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Originally Posted by buzzg
I'm pretty sure SAAN was where Dollarama is now. SAAN > Red Apple > Dollarama
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Dollarama <-- Red Apple <-- Shoppers
Hydro <-- Red Apple <-- Saan <-- Met
At least from memory, I might be out some though.
A for Marcello's, they do a spot of job of warming up food from the Sysco truck.
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Originally Posted by Urban recluse
I am not convinced. There are plenty of vacancies around the MTS Centre
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I heard that when the return of the Jets was announced, a number of building owners near MTS Centre priced the "Jets affect" into any newly signed leases. This then absorbed basically any gain that a tenant stood to make from the NHL, and worse it was fixed into the lease cost so when the league went on strike people still needed to pay the Jets tax.
Add in that the SHED seems to heavily favour a limited group of people causing those wanting to compete to be at a disadvantage. It gets further compounded when one operating group controls leases or even more of the operations for at least six different restaurants/bars in the arena area. Sure you might be able to try and crack that market but chances are you will be further away and trying to break into a new market.
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That said, it will be interesting to see what SkyCity is able to add to the downtown. Part of the original plan seemed to hint at the type of restaurant/pub type of place that would appeal to the MTS Centre hockey/event crowd. It is definitely a crowded space but that there are also well known brands that have yet to land in the city which could make in-roads in that market, Yard House comes to mind. Ye's would be another one that would break from the "beer and burgers" theme but with the Longboat affiliation seems more likely to land in one of their properties.