824** Posted **Jan 2, 2007, 5:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by IntotheWest

Does anyone from Edmonton know when Ruths Chris opened up in downtown? I'm actually a little surprised a US chain priding itself in USDA Prime would open in Alberta (though, it's still not bad).

What building is it in?? Their website talks of being in a historic bank?

Oh HHD beat me to it. Great location though for such a restaurant.

SHOFEAR · #**825** Posted **Jan 2, 2007, 6:10 AM**

Here is the building Ruths Chris is in, World Trade Center of Edmonton

Kilgore Trout · #**826** Posted **Jan 2, 2007, 6:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by SSLL

Also on the site and Working.com for new H&M:

Downtown Toronto (NEW STORE OPENING FALL 2007!)
(On Queen West)
Newmarket (NEW STORE OPENING FALL 2007!) Newmarket
(Upper Canada Mall)
Edmonton (NEW STORE OPENING SPRING 2007!) Edmonton
(West Edmonton Mall)
Calgary (NEW STORE OPENING SPRING 2007!) Calgary
(Market Mall)
Dix30 (NEW STORE OPENING SPRING 2007!) Montreal
(Quartier Dix30 Power Centre)

H&M is opening a new store in brossard? that makes for six locations in the montreal area but not a single one downtown. i thought H&M made a habit of opening flagship downtown locations? i can't possibly see how the south shore could serve a bigger market than ste. catherine street.

malek · #**827** Posted **Jan 2, 2007, 12:03 PM**

they'll have to find a big enough location first downtown before opening.

talking about spaces on st-catherine, ever noticed that "booth" with a guy selling perfumes? He's just standing there with no space to walk and he turns around to get his stuff?

I was talking with the guy and I asked him how much for the rent. 2000$ a month!! And he was very happy and said its not expensive because of the sales he's generating!!

Taller Better · #**828** Posted **Jan 2, 2007, 8:09 PM**

I was always curious why there is no H&M downtown in Montreal. I would have thought there are plenty of spaces big enough.

IntotheWest · #**829** Posted **Jan 2, 2007, 9:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hardhatdan

Its in the WTC bldg here, which is the old bank bldg on the corner of Japser and 101 st. Its been open a few months and actually made their only exception ever and server US beef as well as Alberta Beef at the Edmonton location. Its very nice and is located on the main floor and in the basement and I believe incorporates the old bank vault into the restaurant.

Great! I've tried a couple times in the US, but still walk away prefering Alberta's Prime (AAAA - of which there are only 3-4 restaurants in Canada that serve it) to USDA's corn-finished Prime...so, I'll have to try it in Edmonton next time I'm up there. Given some of the other stores Edm has over Calgary right now, I might have to make that trip soon!

SSLL · #**830** Posted **Jan 3, 2007, 2:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout

H&M is opening a new store in brossard? that makes for six locations in the montreal area but not a single one downtown. i thought H&M made a habit of opening flagship downtown locations? i can't possibly see how the south shore could serve a bigger market than ste. catherine street.

I think they'd want something flagship-ish. Not that many spots on Ste-Catherine for that at the moment, I guess. The second store in Toronto (and fifth and soon-to-be-sixteenth?) were are downtown.

Taller Better · #**831** Posted **Jan 3, 2007, 4:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by SSLL

I think they'd want something flagship-ish. Not that many spots on Ste-Catherine for that at the moment, I guess. The second store in Toronto (and fifth and soon-to-be-sixteenth?) were are downtown.

I sincerely doubt there are no openings on Ste Catherines for a shop like H&M. It is not that big a store... just needs a simple two storey space, and space is not at that great a premium downtown that nothing is available. They must have done some marketing and found the malls to be more attractive. Trust me, H&M are no amateurs in hunting down spots. They are fighting to get onto the Champs Elysees just now in Paris.

habsfan · #**832** Posted **Jan 3, 2007, 2:57 PM**

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i can't possibly see how the south shore could serve a bigger market than ste. catherine street.

Well, seeing as parking costs downtown are going up again(to park on the street, it will now cost you 3$ per hour) This will just drive customers away.

