Halifax Retail - Page 15

haligonia · #**281** Posted **Feb 12, 2012, 10:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by cormiermax

I must say it doesn't look like an Apple to me.

Any reason why? I've never seen an Apple store in a mall that also had an exterior entrance, but other than that the space looks good.

q12 · #**282** Posted **Feb 12, 2012, 10:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by cormiermax

I must say it doesn't look like an Apple to me.

Remember it's also a renovated mall entrance too. The top level looks like an Apple Store.

cormiermax · #**283** Posted **Feb 12, 2012, 10:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by haligonia

Any reason why? I've never seen an Apple store in a mall that also had an exterior entrance, but other than that the space looks good.

I can tell its going to look something like the new West End Mall entrance, I would assume if it was an Apple entrance it would look like a typical apple which would be a simple grass curtain wall.

haligonia · #**284** Posted **Feb 12, 2012, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by q12

Remember it's also a renovated mall entrance too. The top level looks like an Apple Store.

Good point. I don't think it's supposed to look like an Apple store from the outside.

q12 · #**285** Posted **Feb 12, 2012, 10:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by cormiermax

I can tell its going to look something like the new West End Mall entrance, I would assume if it was an Apple entrance it would look like a typical apple which would be a simple grass curtain wall.

I really think it's going to be like most Apple stores and the store will be accessible from the top level where the escalators used to be.

This was the recent one built in Waterloo (RIM territory).

http://www.apple.com/ca/retail/conestoga/

DigitalNinja · #**286** Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 1:13 AM**

Pizza delight closed down in HSC. Opening up more retail space.

Aya_Akai · #**287** Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 3:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by DigitalNinja

Pizza delight closed down in HSC. Opening up more retail space.

I'm not sure if I saw this right the other night or not

, I just caught it out of the corner of my eye driving down the road.. and I didn't really get a chance to see, but checking the website seems it is up to date. There is a new Pizza Delight on Spring Garden Rd. It looked to be in the spot where Mexicali Rosa's was?... confirm, anyone? lol

alps · #**288** Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 4:40 AM**

Yep, the Pizza Delight signs are up on the former Mexicali Rosa's building.

icetea93 · #**289** Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 5:03 AM**

I was in HSC and Mic Mac the other day and made a few observations:

HSC
- Victoria's Secret's space is being prepped (the old Bluenotes and Stokes locations)
- "Apple Store" (mystery space) construction is going smoothly
- Thinkkitchen is now open on the lower level
- Fossil is opening soon (not sure how soon)
- There is another space being prepped beside the future Victoria's Secret that used to be more lower scale stores and the Head Shoppe that is relocating to a space beside Sears and Coles to form a new flagship location. This new space is about 5000 sq ft.

- Lush is opening on the upper level sometime this year
- The mall in general was much busier than Mic Mac
- A lot of lower end stores are having "everything must go sales", and are most likely closing
- A new Spa/Salon is opening beside Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory soon

MMM
- There are a number of new spaces being prepared
- Toys R Us is still open, I was told that their lease was ending in January so this seemed odd

DigitalNinja · #**290** Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 7:33 AM**

I saw the Pizza Delight on their website on SGR, and it kinda confused me. I really hope The Dollar store will move out sometime soon, that end of the mall is kinda gloomy.

MMM and HSC both have different days that people go there. I find there to be more people in MMM on the weekend and HSC throughout the week.

Jstaleness · #**291** Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 12:23 PM**

What happens to all the stores that have closed or are closing in HSC? Not all closed because of poor sales. Is it too late to see a slight re-vamp of the Old Village at Bayers Rd. I know the majority is business but it would be cool to see some minor retail come back.

DigitalNinja · #**292** Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 12:26 PM**

That would be cool. What would have also been good is if they kept west end mall as a mall instead of services. Formed the bay into a mall section did a big reno and all the lower end stores that are leaving HSC they moved over there.

icetea93 · #**293** Posted **Feb 25, 2012, 12:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by DigitalNinja

I saw the Pizza Delight on their website on SGR, and it kinda confused me. I really hope The Dollar store will move out sometime soon, that end of the mall is kinda gloomy.

MMM and HSC both have different days that people go there. I find there to be more people in MMM on the weekend and HSC throughout the week.

Dollar Store will definitely be going once their lease is up

icetea93 · #**294** Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 6:23 PM**

I heard from a reliable source yesterday who claims to have seen the plans for the Apple Store in HSC. It will be one level on the top floor beside Sears. Apparently it will not be visible from the outside as the employee lunchroom will be at the back of the store (facing outside). Though they may put an Apple logo on the exterior wall of the mall.

I guess that's about as close as we'll get to a confirmation until the mall or Apple makes an official announcement (likely after the re-construction of the mall is done, and Apple can start to move in).

scooby074 · #**295** Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 6:36 PM**

Interesting.

When i think Apple store, i think big glass front facade facing out. Lots of natural light. Modern.

Facing into a traditional mall is almost the opposite of all that.

someone123 · #**296** Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 6:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by scooby074

Facing into a traditional mall is almost the opposite of all that.

Lots of Apple stores are like that. There are some interesting ones (like the Fifth Avenue store) but also plenty of standard mall stores.

worldlyhaligonian · #**297** Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 9:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by scooby074

Interesting.

When i think Apple store, i think big glass front facade facing out. Lots of natural light. Modern.

Facing into a traditional mall is almost the opposite of all that.

It will probably end up being like the one in the Rideau Centre in Ottawa, which faces directly into the mall.

Jstaleness · #**298** Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 10:45 PM**

So I was in the Mumford Professional Centre (West End Mall) for the first time in months. Some noticeable changes I guess. It didn't have the ghost town feeling it used to have as more office space has opened up. You can still tell it was a mall but it is coming along. Once some more of the offices are completed we might see the revised food court gain some stores again. There are still places for retail too. Maybe that's a place where Dollarama and other stores removed from HSC could relocate of they don't plan to already.

coolmillion · #**299** Posted **Feb 29, 2012, 5:32 AM**

how's this for a benchmark Apple store?

scooby074 · #**300** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 1:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by coolmillion

how's this for a benchmark Apple store?

Now THATS an Apple store.