The Metro Vancouver Retail Thread - Page 549

jollyburger · #**10961** Posted **Feb 23, 2017, 1:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by connect2source

Finally! We have one of the smallest, most embarrassing downtown Apple Stores anywhere.

If that's to be believed then please explain the ugly looking rendering

theKB · #**10962** Posted **Feb 23, 2017, 3:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

This is the "prow" building at Main & Kingsway:

Landlord who loves Mount Pleasant helps indie businesses stay strong
http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouv...usinesses.html

That is really nice to read about. In most cases landlords only want multinationals or national chain tenants.

This whole commercial tax thing on residential development potential is absolute insanity. It will never be an issue however with the civic governments as it is a non starter for them.

officedweller · #**10963** Posted **Feb 24, 2017, 9:10 PM**

How Costco Canada breaks retail rules to win
http://business.financialpost.com/ne...l-rules-to-win

Inside the ‘treasure hunt’: The five keys to Costco Canada’s success
http://business.financialpost.com/ne...anadas-success

Loblaw’s taking the click-and-collect route as retail rivals expand home deliveries
http://business.financialpost.com/ne...-expenses-ease

Vin · #**10964** Posted **Feb 25, 2017, 2:25 PM**

Granville Street falls back on hard times

Fri, Feb 24: Businesses along Vancouver’s Granville street say more than two dozen store closures are a symptom of a bigger problem, and the city is getting in the way of fixing it.
GLOBAL NEWS

http://globalnews.ca/video/3272545/g...-on-hard-times

Looks like the former Granville 7 retail project is held up by, surprise surprise, City permits! All the red tape and social issues are hardly addressed by this rather 3rd world City Hall. Or perhaps not everyone is back from their Christmas break?

David · #**10965** Posted **Feb 25, 2017, 6:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

Looks like the former Granville 7 retail project is held up by, surprise surprise, City permits! All the red tape and social issues are hardly addressed by this rather 3rd world City Hall. Or perhaps not everyone is back from their Christmas break?

You need to find a better term to trash city hall with:

Definition of third world from Merriam Webster

Quote:

1: a group of nations especially in Africa and Asia not aligned with either the Communist or the non-Communist blocs
2: an aggregate of minority groups within a larger predominant culture
3: the aggregate of the underdeveloped nations of the world

whatnext · #**10966** Posted **Feb 25, 2017, 10:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

Granville Street falls back on hard times

Fri, Feb 24: Businesses along Vancouver’s Granville street say more than two dozen store closures are a symptom of a bigger problem, and the city is getting in the way of fixing it.
GLOBAL NEWS

http://globalnews.ca/video/3272545/g...-on-hard-times

Looks like the former Granville 7 retail project is held up by, surprise surprise, City permits! All the red tape and social issues are hardly addressed by this rather 3rd world City Hall. Or perhaps not everyone is back from their Christmas break?

There's a lot of empty stores on most strips that has nothing to do with red tape and everything to do with runaway property values and increasing tax evaluations.

casper · #**10967** Posted **Feb 25, 2017, 10:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

How Costco Canada breaks retail rules to win
http://business.financialpost.com/ne...l-rules-to-win

Inside the ‘treasure hunt’: The five keys to Costco Canada’s success
http://business.financialpost.com/ne...anadas-success

Loblaw’s taking the click-and-collect route as retail rivals expand home deliveries
http://business.financialpost.com/ne...-expenses-ease

What is going to be interesting to see if the impact that lockers has on click-and-collect. Stuff like this:

https://www.mightyoaks.com/blog/savi...rner-near-you/

Vin · #**10968** Posted **Feb 25, 2017, 11:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

There's a lot of empty stores on most strips that has nothing to do with red tape and everything to do with runaway property values and increasing tax evaluations.

What about the strips with no empty stores? That video clearly shows what the business owners are going though to get their businesses running, so how come you seem to know more? Have you ever applied to have a renovation done or approved by the City?

Vin · #**10969** Posted **Feb 25, 2017, 11:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by David

Definition of third world from Merriam Webster

Funny, but I see the exact definition on Granville street, especially the part about minority.

