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AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
Eataly!
bAuHaUs
Active Member
Eataly is coming to Toronto very soon....they have found a Canadian partner that will help them with their first Canadian location in Toronto. They are considering the Yorkville area or perhaps even something marquee downtown. This location may work as well, but they would have to take the entire site.
bAuHaUs
Active Member
The are coming to a Toronto shopping centre near you....stay tuned!
devjohnson
Active Member
What inside tea do you have?! Spill it! Downtown or uptown Yorkdale type malls?
bAuHaUs
Active Member
I can't share the exact location (under NDA), but it will be made public shortly.
devjohnson
Active Member
bAuHaUs
Active Member
Roots to invest in three flagship stores in Canada
New initiative follows robust retail and online results in 2013
TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2014 /CNW/ - As part of its plans for 2014, Roots Canada announced today that it has confirmed new long-term leases for two flagship stores in Toronto and one in Vancouver for which it is committing several million dollars in major renovations.
The stores include the company's top performing locations - in Toronto's Eaton Centre and at Vancouver's high profile downtown intersection of Robson and Burrard. The third store involves a relocation at 80 Bloor Street West on Toronto's upscale retail stretch between Bay Street and Avenue Road. In announcing this latest development, Roots Co-Founder Michael Budman said the current strength of the brand encouraged him and fellow Roots Co-Founder Don Green to reaffirm their commitment to the retail side of the business.
In 2013, which was the 40th anniversary of Roots, the company posted its best year in its history, thanks to the formidable growth in its retail stores in Canada and online at www.roots.com, coupled with strong results in its stores in Asia.
"We're particularly excited about these three flagship stores," says Michael. "Each one provides an ideal showcase of the entire Roots brand for both our Canadian customers and the many foreign tourists who visit our stores in Toronto and Vancouver. Despite the phenomenal growth of our online business in recent years, our retail stores remain the ultimate, defining experience of our company."
The new mid-town Toronto store will be the successor to its former oversized flagship store a few doors to the west. Situated in an even higher traffic location, the store's 6,500 sq. ft layout is more ideally suited to the needs of Roots in the Bloor-Yorkville area, Canada's preeminent shopping district. The new concept Roots flagship is slated to open in May 2014.
At the Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto, Roots will be doing a major renovation of its multi-level store, known as Roots Central. In Vancouver, Roots will be expanding and renovating its Robson St. flagship store situated on the finest retail real estate in western Canada.
Meanwhile, Roots is also enjoying significant growth in Asia. Working with its Taiwan-based partner, Branded Lifestyle, Roots now has 118 stores in Taiwan and China. Over the next three years, Branded Lifestyle plans extensive retail expansion for Roots in Asia.
These new developments come as Roots prepares other exciting plans for 2014 including a new collection of high quality, Canadian-made athletic wear (Roots XL), a new collaboration with Canadian visual artist and writer Douglas Coupland, and an exclusive collection based on the paintings of Canadian iconic artist, Tom Thomson.
SOURCE Roots Canada Ltd.
For further information:
Robert Sarner, Director of Communication and Public Affairs
Roots Canada
rsarner@roots.com -- Tel: 416-781-3574, ext. 4280
New initiative follows robust retail and online results in 2013
TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2014 /CNW/ - As part of its plans for 2014, Roots Canada announced today that it has confirmed new long-term leases for two flagship stores in Toronto and one in Vancouver for which it is committing several million dollars in major renovations.
The stores include the company's top performing locations - in Toronto's Eaton Centre and at Vancouver's high profile downtown intersection of Robson and Burrard. The third store involves a relocation at 80 Bloor Street West on Toronto's upscale retail stretch between Bay Street and Avenue Road. In announcing this latest development, Roots Co-Founder Michael Budman said the current strength of the brand encouraged him and fellow Roots Co-Founder Don Green to reaffirm their commitment to the retail side of the business.
In 2013, which was the 40th anniversary of Roots, the company posted its best year in its history, thanks to the formidable growth in its retail stores in Canada and online at www.roots.com, coupled with strong results in its stores in Asia.
"We're particularly excited about these three flagship stores," says Michael. "Each one provides an ideal showcase of the entire Roots brand for both our Canadian customers and the many foreign tourists who visit our stores in Toronto and Vancouver. Despite the phenomenal growth of our online business in recent years, our retail stores remain the ultimate, defining experience of our company."
The new mid-town Toronto store will be the successor to its former oversized flagship store a few doors to the west. Situated in an even higher traffic location, the store's 6,500 sq. ft layout is more ideally suited to the needs of Roots in the Bloor-Yorkville area, Canada's preeminent shopping district. The new concept Roots flagship is slated to open in May 2014.
At the Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto, Roots will be doing a major renovation of its multi-level store, known as Roots Central. In Vancouver, Roots will be expanding and renovating its Robson St. flagship store situated on the finest retail real estate in western Canada.
Meanwhile, Roots is also enjoying significant growth in Asia. Working with its Taiwan-based partner, Branded Lifestyle, Roots now has 118 stores in Taiwan and China. Over the next three years, Branded Lifestyle plans extensive retail expansion for Roots in Asia.
These new developments come as Roots prepares other exciting plans for 2014 including a new collection of high quality, Canadian-made athletic wear (Roots XL), a new collaboration with Canadian visual artist and writer Douglas Coupland, and an exclusive collection based on the paintings of Canadian iconic artist, Tom Thomson.
SOURCE Roots Canada Ltd.
For further information:
Robert Sarner, Director of Communication and Public Affairs
Roots Canada
rsarner@roots.com -- Tel: 416-781-3574, ext. 4280
khris
Senior Member
While I get that you can't provide info under an NDA, even just saying you know it's coming would break the NDA, no?
I'm assuming it will be Yorkdale or Sherway Gardens, but I'd love if it was downtown!
taal
Senior Member
Ha I can guess ... I mentioned this a while back ... their was a rumor a while back that I overheard that they were coming to the shops at Don Mills. This was at PH Changs (which sucks btw ..) I was talking with a waiter and she said that the cheese cake factor was moving in. How she'd know though is a little hard for me to figure out so I'm not 100% convinced
Notice he didn't say 'mall' : - )
Notice he didn't say 'mall' : - )
dob467
Active Member
Where did you hear about Eataly coming??
bAuHaUs
Active Member
Not so much as when they are coming, but more so that they have selected a Canadian business partner that will help them to expand the concept in Canada. They are probably a few years away from doing something but Oscar Farinetti has been quoted as wanting to do something in Toronto since 2010. http://www.torontolife.com/daily-di...ained-puns-and-subtle-cultural-insensitivity/
JasonParis
Moderator
Damn, I'm in NYC right now and forgot to have dinner there (it's my last night). Great to hear Toronto is on the horizon nonetheless.
Retail-Insider
Active Member
We had a guest author do an article about Eataly. It explains the concept if anyone is interested: http://www.retail-insider.com/2014/02/eataly-will-bring-its-innovative.html
JasonParis
Moderator
The writing has been on the wall for a while, but HMV Queen West will soon be closing.