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Old Posted Apr 28, 2015, 6:18 PM
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Well here's an explanation as to why the London Drugs on Robson and Bute has not been renovated, the city requires street frontage to be glass

http://www.biv.com/article/2015/4/re...rapple-change/
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Old Posted Apr 28, 2015, 10:28 PM
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[Vancouver Sun] Vancouver International Airport to host luxury outlet mall

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Vancouver International Airport to host luxury outlet mall

YVR mall unique in North America: ‘It will feel like you’re walking down cobbled streets, opening up in a piazza with cafes and outdoor seating’

By Evan Duggan, Special to The Sun April 28, 2015 3:15 PM



The developers of a luxury outlet mall at Vancouver International Airport say their first shopping centre outside of Europe is set to open later this spring on schedule as management continues to finalize a list of what they’re describing as designer tenants.

The McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport, a co-development with the Vancouver Airport Authority, is unique in North America’s mall landscape, said the centre’s general manager Robert Thurlow in an interview last week.

The architectural detail and environment is unlike other malls, he said. “It will feel like you’re walking down cobbled streets, opening up in a piazza with cafes and outdoor seating. It will feel very different to what I would call a traditional square box mall.”

The dining options would also not be the usual fare. “We don’t do the kind of regular food and beverage players,” he said. “We really try to work with local people … who are maybe opening up their second restaurant … rather than going with the national chains that people can get at any mall.”

He said the outlet mall is set to tap into a surging number of travellers coming through the airport.

Citing legal agreements, the developers have declined to reveal their list of tenants, but Thurlow said the mix of “luxury, premium lifestyle brands and entertainment” would draw in both “families and fashionistas.”

He said the YVR project is the firm’s first outside of Europe, where they lead the luxury outlet market. “This seemed like an absolutely natural fit, certainly partnering with YVR, but also in the location of Vancouver.”

Thurlow said the first phase is set to open later this spring with 240,000 square feet of shopping and services. The second phase of another 140,000 sq. ft would follow 18 to 24 months after the initial opening, for a total of 80 stores, he said.

The mall, located near the Templeton station, just two Canada Line stops from the YVR passenger terminal, would target travellers coming to and from the airport, Thurlow said. He referenced comments made last week at the Vancouver Board of Trade’s 2015 Aviation Forum by YVR president and CEO Craig Richmond, who said YVR has set a goal to handle an additional five million passengers by 2020.

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http://www.vancouversun.com/business..._lsa=7259-d640

The headline is a bit redundant, since this has been announced some time ago, but it's good to have some more details and an update on its progress towards opening later this spring/early summer.
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Old Posted Apr 28, 2015, 10:38 PM
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I'm not sure this will attract too many people coming to/from the airport.

On my way out of town, I'm not stopping. On my way in to town, it's almost too close.
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Old Posted Apr 28, 2015, 11:23 PM
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I'm not sure this will attract too many people coming to/from the airport.

On my way out of town, I'm not stopping. On my way in to town, it's almost too close.
I think a large part of the anticipated market is Asian visitors, who spend retail dollars at a pretty high rate, especially Chinese visitors.
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Old Posted Apr 29, 2015, 12:08 AM
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I'm not sure this will attract too many people coming to/from the airport.

On my way out of town, I'm not stopping. On my way in to town, it's almost too close.
You forgot the layover passengers who have a few hours to spare.
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I was hoping it would become an expansion of the Winners (which shares the same upper level of the former Woodwards (or was it Eaton's?)).

PS - as of last week, the downtown Future Shop still has all the Future Shop signage up - not even covered over with "Best Buy" banners or anything.
Well today I saw a bunch of construction workers waiting out side the future shop at lansdowne. I'm wondering if something going in or they are just pulling out whats left of futures shop from there now. I don't really see winners expanding into there as they just recently did a reno to there current area about half a year ago.

but it seems to be a slow process i guess for them to remove futureshop signs. I went to the future shop in south surrey 2 days ago and it still had the signage all up with just one banner saying its a best buy. They didn't even change the inside. Its still all future shop inside that store.
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Well today I saw a bunch of construction workers waiting out side the future shop at lansdowne. I'm wondering if something going in or they are just pulling out whats left of futures shop from there now. I don't really see winners expanding into there as they just recently did a reno to there current area about half a year ago.

but it seems to be a slow process i guess for them to remove futureshop signs. I went to the future shop in south surrey 2 days ago and it still had the signage all up with just one banner saying its a best buy. They didn't even change the inside. Its still all future shop inside that store.
I went by there (FS South Surrey) tonight and it was still the case as well. I'm not sure why they bothered closing the stores for a week.
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I went by there (FS South Surrey) tonight and it was still the case as well. I'm not sure why they bothered closing the stores for a week.
Gave them time to fire all the Future Shop staff and hire new Best Buy employees.

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Old Posted May 1, 2015, 12:58 AM
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Well today I saw a bunch of construction workers waiting out side the future shop at lansdowne. I'm wondering if something going in or they are just pulling out whats left of futures shop from there now. I don't really see winners expanding into there as they just recently did a reno to there current area about half a year ago.
I'm just thinking that the Winners at Lansdowne is pretty small.
Hoping that they'd go the Park Royale route and take up almost an entire floor of the former department store space (with all that latent wealth in Richmond).

