Northern Light
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A definite upgrade!
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News on retail chains (was: New Mall Retail)
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A definite upgrade!
Towered
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And a welcome relief - I was already preparing to voice indignation over the likely opening of yet another pot shop!
AlbertC
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Le Chateau are making a comeback in a new partnership with Suzy Shier at 37 store locations across the country:
retail-insider.com
Le Château Makes Brick-and-Mortar Comeback with Suzy Shier Partnership: Interview with Veteran Franco Rocchi
Rocchi discusses the acquisition of the iconic Canadian retailer and how it could have easily ended up in the hands of Americans following bankruptcy.
retail-insider.com
AlbertC
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Wong's Ice Cream, which had a single shop on Gerrard East before closing down, have formed a new partnership with the Basil Box chain to have their ice cream served at their locations:
www.blogto.com
Beloved Toronto ice cream that was thought to be gone for good is coming back
When a certain Toronto ice cream shop closed down at the end of last year, people were sad to see it go. Now, it's coming back in an unexpected place…
www.blogto.com
Richard White
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Apparently Freshii found a workaround regarding minimum wage. Outsource your cashiers and pay them below Ontario minimum.
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Undead
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Sorry if this was posted before; today I heard from a person at the Bay that Zellers is coming back. Much memories!
Northern Light
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Anything is possible, but I haven't caught wind of any serious plans, beyond hiving off a corner in some old stores, or perhaps a limited presence online, largely to address a trademark fight they were having.
I'm still hearing of further downsizing of 'The Bay' and the only investment I've seen mused about outside of that core brand is buying U.S. retailer Kohl's; should they acquire it, you might see that brand in Canada, or might not; but that would likely take
most of the air in the room not to devoted to 'The Bay'.
Undead
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Oh no, it was basically confirmed by the HR person. They've just kept it under wraps, but I was given the impression it's a done deal.
Richard White
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No offense but I trust Northern Light more than the word of an unnamed low-level HR person.
For reasons I don't fully understand, @Northern Light has the inside track when it comes to this sort of stuff. His connections run alot higher than yours.
Northern Light
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Don't get me in trouble! Its entirely possible for at @Undead or anyone else to scoop me. It happens.
That said, I'm going to see if can't needle a source or two and see if they've been brewing something up.......
LOL
Undead
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Well I'd say if the information has filtered through to the low level HR people, that speaks to the validity of the news. I can tell you from personal experience, as one such low level office rat myself, we know nothing. So if our lowly caste knows about something, it's a done deal at the higher level.
edit: of course, I have the person's name, but divulging it adds nothing to the conversation while potentially compromising their standing.
DirectionNorth
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I remember hearing (I think this was in the news, or maybe my memory's bad) that they were going to restart the Zellers brand as a pop-up store in the Bay.
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https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/zellers-pop-up-1.6204488
Apparently they've started it as a way to get media attention. It doesn't look to me (an outsider without any knowledge) that they would start Zellers stores, and the logic is mostly against it as well - Zellers was somewhat dead in its last years, COVID and online shopping, blah blah blah.
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https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/zellers-pop-up-1.6204488
Apparently they've started it as a way to get media attention. It doesn't look to me (an outsider without any knowledge) that they would start Zellers stores, and the logic is mostly against it as well - Zellers was somewhat dead in its last years, COVID and online shopping, blah blah blah.
Northern Light
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To be clear HBC has already re-started Zellers as pop-ups in some smaller, older stores.
That is very much about protecting their trademark...........
That is very much about protecting their trademark...........
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Northern Light
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In Indigo news.............they continue to move to a store that sells almost everything except books, LOL...
retail-insider.com
They are now testing a large beauty section in a Vancouver store....over 1,300ft2
So they now sell Dolls, Linens, Candles, Cookware, Leggings/Reading Socks......
Oh....and a few books, that go w/same.
Indigo Unveils First-of-its-Kind Beauty and Wellness Shop-in-Store in Vancouver: Interview/Photos
The initiative is part of a rollout for the retailer as it diversifies its offerings based on consumer preferences, according to an executive in an interview.
retail-insider.com
They are now testing a large beauty section in a Vancouver store....over 1,300ft2
So they now sell Dolls, Linens, Candles, Cookware, Leggings/Reading Socks......
Oh....and a few books, that go w/same.
Northern Light
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A bit more poking...............
All I can say for now...........you were on to something...............and it was under my radar and a lot of people's.