SpongeG · #**10970** Posted **Feb 26, 2017, 5:47 AM**

i think i would prefer to use click and collect over home delivery cause i live in an apartment and most of the time they say they won't deliver to it when i shop online and if they do they just leave a card telling you to go to the postal outlet and pick it up after 24 hours. I've literally sat all day waiting for a package, and go downstairs and find the pick up notice stuck to the mailbox or door.

The lockers idea might be ok if conveniently located.

casper · #**10971** Posted **Feb 26, 2017, 6:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

i think i would prefer to use click and collect over home delivery cause i live in an apartment and most of the time they say they won't deliver to it when i shop online and if they do they just leave a card telling you to go to the postal outlet and pick it up after 24 hours. I've literally sat all day waiting for a package, and go downstairs and find the pick up notice stuck to the mailbox or door.

The lockers idea might be ok if conveniently located.

There is a company experimenting with putting both manned pickup counters and lockers into high-rise building on the Toronto waterfront. Neat idea. FedEx delivers into the locker or pickup location and you just down and pick it up. The building needs to have available floor space for a such a service.

SpongeG · #**10972** Posted **Feb 26, 2017, 11:31 PM**

Sunrise Records is taking over 70 of the HMV store locations.

Sunrise Records takes over 70 HMV locations in malls
Toronto company sees a future in vinyl and locally chosen products
By Renee Filippone, CBC News Posted: Feb 25, 2017 3:44 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 26, 2017 6:12 PM ET

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/hmv-...alls-1.3998420

retro_orange · #**10973** Posted **Feb 26, 2017, 11:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

Sunrise Records is taking over 70 of the HMV store locations.

Sunrise Records takes over 70 HMV locations in malls
Toronto company sees a future in vinyl and locally chosen products
By Renee Filippone, CBC News Posted: Feb 25, 2017 3:44 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 26, 2017 6:12 PM ET

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/hmv-...alls-1.3998420

Sweet! I haven't been in a Sunrise since I was a kid. I see that they will be selling CDs and other Merch. but no playing devices. If they stocked a good selection of turntables at different price points, they would help drive the demand for future record sales and boost profits. I can't remember if they also sell used records? That would be awesomesauce.

Sheba · #**10974** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 6:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by retro_orange

Sweet! I haven't been in a Sunrise since I was a kid. I see that they will be selling CDs and other Merch. but no playing devices. If they stocked a good selection of turntables at different price points, they would help drive the demand for future record sales and boost profits. I can't remember if they also sell used records? That would be awesomesauce.

HMV had turntables (I got one for xmas) but I don't think they sold all that many of them.

Btw they confirmed Metrotown on FB today. I'm guessing Guildford and either Willowbrook (cheaper rent and a good spread of locations) or Coquitlam (next to the Skytrain) will happen.

officedweller · #**10975** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 10:23 PM**

Not Vancouver - because we never had one, but...

Holt Renfrew to Shutter hr2 Division
http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2017/2/hr2

connect2source · #**10976** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 11:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Not Vancouver - because we never had one, but...

Holt Renfrew to Shutter hr2 Division
http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2017/2/hr2

Smart move, we're inundated with large format outlet type retailers. When hr2 was conceived we only had Winners around, since then Marshall's, Saks Off 5th and Nordstrom Rack are all competing for market share. Good of Holt's to steer clear of what's likely to be saturation of this type of format.

cairnstone · #**10977** Posted **Feb 28, 2017, 5:33 AM**

BeBe has closed in metrotown do to lease end

officedweller · #**10978** Posted **Mar 1, 2017, 11:00 PM**

BCBG Max Azria to close all 51 Canadian stores as retailer can't pay its bills
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bcbg...zria-1.4004293

bluefox · #**10979** Posted **Mar 2, 2017, 9:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

BCBG Max Azria to close all 51 Canadian stores as retailer can't pay its bills
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bcbg...zria-1.4004293

The only thing that's surprising about this is how long it took. The stores have seemed like ghost towns for years; I rarely see any customers in them.

connect2source · #**10980** Posted **Mar 2, 2017, 1:18 PM**

That'll leave quite a few holes in our malls and on Robson. I hope they can find someone to fill the 1080 Robson location fast, they haven't managed to lease the former A|X space next-door yet and Robson can't afford any more large vacancies.

Other BCBG locations include Pacific Centre, Oakridge, Richmond Centre