Park Royale North has the massive Winners, plus a sizable Homesense at the Village at Park Royale.
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Old Posted May 1, 2015, 9:19 AM
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Well I haven't heard anything from the people at winners looking at expanding. I know they are the top preforming store for winners in BC though. Although it would have been smart instead of expanding winners take the spot over for the homesense. Moving the homesense out of the mall would probably be good for it as it seems most people don't know it doesn't match the mall hours.
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Well I haven't heard anything from the people at winners looking at expanding. I know they are the top preforming store for winners in BC though. Although it would have been smart instead of expanding winners take the spot over for the homesense. Moving the homesense out of the mall would probably be good for it as it seems most people don't know it doesn't match the mall hours.
Winners has leased a large space at the Marine Gateway PCI project at Cambie & Marine Dr.
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Old Posted May 1, 2015, 9:16 PM
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Marine Gateway Winners will be 30,800 sq ft
http://www.collierscanada.com/4034#.VUPsG9RralJ

Park Royal Winners is 46,598 sq ft
Park Royal Village HomeSense is 26,208 sq ft
http://www.leasingatparkroyal.com/facts-figures

Lansdowne Winners is (surprisingly) 39,204 sq ft
The upper level of Future Shop is 34,907 sq ft
Lansdowne HomeSense is 25,357 sq ft. (with direct access to a rear loading bay)
So a combination Winners expansion/HomeSense might fit the Future Shop space nicely.
http://lansdowne-centre.com/information/

Metropolis Winners/HomeSense is 52,618 sq ft
http://www.ivanhoecambridge.com/en/s...metrotown-i-ii

The Rise Winners/HomeSense is 63,812 sq ft
http://019d53b0d6a43c7cf8b8-0328abab...FD343F5%7D.pdf

Big Bend Crossing Winners/HomeSense is 57,954 sq ft
http://www.bigbendcrossing.com/store-locator/

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Looks like Fresh St. Markets is now doing home-delivery on the north shore and in Surrey.

https://shop.freshstmarket.com/

With Thrifty Foods, Stong's, SPUD and Save-On-Foods this is becoming a trend. I wonder when Safeway and Extra Foods is going to start to do the same.

I believe the Fresh St and Thrifty systems were developed by Mighty Oaks. http://www.mightyoaks.com
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One of his concerns at London Drugs...is that municipal governments are adding to retailers’ troubles.

Signage bylaws vary among municipalities so that a sign that works in one municipality may not be acceptable in another....
Oh Cry Me a River-LD's sign fetish and how municipalities have to told them to Stuff It is all well known here people don't want that ugly mess in their faces and they have a right not to be subjected to visual pollution.

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Replacing concrete walls with expensive polycarbonate at that location not only would make it less safe if there is another post-hockey-season riot on the scale of the ones in 1994 and 2011, Malhman said, but will also diminish the value of the interior space next to the transparent walls.

London Drugs would not be able to use its walls to present merchandise and instead would have to keep the valuable floor space next to the window free of products so customers could see inside the store.
Yet more whinging & whining from the Usual Suspect.

The place is a licence to print money as anyone who's entered one knows the cash registers ring constantly and yet they don't want to spend a dime.
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Old Posted May 4, 2015, 11:50 PM
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On Target, from last week:

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The retailer, which went into bankruptcy protection on Jan. 15, has decided to return 55 leases to their landlords, unable to find suitable bidders for them, according to a court filing this week. Target operated 133 stores before shutting them down after just two years in Canada.
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In March, Target struck a deal with two of the country’s largest landlords – Oxford Properties Corp. and Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc. – to buy back 11 of their best store leases for $138-million, underlining the urgency of property owners to get back control of their retail space.
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Among retailers believed to be interested in some of the Target leases are discounter Wal-Mart Canada Corp., generalist Canadian Tire Corp., grocer Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and home-improvement specialist Lowe’s Canada. Even struggling Sears Canada Inc., which has been closing stores, bid on some of Target’s leases, sources said.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...ticle24196091/
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Looks like Fresh St. Markets is now doing home-delivery on the north shore and in Surrey.

https://shop.freshstmarket.com/

With Thrifty Foods, Stong's, SPUD and Save-On-Foods this is becoming a trend. I wonder when Safeway and Extra Foods is going to start to do the same.

I believe the Fresh St and Thrifty systems were developed by Mighty Oaks. http://www.mightyoaks.com
Stong's is also opening a North Shore location in Northwoods Village. Good to see them expanding again.
http://www.biv.com/article/2015/4/po...d-choices-mar/
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Old Posted May 5, 2015, 10:38 PM
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Pic of the McArthur Glen Outlet Mall dated April 10, 2015 from their website:


http://www.mcarthurglen.com/en/desig...s-for-opening/

The Vancouver Sun article linked over at the YVR thread also contained this:

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Patterson, who is aware of the list of tenants, said Polo Ralph Lauren would occupy 15,000 sq. ft at the mall. He said Georgio Armani is also confirmed. “They’re advertising for jobs.”

The Sun has also confirmed that Secret Location, a lifestyle boutique and tasting room in Gastown, has reached a deal to open another location at the YVR mall.
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http://www.ottawacitizen.com/busines...532/story.html
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Nordstrom article from Puget Sound Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/b....html?page=all
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Check out tomorrow's Business in Vancouver. Reporter Glen Korstrom will confirm a number of tenants at McArthurGlen, and I'll likely be quoted.
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