The Retail Thread - Page 94

Policy Wonk · #**1861** Posted: **May 2, 2012, 9:04 PM**

Market Mall is certainly the crappiest Apple Store I have ever been in.

YYCguys · #**1862** Posted: **May 3, 2012, 3:11 AM**

The Apple Store at The Groves in LA has got to be the nicest Apple store I've been in. Two levels. Bright and spacious. Lots of room to move around, unlike in MM where you can't move a foot without bumping in to another customer or worker!

Vascilli · #**1863** Posted: **May 3, 2012, 3:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by bookermorgan

Not sure if anyone has mentioned or anyone has more info, but I heard through the rumor mill (construction workers) that Apple is moving their Market Mall store to where the Tommy Hilfiger was.

Ding ding that would be correct. Was told by an Apple employee.

SpongeG · #**1864** Posted: **May 3, 2012, 6:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

What is the appeal of Bloomingdales? Are there brands they carry that the Bay doesn't? Are there Bloomingdales house brands?

thats what i was wondering too, i went to a few bloomingdales in california and most of them were like the bay, the downtown one in san fran carried some brands you'd find at holts like marc jacobs or louis vuitton but the rest wasn't much different, they did have a nice home decor section though

maybe it will be like the bloomingdales store they recently opened in dubai...

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/bloom...gs-426157.html

You Need A Thneed · #**1865** Posted: **May 15, 2012, 7:11 PM**

Apparently the old Blockbuster location in Saddletowne circle is being turned into a CIBC.

Just what the world needs - 4 banks literally side by side in the same complex. Scotia, RBC, ATB, and now CIBC will be lined up in a row, and the TD isn't very far away. Can't we get some more restaurants/ shops?

AB Born · #**1866** Posted: **May 16, 2012, 5:48 AM**

The old Blockbuster in Mckenzie Towne... Part of it is now a Chicken On The Way. Has anyone tried Chicken On The Way, is it good?

mersar · #**1867** Posted: **May 16, 2012, 1:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by AB Born

The old Blockbuster in Mckenzie Towne... Part of it is now a Chicken On The Way. Has anyone tried Chicken On The Way, is it good?

From what I've heard over the years, its the fried chicken equivalent of Denny's when you've been out drinking all night. At least for the Kensingten location.

Rusty van Reddick · #**1868** Posted: **May 17, 2012, 3:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by AB Born

The old Blockbuster in Mckenzie Towne... Part of it is now a Chicken On The Way. Has anyone tried Chicken On The Way, is it good?

Like most cherished culinary institutions, the reality often disappoints. I don't find their fried chicken all the great. Corn fritters are decent and honking huge, but if you want the best corn fritters you've ever tasted, get the ones at Big Cheese.

Ramsayfarian · #**1869** Posted: **May 17, 2012, 4:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by AB Born

The old Blockbuster in Mckenzie Towne... Part of it is now a Chicken On The Way. Has anyone tried Chicken On The Way, is it good?

It's great if you have a really bad hangover. Noticed they opened a store in Forest Lawn as well. I wonder if they started to Franchise.

You Need A Thneed · #**1870** Posted: **May 23, 2012, 1:13 AM**

Calgary Northeast Farmers Market is starting up, mondays from 3:30 to 8 pm, starting in June and running until October. At the new Genesis Centre.

WIGS · #**1871** Posted: **May 23, 2012, 4:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

It's great if you have a really bad hangover. Noticed they opened a store in Forest Lawn as well. I wonder if they started to Franchise.

I've been to the Forest Lawn one. I didn't have high expectations but they had a daily combo special so the price was really good. It was ok, nothing great, nothing terrible. ^_^

ACT7 · #**1872** Posted: **May 23, 2012, 5:04 AM**

How in the world does Brooks Brothers stay afloat in Calgary? I never see anyone in there. Such a massive store.

SpongeG · #**1873** Posted: **May 23, 2012, 5:32 AM**

same as here - me and my friend are usually outnumbered by sales people and they like to hover, its always cricketsville in the store

ACT7 · #**1874** Posted: **May 23, 2012, 12:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

same as here - me and my friend are usually outnumbered by sales people and they like to hover, its always cricketsville in the store

I always feel like I'm doing something wrong in there with all the hovering.

fusili · #**1875** Posted: **May 23, 2012, 2:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by ACT7

How in the world does Brooks Brothers stay afloat in Calgary? I never see anyone in there. Such a massive store.

By selling very expensive clothes. You don't need high volume if you have high mark ups.

Me&You · #**1876** Posted: **May 23, 2012, 4:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by fusili

By selling very expensive clothes. You don't need high volume if you have high mark ups.

I don't find the clothes to be any more expensive than, say, the upper end of Banana Republic and seem to be perpetually on sale... The probably still have high mark-ups, but I've started to wonder about them myself. That being said, any other Brooks Brothers store I've been to throughout NA has never been busy...

Jimby · #**1877** Posted: **May 23, 2012, 4:16 PM**

Shoppers Drug Mart has bought the Paragon Pharmacies chain because we just don't have enough Shoppers locations in Calgary (sarcasm).

DizzyEdge · #**1878** Posted: **May 23, 2012, 5:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jimby

Shoppers Drug Mart has bought the Paragon Pharmacies chain because we just don't have enough Shoppers locations in Calgary (sarcasm).

All stores are Shoppers Drug Mart after the Franchise Wars.

Innersoul1 · #**1879** Posted: **May 23, 2012, 6:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by ACT7

How in the world does Brooks Brothers stay afloat in Calgary? I never see anyone in there. Such a massive store.

You would be surprised how many people who work downtown shop at BB. They have a reputable name and they do sell quality clothing and offer great service.

The thing that surprised me about my first BB experience is that I went solely to try and buy some of the suits, ties etc featured in Mad Men. They really didn't offer much of it. I was surprised when the sales associate told me that the items were made almost exclusively for the show.

ACT7 · #**1880** Posted: **May 25, 2012, 6:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by Innersoul1

You would be surprised how many people who work downtown shop at BB. They have a reputable name and they do sell quality clothing and offer great service.

Hey, I like BB. They do have a great brand and good quality clothing. But, honestly speaking, it's the emptiest BB I've ever seen.