Canadian Retail Thread - Page 77

Coldrsx · #**1521** Posted **Feb 3, 2009, 8:10 PM**

Good to see Montreal catching up with Edmonton and getting a forever 21...

SpongeG · #**1522** Posted **Feb 4, 2009, 1:40 AM**

at least they mention Edmonton this time

when it opened intoronto they said it was Canada's first store and never even mentioned the store that had been in edmonton a couple of years

Doug_Cgy · #**1523** Posted **Feb 4, 2009, 1:47 AM**

Calgary is getting Forever 21 in Crossiron Mills too...I'm quite excited about Bath & Body Works opening up there as well

deasine · #**1524** Posted **Feb 4, 2009, 8:14 AM**

Opened a while, but I found Vancouver's Hollister really weird. I mean it's just like any Hollister in America, but they mirrored the configuration: Dudes on right, Bettys on left. Is it like that for the Edmonton & Toronto locations?

MolsonExport · #**1525** Posted **Feb 4, 2009, 2:01 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug_Cgy

I'm quite excited about Bath & Body Works opening up there as well

sorry, just had to laugh.
whatever floats your boat

MolsonExport · #**1526** Posted **Feb 4, 2009, 2:02 PM**

I was at the Beer store the other day, and guess what? They were selling Toronto Maple Leaf's Window Scrapers. No Joke.

kirjtc2 · #**1527** Posted **Feb 4, 2009, 3:24 PM**

The Moncton Times and Transcript had a story today about the possibility of Ikea coming to that city. I won't link it because it's so ridiculous.

Keep dreaming, Moncton...one day you may get an NHL team too.

MolsonExport · #**1528** Posted **Feb 4, 2009, 5:56 PM**

MLB and the NFL have been covetously eyeing the Moncton market for quite some time.

michael_d40 · #**1529** Posted **Feb 4, 2009, 6:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

MLB and the NFL have been covetously eyeing the Moncton market for quite some time.

Because all they do there is whine and cry. Its kinda sad. All they are doing is throwing them a bone to shut them up for a bit for they can actually deal with more important things.

I agree with kirjtc2... Keep dreaming Moncton. Like I've said before.
for example: Most of Greater Saint John dont even listen to them anymore. Yes. in the 90's SJ was a complete dump with no shopping, concerts or anything, or even decent airfares. None of that applies anymore to Saint John. Yet that fail to understand they are no longer the perfect place with everything with a cherry on top. They are so full of it. Its beyond comprehension.

*End Rant* lol

ErickMontreal · #**1530** Posted **Feb 4, 2009, 6:47 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirjtc2

The Moncton Times and Transcript had a story today about the possibility of Ikea coming to that city. I won't link it because it's so ridiculous.

Keep dreaming, Moncton...one day you may get an NHL team too.

Acadie Nouvelle, the only independant and decent newpaper in that province pointed out there will be no Ikea in town or elsewhere in Atlantic !

I guess they will set up shop in Quebec city, a place 10 time larger than anything else in NB.

SpongeG · #**1531** Posted **Feb 4, 2009, 11:16 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by deasine

Opened a while, but I found Vancouver's Hollister really weird. I mean it's just like any Hollister in America, but they mirrored the configuration: Dudes on right, Bettys on left. Is it like that for the Edmonton & Toronto locations?

i have been to ones in the states that are laid out this way

the bellis fair is the opposite but all stores are one variation or the other

SpongeG · #**1532** Posted **Feb 4, 2009, 11:18 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug_Cgy

Calgary is getting Forever 21 in Crossiron Mills too...I'm quite excited about Bath & Body Works opening up there as well

i love bath & body works

one day maybe if dreams come true they will open in vancouver

hate wasting my $50 allowance on their stuff in bellingham

Jay in Cowtown · #**1533** Posted **Feb 5, 2009, 1:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

i love bath & body works

I can't say I give a rats ass... but my wife is excited!

Once Cross Iron opens in Balzac, I'll probably never enter inside another Calgary mall and their shitty outdated stores again!

Doug_Cgy · #**1534** Posted **Feb 5, 2009, 4:39 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpongeG

i love bath & body works

one day maybe if dreams come true they will open in vancouver

hate wasting my $50 allowance on their stuff in bellingham

I'm glad someone else here appreciates the allure of Bath & Body Works too...Everything smells so damn good!!

Coldrsx · #**1535** Posted **Feb 5, 2009, 5:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jay in Cowtown

I can't say I give a rats ass... but my wife is excited!

Once Cross Iron opens in Balzac, I'll probably never enter inside another Calgary mall and their shitty outdated stores again!

outdated shit to "updated" diarrhea, well played.

Doug_Cgy · #**1536** Posted **Feb 5, 2009, 5:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

outdated shit to "updated" diarrhea, well played.

While Crossiron Mills might not be the poster child of smart development...I'm actually quite excited for it.

Plus15 · #**1537** Posted **Feb 5, 2009, 2:39 PM**

CrossIron Mills has a surprisingly impressive roster of shops, IMO. Some of the bigger names opening up, as per the most recent lease plan:

Banana Republic Factory Store
Bed, Bath and Beyond
Forever 21
Bath & Body Works
Lacoste
COACH
Holt Renfrew Last Call
Tommy Bahama
Skechers
OAKLEY
Miss Sixty
Calvin Klein
Marciano
Geox
Fossil
Bebe
Aeropostale
FCUK
Lucky Brand Jeans
PUMA
Ron Jon Surf Shop
BCBG Max Azria
Sisley
American Apparel
Godiva Chocolatier
H&M
Indigo Books

MolsonExport · #**1538** Posted **Feb 5, 2009, 3:48 PM**

FCUK: Fuck, that store name bothers me.

wild wild west · #**1539** Posted **Feb 5, 2009, 3:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

they just said winnipegs was going to be the largest and they are making a larger one?

lol

Honestly most of the new IKEAs are around the same size, ~300,000 or so square feet. Calgary and Edmonton's recently-built IKEAs were said to be the biggest in Canada at the time, but were more or less the same square footage as other recent Canadian stores such as Burlington. Winnipeg's will probably be slightly larger than these. In Ottawa's case, their current IKEA in West Ottawa is a fraction the size of others in Canada so that city is badly in need of a new store.

Re: Crossiron, the nastiness apparently knows no bounds...last I saw they were installing pink and blue stucco squares on the exterior. Good retail mix though!

Coldrsx · #**1540** Posted **Feb 5, 2009, 4:03 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plus15

CrossIron Mills has a surprisingly impressive roster of shops, IMO. Some of the bigger names opening up, as per the most recent lease plan:

Banana Republic Factory Store
Bed, Bath and Beyond
Forever 21
Bath & Body Works
Lacoste
COACH
Holt Renfrew Last Call
Tommy Bahama
Skechers
OAKLEY
Miss Sixty
Calvin Klein
Marciano
Geox
Fossil
Bebe
Aeropostale
FCUK
Lucky Brand Jeans
PUMA
Ron Jon Surf Shop
BCBG Max Azria
Sisley
American Apparel
Godiva Chocolatier
H&M
Indigo Books

All stores that should have been in better malls within the city... I cannot believe anyone can support Crossiron