Bloor Street store. Photo by ‘Greg’
H&M‘s upscale fashion brand COS has opened its first Canadian location on Toronto’s ‘Mink Mile’, and a second location in downtown Montreal will open on October 9. Two other Toronto locations are said to be in the works as the brand expands into Canada.
COS, which stands for Collection of Style, launched in London in 2007. The brand’s price point is marginally higher than that of H&M, and it says that its designs are timeless, tactile, functional, classic and modern. Collections include fashions for women, men and children.
Update: Tour inside the Toronto store, via Style Democracy.
COS’s first Toronto location opens today at 85 Bloor Street West. Measuring 6,738 square feet, COS occupies space formerly tenanted by jeweller Tiffany & Co., which moved up the street into 150 Bloor Street West in September of 2013. CBRE broker Arlin Markowitz negotiated the Toronto COS deal.
Photo by Paul Amato, taken in front of Holt Renfrew Men at Bellair and Bloor. Harry Rosen flagship at far left.
Wood paneling on the store’s exterior. Photo by Greg
COS’s second Canadian store, measuring in excess of 4,000 square feet, opens on October 9 at 1310 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest in Montreal. The space was most recently occupied by fashion retailer Le Chateau.
Sources also say that COS was recently in negotiations for space at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre and at Toronto Eaton Centre. We cannot confirm if negotiations concluded for either location at this time.
Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: September 21, 2015
