Floorplan: West Edmonton Mall, red editing: Retail Insider
We received confirmation that Nordstrom is in talks to open a store at West Edmonton Mall in (none other than) Edmonton, Alberta. Tripple Five's Ghermezian family is in talks with numerous other...
Image: Sherway Gardens (Cadillac Fairview)
Tomorrow morning (Tuesday, October 23rd) Cadillac Fairview will announce a $350million expansion and renovation of its Sherway Gardens mall in West Toronto. We previously reported on this renovation/expansion, which will include a vastly expanded Holt...
Hudson's Bay store, Winnipeg. Image: jefpit, Flickr
Buying Hudson's Bay ("HBC") stock might not be a good investment, according to one Toronto-based journalist and business expert. Sean Silcoff of The Globe and Mail notes that HBC's revenues per square foot...
Proposed Oxford Place. Image: Oxford Properties
We have received word that Oxford Properties' proposed new Downtown Toronto shopping centre is already being eyed by retailers such as Nordstrom, La Maison Simons, Target and Walmart. A new 1million square foot shopping...
Image: Simons
Maison Simons opens its $30million, 115,000 square foot West Edmonton Mall store on October 31st 2012. The opening has been delayed twice already (it was supposed to open late summer 2012) and we've been told the store will...
New 'Hudson's Bay' sign at Downtown Vancouver store
We found out today that Canada's 342 year-old Hudson's Bay Company will drop the word 'Company' from its name, now to be known simply as 'Hudson's Bay'. The store will also deviate...
Image: Hudson's Bay Company
Canada's Hudson's Bay Company ("The Bay") is seeking about $400-500million to further upgrade its stores and merchandise strategy, as well as pay off debts. The retailer will raise fund via an initial public offering (IPO) in...
Kiehl's at The Bay, Vancouver (Downtown) Image: Hudson's Bay Company
Today Kiehl's opened a 900 sq ft concession on the ground floor of Downtown Vancouver's Hudson's Bay Company (The Bay) department store. The boutique includes the full range of Kiehl's...
Holt Renfrew Vancouver. Photo taken from basement-level men's floor. Image: ibigroup.com
We have received word that Vancouver's Holt Renfrew would like to expand its Vancouver store via annexing space currently occupied by a sports retailer. The sports retailer's lease expires...
144 Bloor St. West. Image: tobuilt.ca
Holt Renfrew stores used to be smaller. Considerable smaller. This week in 'Blast From The Past', we look at Toronto's Bloor Street Holt Renfrew.
Before its current location at 50 Bloor Street West opened in...
