Sears and The Bay offer different styles of men's clothes and the people buying them have different perspectives wrt purchasing clothes. Those who enjoy wearing well-made, semi-expensive clothes will make the effort to go up 6 floors. Whereas those who don't care so much about what they wear will likely pick up something that they need (jeans, dress pants) when they walk past the men's section.
If there were windows looking out, they could create a restaurant floor up there. Take advantage of the height for when people are sitting and eating, not shopping, where you don't want people to be distracted by the outside world.
I don't know if this would work there, but if marketed well, it may get more foot traffic through the store. It's the Japanese model.
Given Pacific centre's lacklustre food court, it may be a good opportunity.
Well the plan is to re do the Seymour Room into a nice restaurant on the 6th floor. I think that this can help attract people to that floor.
Top-shop and Top man being on the mall level is perfect for Pacific Centre and it will give H&M a run for their money.
@SpongeG: Major Home Fashion and electronics from the 6th will join the 5th floor. Everything on 5th right now will stay but downsize to accommodate Furniture.
Apparently Holt employees are whispering about Nordstrom's pending arrival in Vancouver. The Spot Robson and Burrard? Is it possible that they found a way to consolidate the HMV and the other shop, what was it West 49? or something like that. or maybe a Nordstrom Rack?
Well the plan is to re do the Seymour Room into a nice restaurant on the 6th floor. I think that this can help attract people to that floor.
Is the Seymour Room the cafeteria style restaurant that is open to the showroom floor, or is it the "back room" that was the Olympic family & friends area during the games? (I seem to recall there was a separate area back there)
BC Zellers are starting store closing sales - none for this area yet - first three are penticton, dawson creek and prince rupert in march.... stores close in june
jacob has moved to its new location next to sears in pacific centre, its old location is vacant with no signage of whats to go in, there is also another vacant spot next to la senza - was a calendar store around christmas time
esprit is shutting down all of its canadian stores - the richmond centre store was having a big closeout sale - not much left at all - that will leave a large vacancy in metrotown in the dead part of the mall
also at richmond centre - HMV is closed and gone and empty, the food court redo is underway - only half the food court is currently open the other half is well boarded up making room for the new "terrace"
was at lansdowne mall last week and it was packed - never seen it so busy - no idea why, there are still many empty spots, but there was a new camera shop in there - i think it was broadway camera, looks like they left aberdeen and went to lansdowne...
also h-mart has opened at aberdeen, its very small but was jam packed with shoppers, the NCIX expansion has opened its not connected to the main store - but seems to be a samsung specialty shop
giordano is smaller as BC medical is taking over a lot of its space, izzue is really quite nice - they have some cool stuff, prices are a little higher but not too bad - they had some special issue dr martens - an izzue/doc martens collaboration - the whole store was about 40% off - number of shoppers inside
Article on Sears' move to everyday value pricing...
(it failed for Eaton's and I expect it to fail for Sears, although Sears is keeping some sale events)
sears has the same items on sale every week - i don't get that - just keep the prices low all year round than - i look at the flyer and the sale items are pretty the same week in and week out
Article on Sears' move to everyday value pricing...
(it failed for Eaton's and I expect it to fail for Sears, although Sears is keeping some sale events)
sears has the same items on sale every week - i don't get that - just keep the prices low all year round than - i look at the flyer and the sale items are pretty the same week in and week out
Good read on why this strategy may not be the best for Sears & JC Penney:
Remember 'avocado' appliances from the seventies? CB2 orange will be the 'new avocado' in far less time. Store does look good and is a welcome addition.
A couple of units have been joined for another tenant 2 doors down.
CB2 brings genuine interest to an otherwise blah section of Robson. Hopefully it will inspire other quality retailers to set up in this area and others. I feel that Robson has a lot of unfulfilled potential.
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