Toronto non-mall retail (Odds & Ends)

[urbandreamer]

Cool Puma ad I spotted going up above the Dip today:

And Roncevalles' LCBO coming along--a pity about the crappy car-friendly location:

 

[grey]

Cool ad. I wonder how long it will take the Illegal Signs idiots to notice it?

 

[adma]

Only if they're really anal about it.

And re the Roncy LCBO: remember, given the location, it's probably assumed to be "temporary", pending massive site redevelopment, someday, someway...

 

[urbandreamer]

Motoretta BWV has either moved or is history.

 

[urbandreamer]

Haus Vintage has recently opened in the becoming-super-trendy-real-fast Blansdowne area, in the failed Paul Bright gallery space beside Vena's rotis: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toronto-ON/HAUS/188153607436

 

[JasonParis]

Blockbuster Video at Queen/Spadina is closing down.

 

[grey]

A CB2 blog entry regarding their move into the former Big Bop building:

http://blog.cb2.com/2010/02/02/pre-construction-toronto/

 

[urbandreamer]

Who gets their videos from stores anymore? Luddites?

 

[grey]

I still use Queen Video for movies that I can't get from Zip.ca quickly enough. All of their locations are busy (somehow) every time I visit.

 

[urbandreamer]

1 April 2010: Happy Easter from the folks at Freedom Clothing Collective!

Another old-school Toronto shoe store calls it quits:

(Taylor's in the Junction closed a few months ago.)

 

[JasonParis]

HMV Eaton Centre is moving from 3B to the 1B near the foodcourt on the south end of the mall. It's actually a bigger space.

More HMV news to be announced soon (but it won't be good I'm afraid)...

 

[urbandreamer]

Yeah who cares about 20th century retailers anymore? Put all these music stores out of their misery, says I!

 

[androiduk]

Another long time Yonge St. resident moving on. I think this may be related to the new development at 606 Yonge.

 

[androiduk]

Money Mart spreading it's wings.

 

[GraphicMatt]

They really should just outlaw Money Marts and the whole payday loan industry - what a waste of space.