AlbertC
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I'd imagine that non-food service businesses like clothing and shoe stores, hair salons, flower shops, and massage therapy type places are especially at risk.
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Toronto PATH Retail
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I'd imagine that non-food service businesses like clothing and shoe stores, hair salons, flower shops, and massage therapy type places are especially at risk.
mgl
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Toronto's PATH network faces bleak future with bankers MIA - BNN Bloomberg
To get an idea of the long recovery ahead for Toronto’s financial district, take a walk through the vast subterranean pathways that connect the city’s skyscrapers.www.bnnbloomberg.ca
I wonder which section of the PATH his franchise is located? I wouldn't be surprised if some of the shops in the busiest sections have even higher rent for a similar small space. I'm assuming this is a Subway with no interior seating, I don't think there's any left in the PATH that have their own seating inside the unit anymore since the one at King and York went under last year.
The article refers to it as being in Brookfield Place.
Johnny Au
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Don't forget manicure, pedicure, and spa services.
Richard White
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I have a friend who owns a nail salon in Commerce Court. She's just reopened but business is still down.
Even with a rent reduction I am worried about her ability to survive
Johnny Au
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Even before the pandemic, fish pedicure businesses struggle to survive.
Richard White
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Fish pedicures? Didn't know they had nails.
Johnny Au
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It's actually fish therapy, but are often marketed as fish pedicures.
AlbertC
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deKefir, which specializes in soft serve frozen treats and smoothies, have closed their shop within the Bay-Adelaide Centre of the PATH system:
www.blogto.com
Toronto's unique soft serve spot is permanently closing after 10 years
If you're a kefir lover in Toronto, you'll want to know that what might just be one of your favourite shops is closing down. deKefir specialized in...
www.blogto.com
AlbertC
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BBC with a well detailed article about the effects of the pandemic on Toronto's PATH system:
The ripple effects of closed office buildings
Sept 7, 2020
With workers doing their jobs at home, the business ecosystems around office towers are taking a hit – maybe even a fatal blow.
The ripple effects of closed office buildings
Sept 7, 2020
With workers doing their jobs at home, the business ecosystems around office towers are taking a hit – maybe even a fatal blow.
AlbertC
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Toronto's PATH remains eerily empty, six months into pandemic
Sept 11, 2020
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
Sept 11, 2020
Toronto's PATH remains eerily empty, six months into pandemic - BNN Bloomberg
The PATH is home to hundreds of small- and medium-sized businesses whose futures remain in doubt as COVID-19 keeps the bulk of the 200,000 people who used to step foot in the pedestrian network daily at home.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
deerparker
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Renovation reveal at the Scotia Plaza food court. Much of it is still under construction.
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Bayer
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Long overdue, and a perfect time to do it.
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Prairie Girl Bakery have closed their location at the FCP section of the PATH system, which had been open since 2011. The bakery's president provides some commentary of their experience during the pandemic:
This is what it was like running a business in Toronto's deserted PATH for the last 4 months
Holding on to your business during a pandemic is no easy task. We've witnessed tons of businesses say goodbye to some or all of their locations. Pr...
And the entire business is done.
Richard White
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That's a shame. Alot of the larger chains just cannot survive an extended shutdown. I would love to see a plan for the future by the various office towers involved.
The Path as created will be changed irreparably by the pandemic.
Bayer
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I rent an office in a tower on Victoria - near Prairie Girl (where I bought too many of their gluten-free cupcakes), and I used to frequent the Path every day. I can tell you what my plan is: I'm not going back there until the pandemic is over and done with. And after my lease expires in July 2022, my business partner and I will be working from our respective homes. It took this exceptional event to make us realize an office adds no value or convenience, it's just "nice to have".