The Metro Vancouver Retail Thread

[bluefox]

Originally Posted by NewfBC

They got rid of Safeway Club, All of the Safeway house brands, sold the dairy division, integrated warehouses and offices, combined flyers and advertising where both Safeway and Sobeys exist together, etc.

Hardly 'very little'.

Ron.

I meant from a customer-facing perspective, not from an operational one. Fair point, though.

[Conrad Yablonski]

Originally Posted by BodomReaper

Interesting, they always seemed to be busy. Maybe they couldn't tolerate the construction of the new retail building on Alberni.

Tea is the new Coffee, specialty Tea companies are sprouting like Mushrooms after the rain look to the upcoming Tea Festival for details these companies aren't big but they are high end.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by BodomReaper

Interesting, they always seemed to be busy. Maybe they couldn't tolerate the construction of the new retail building on Alberni.

I think their rent jumped up.

[ryanmaccdn]

Originally Posted by Klazu

I only shop at Safeway and was very pleasantly surprised by this. The reductions were fairly significant.

I cannot understand why Safeway might be doing poorly as the stores are always busy.

Agreed.... Save-On-Foods is absolute garbage and they are intent on shoving themselves down everyone's throats.GGGrrrrrr

[osirisboy]

Opposite where I am. The Safeway looks absolutley dead and safe on is always busy

[idunno]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

I think their rent jumped up.

Urban Tea Merchant will return to the renovated Alberni/Georgia St location after construction is complete, AFAIK

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Pic by me today - looks like Holt Renfrew's expansion is underway:

Originally Posted by connect2source

Wonder if they'll be changing the facade to match the white Holt's facades on Granville and Dunsmuir.

^^^ officedweller's post is from Feb.23 '16.

I snapped this quick pic as I was passing by on Howe Street today.



Sept.6 '16, my pic

[officedweller]

Thanks.

Yikes - looks like a piecemeal patch job.

They should replace the entire façade.

[casper]

Originally Posted by Klazu

I only shop at Safeway and was very pleasantly surprised by this. The reductions were fairly significant.

I cannot understand why Safeway might be doing poorly as the stores are always busy.

The problem Sobeys has had is Western Canada. The former CEO explained that it was softening sales across the board in the west. In reality they messed up on the Safeway integration and there was likely also some softening.

In Alberta and Saskatchewan they had empty shelves and in some cases no inventory for flyer featured products. (Basically IT software problems) Something customers do not respond well to. In AB and SK Co-op is also a very strong player and SaveOn is a very minor to non-existent player. This appears to be where they had the biggest problems and how Sobeys is trying to reposition Safeway as a lower cost competitor.

They are treating all of Western Canada the same way.

Once all of this settles out it will all change again. All the brands are moving to online groceries. Amazon is doing it in US cities and will come to Canada sooner or latter. Google is doing online groceries in San Francisco.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks.

Yikes - looks like a piecemeal patch job.

They should replace the entire façade.

Yeah I'd love to see that old terracotta facade that's been unfortunately placed; removed and placed where it can function again as an entrance. There's 2 or 3 small old terracotta facades that have been inappropriately placed high up on new podiums in that area. The pink stone is quite overpowering in it's use, typical of the era it was built. Maybe they're going for the layered facade look

[connect2source]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks.

Yikes - looks like a piecemeal patch job.

They should replace the entire façade.

Wow, Pacific Centre is now certainly one giant hodgepodge complex. Big mistake for Holts not to keep the facade cohesive and in keeping with the Dunsmuir and Granville sides.

[jollyburger]

Won't make any difference to their sales and the only people who care read this forum.

[Conrad Yablonski]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Won't make any difference to their sales and the only people who care read this forum.

Yes that's an oft-forgotten fact here.

[sacrifice333]

Originally Posted by casper

Sobeys switched Safeway from an in house developed ERP system to SAP and messed up the implementation. Good financial times article on the topic:
http://business.financialpost.com/news/r...-massive-losses-and-drove-customers-away

Has there ever been a proper integration or implementation of SAP? #TargetCanada

[officedweller]

That store called Accents@Home has taken over the Home Outfitters space at Metropolis@Metrotown (i.e. no Uniqlo).

https://metropolisatmetrotown.com/stores...unds=193.125&bounds=-204.5&bounds=49.375

[officedweller]

Here's the leasing plan for Cadence in Richmond:


http://form.ca/5640hollybridgeway.pdf


http://form.ca/5640hollybridgeway.pdf

[casper]

Originally Posted by sacrifice333

Has there ever been a proper integration or implementation of SAP? #TargetCanada

Not certain, most of the ones I have seen have been very disruptive and in several cases the SAP deployment a causal factor in the company going under. If they survive the SAP installation they are usually much more efficient on the other end.

The target issue was the software was sending the wrong product to the wrong store, overstocked in some location (and not being able to put it on the floor) and understock in other locations. Ironically Sobeys was the primary supplier to Target groceries department.

[SpongeG]

I was at Lansdowne mall last friday, for a so called dead mall it was really busy, i only went to homesense didn't really look around but it was pretty full of people.

safeway's on the island have all become save on foods it seems, they look and feel like safeways still its kinda weird.

[SpongeG]

finally got around to getting these pics up

COS is opening up on water street in gastown, the space looks quite small

they have 2 other stores in Canada, one in Montreal and one in Toronto, its part of the H&M group, clothes are a little more expensive and designed.

http://www.cosstores.com/ca/en/



costores.com/ca

20160902_000937 by snub_you, on Flickr

Superstore in Coquitlam, Lougheed near IKEA has expanded filling in the empty space in front with space for 3 reatilers or whatever, dollarama is one of them, the garden centre is being moved to the other side

20160902_134606 by snub_you, on Flickr

all pics by me

[officedweller]

Sept 1st Twitter post from Brentwood Town Centre:


New retailer alert! @Forever21 $15 & Under is now open on the lower level by @SearsCA. #shopbrentwood
https://twitter.com/Brentwoodinfo