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Originally Posted by miketoronto
The downtown Winnipeg store suffers, because sadly Winnipeg's downtown retail scene has been stagnant for a while. They have been downsizing the store, which I think is a mistake.
I think if they just renovated, and hold on a little long, the tides will change in downtown Winnipeg. Birks has already left Polo Park and moved back into downtown Winnipeg. So the area has to grow better soon.
Too often stores will start downsizing a store, which just makes it less of a place to go to, and it creates a cycle of decline.
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totally agree....HBC is trying to kill the winnipeg store...a little effort and it would be fine...the grocery it had was hugely successful...it had a zellers in the basement that did very well...when zellers shut down they closed both....now the whole store is a walking ghost....they are looking for the first opportunity to bolt...sadly i think its too late to convince them otherwise.
it will be a massive blow to downtown winnipeg...its downsizing already is.