Toronto non-mall retail (Odds & Ends)

[gregv]

Not sure if this has been posted but Equinox (gym) will open their first Canadian location later this year in Commerce Court.
http://www.equinox.com/clubs/bayst

Somewhere I read (unconfirmed) that this would be the first of 3 Toronto locations, with Bloor/Yorkville being one of the other locations.

Equinox has purchased The Yorkville Club in Hazelton Lanes.

 

[Torontovibe]

Work begins on the exterior of the new Marshall's on John St.

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I just got back from a vacation in the US and I went to a Marshal's for the first time, where I discovered that it's an exact copy of Winners and TJ Max in the US. I'm not so excited now. Don't we already have enough Winners stores as it is?

 

[prosperegal]

I just got back from a vacation in the US and I went to a Marshal's for the first time, where I discovered that it's an exact copy of Winners and TJ Max in the US. I'm not so excited now. Don't we already have enough Winners stores as it is?

Owned by the same people, after all.

 

[adHominem]

Likewise for TD Centre (I think scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 26). Not sure whether this will mean the closure of their Commerce Court location, which is considerably larger.

The TD opening was pushed back to Oct 10. The Commerce Court location will eventually close, but there will be some overlap for a while.

 

[FAC33]

Owned by the same people, after all.

Yep, all of those stores are owned by the same company. Marshall's here are pretty much identical to those in the States. Winners and TJMaxx, on the other hand, are not quite the same. TJMaxx has a lot more home goods than Winners. Most of the home goods here end up in HomeSense (same company, once again.)

Marshall's has always seemed to me like it has more designer brands, but also has always seemed a little more uneven in quality than Winners or TJMaxx.

 

[DavidJamesTO]

That's usually how stores like this operate; they carry designer brands, but receive merchandise created especially for sale at discounts--and with quality to match.

 

[FAC33]

The new Rexall in FCP is now open for business. They're making a play for some of the quick lunch traffic--they've got a whole section of fresh fruit, salads, sushi, sandwiches, etc. It also looks like the displaced postal outlet will be moving back inside fairly soon around the corner from the Rexall's.

The Running Room in the TD Centre is also now open.

 

[khris]

Got an email that Starbucks also opened in TD Centre.

 

[299 bloor call control.]

A streetcar went by yesterday with a wrap for Marshalls: "John + Richmond: Opening October 18"

That doesn't seem right, does it?

 

[MegaMax]

The Marshalls space is almost ready. I can see it open this time next week.

 

[JasonParis]

A streetcar went by yesterday with a wrap for Marshalls: "John + Richmond: Opening October 18"
That doesn't seem right, does it?

That's what the poster on the store says too!

 

[gregv]

PATH update:
Lots of changes continue in the PATH. In the TD Centre, Shopper's recently moved to a larger location (old Grand and Toy store plus a couple of additional spaces); no clue yet will replace it...

Johnston & Murphy (shoes) is opening in the old Shopper's location (per hoarding signage).
http://www.johnstonmurphy.com/

 

[ardwold1]

According to Toronto Life- Gravitypope, the upscale west coast oast shoe and clothing store, is opening a Toronto location at 1010 Queen W at Ossington.

http://www.torontolife.com/daily/style/shop-talk/2012/10/12/gravitypope-toronto-store/

 

[grey]

Neat. I hope they carry men's shoes. I guess they can't carry A.P.C. and not carry men's shoes.

 

[Torontovibe]

The Marshalls space is almost ready. I can see it open this time next week.

It opened today. Finally, downtown gets a Marshalls. I'm going to go check it out tonight. It looks huge inside, from what I saw passing by. This could be the start of a serious retail boom in the Entertainment District.