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Originally Posted by Harley613
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...they need to gut the Sears and build a Casino/Hotel! I'll be pissed if they don't...perfect location!!!
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Can you please elaborate as to why you would like to see a casino in Rideau Centre. Having a casino in the complex may have the unfortunate side effect of shifting disposable income from being spent in the Rideau Centre stores to being spent in a casino. Stores compete with each other for peoples' money; stores cannot compete with a casino.
This is a good move for Rideau Centre as Nordstrom is a unique high-end store and will attract people with a higher disposable income to the centre. It's all about bringing people into the centre to spend money. This hopefully will increase demand for retail space and help push the expansion forward, potentially attracting other stores such as H&M. Also, this also may finally force the Bay (which is positioning itself to be a higher-end store) to start renovating its space to compete.