Hey, i live on the south shore, and i almost never do my shopping downtown. Now that Dix30 is open, i'll be heading downtown even less for my shopping!

malek · #**833** Posted **Jan 3, 2007, 3:09 PM**

I friggin hate carrefour laval, i do almost all of my cloth shopping downtown because i find stuff at The Bay downtown that I can't find elsewhere (and without doing 4499 stores).

Parking at 3$ is now a big issue, and most importantly till 9pm every night of the week! This means that I can't go to night school without paying 9$ every night plus having to get out after "exactly" two hours so I don't overpay.

SpongeG · #**834** Posted **Jan 4, 2007, 12:34 AM**

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Safeway to close Portage la Prairie store
Canada Safeway is closing its grocery store in Portage la Prairie after 75 years of operation in the south-central Manitoba city, saying it's no longer economically viable.

The closure, slated for Feb. 3, will affect 11 full-time and 38 part-time employees. Safeway spokesman John Graham said those employees will have the option to continue working for the company at one of its Winnipeg locations.

"We'd been struggling at that location for a few years now, with a poor site location, really a dated facility," Graham said Tuesday.

"It just simply became no longer economically viable to operate at this store any longer."

Graham said the company had considered building a new store to replace its aging facility.

"When we looked at the numbers as far as the millions of dollars that it would take to build a new location — and the fact that there's new competition that would reduce the amount of sales we could be able to grow — we felt that it wouldn't be possible to make a real good go of Portage in the future," he said.

The Portage store closure means 34 Safeway stores remain open in Manitoba.

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/200...3/safeway.html

Plus15 · #**835** Posted **Jan 4, 2007, 12:42 AM**

Apple store officially signs lease for space at Chinook Centre...Reitman's is getting the boot. First Western Canadian store.

http://www.ifoapplestore.com/2006/12...nter-progress/

SpongeG · #**836** Posted **Jan 4, 2007, 1:16 AM**

wow i didn't know there 5 apple stores already in canada - where are they?

miketoronto · #**837** Posted **Jan 4, 2007, 1:24 AM**

H&M opened their suburban stores in Toronto first, before opening the downtown flagship.
I am sure Montreal will get a downtown store sometime.

Also who cares. Downtown Montreal has tons of stores you can' tget in the burbs that are unique and way better. Who would shop in a suburban mall when you got downtown Montreal.

I like how H&M did it in Toronto though. THe H&M at the mall near me only has ladies stuff, and alimited selection. So if you want menswear, or the largest selection of ladieswear, plus kids, you gotta go downtown to the three floor flagship

More stores have to do that, in making the suburban stores more crappy and making the downtown one the best.

To be honest I don't get all the hype with some of these chains. I never shop at H&M as I find their stuff not really that great in terms of quality, and the prices are not that cheap.

I can go over to THE BAY and get high quality stuff on sale, for the same prices of the cheap crap you get at H&M.

I think alot of these stores just make money off the hype they make. Not how great their stuff is.

Downtown Montreal has SIMONS which is millions times better then H&M.

SpongeG · #**838** Posted **Jan 4, 2007, 2:10 AM**

H&M has a fashionista following - its all based on hype

I went to the store in london uk years ago and it was packed and for london it was pretty cheap - 5 pounds for a sweater - 3 for a t-shirt

i went to the one in san francisco last year and it was packed too and quite cheap but not as cheap as one might be lead to believe

quality wise it seemed like the stuff you get at le chateau

i never bothered buying anything - probably won't shop there even when it finally does open up here - but its a fun store to walk around - everyone seems so giddy when they are shopping

mersar · #**839** Posted **Jan 4, 2007, 2:35 AM**

I'm trying to figure out where at Market Mall the H&M is going? While I don't go into the mall that often, I can't think of either a space thats large enough for what I'd imagine they would need, nor any of stores that may leave to make way for them.

LordMandeep · #**840** Posted **Jan 4, 2007, 5:14 AM**

H and M is now a regular store. There are like 3 of them near me in the middle of Suburbia.

Nothing to get happy about.

Apple has one store in Yorkdale and its one busy place, man that store is always packed. Damn morons flocking like sheep to apple's Ipod...

However the H and M at Yorkdale and the Eaton centre are quite good just like the one on 34th street in New York.