The Metro Vancouver Retail Thread - Page 47

LeftCoaster · #**921** Posted **Feb 23, 2009, 8:07 PM**

Oh also forgot to post this. It is now confirmed that Sephora will also be opening a Coquitlam Centre location and a Metrotown location along with their Pacific Centre location. All three stores should open at nearly the same time.

officedweller · #**922** Posted **Feb 23, 2009, 8:16 PM**

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Yeah so will the office building above it, a 4 storey living wall in fact.

Looks like it is made up of individual cells - like the one that Busby had on Homer Street [as a test? - is it still there?] - as opposed to Woodward's vines climbing up a trellis (or up a wall like the vines at Canadian Tire (6th Ave side of the Cambie store)).

There's also still an empty space on the upper level of Pacific Centre between H&M and Le Chateau. It has a wide frontage, but I don't think its very deep (elevator and staircase behind it.)

SpongeG · #**923** Posted **Feb 23, 2009, 10:31 PM**

didn't the footlocker chain go bankrupt? or it decided to close a bunch of stores? or maybe Pacific Centre is not renewing leases to bring in new retailers? as metrotown is doing

Cafe Artigiano has opened on Broadway - just next to the shoppers drug mart in that space that sat empty for a very long time -they divided the former big space into 3 spaces

SpongeG · #**924** Posted **Feb 23, 2009, 10:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Oh also forgot to post this. It is now confirmed that Sephora will also be opening a Coquitlam Centre location and a Metrotown location along with their Pacific Centre location. All three stores should open at nearly the same time.

according to facebook - coq centre and pac centre both open july 10 and metrotown opens in october

LeftCoaster · #**925** Posted **Feb 23, 2009, 11:29 PM**

Not that I would usually trust facebook as a source, but that seems correct. I can check the project documents and get back to you guys with a confirmation.

sacrifice333 · #**926** Posted **Feb 23, 2009, 11:38 PM**

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Cafe Artigiano has opened on Broadway - just next to the shoppers drug mart in that space that sat empty for a very long time -they divided the former big space into 3 spaces

By the Laurel or Pine Shoppers?!

SpongeG · #**927** Posted **Feb 24, 2009, 12:27 AM**

by VGH where the wendys/tim hortons is

officedweller · #**928** Posted **Feb 24, 2009, 12:45 AM**

The Hills display centre at Georgia & Seymour is being replaced witha clothing store - "Sasso"?

metroXpress · #**929** Posted **Feb 24, 2009, 3:18 AM**

An Urban Fare grocery store is opened beside Shangri-La!

They don't have a shredder for the cheese yet...still waiting for the machine.

osirisboy · #**930** Posted **Feb 24, 2009, 4:07 AM**

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An Urban Fare grocery store is opened beside Shangri-La!

They don't have a shredder for the cheese yet...still waiting for the machine.

Allen how long have you been away?

jlousa · #**931** Posted **Feb 24, 2009, 4:11 AM**

Starbucks has opened a second store at Robson and Thurlow.

SpongeG · #**932** Posted **Feb 24, 2009, 4:15 AM**

^^^ thats crazy - I bet one closes in months - what are they thinking

osirisboy · #**933** Posted **Feb 24, 2009, 2:29 PM**

funny jlousa

vanlaw · #**934** Posted **Feb 24, 2009, 4:18 PM**

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The Hills display centre at Georgia & Seymour is being replaced witha clothing store - "Sasso"?

..and all of the hoarding/signage is gone from the Eldorado property.

WarrenC12 · #**935** Posted **Feb 24, 2009, 4:25 PM**

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..and all of the hoarding/signage is gone from the Eldorado property.

Long live the Eldorado!

Has the Hills officially been canceled? What happens in situations like this, do they go back to the Eldo and offer to extend the lease?

officedweller · #**936** Posted **Feb 24, 2009, 6:37 PM**

That would make sense - like the IGA Marketplace at Broadway & Arbutus

jlousa · #**937** Posted **Feb 25, 2009, 2:32 AM**

The owner of the Eldorado still owns the site always did, Holborn was just going to be the developer. The current owner still wants to develop and is looking for a new partner, although he might have to wait a tad longer now.

metroXpress · #**938** Posted **Feb 25, 2009, 3:39 AM**

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Allen how long have you been away?

Sorry...that was my first visit to Shangri la...

osirisboy · #**939** Posted **Feb 25, 2009, 3:41 AM**

^^ alright youre forgiven

officedweller · #**940** Posted **Feb 25, 2009, 6:52 PM**

Walked through Vancouver Centre mall yesterday - the place is really torn apart.
Oddly, you can see through where the Regis Framing store was (and where the Canada Line entrance is supposed to be) but you can't see any doors or openings to the station yet.