Kate Spade Continues Canadian Expansion With 1st Vancouver Location

Craig Patterson
Craig Patterson
Now located in Toronto, Craig is a retail analyst and consultant at the Retail Council of Canada. He's also the Director of Applied Research at the University of Alberta School of Retailing in Edmonton. He has studied the Canadian retail landscape for the past 25 years and he holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws Degrees. He is also President & CEO of Vancouver-based Retail Insider Media Ltd.

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Kate Spade will open its first West Coast store this fall at Park Royal Shopping Centre in West Vancouver. The 2,000 square foot unit will be in the mall’s southern component, called Park Royal South, next to the mall’s new Michael Kors store. 


Kate Spade will locate next to the mall's new Michael Kors store. Kate Spade will locate next to the mall's new Michael Kors store. 

Kate Spade will locate next to the mall’s new Michael Kors store. 



Kate Spade plans to open stores Canada-wide, according to a source at the company. Its first location outside of the Toronto area opened this spring at West Edmonton Mall. Spade’s two Toronto stores include a 4,000 square foot unit at 138 Cumberland Street in the Yorkville area, as well as a 1,620 square foot location at Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Yorkdale’s Kate Spade will relocate to a space more than double that size, and we’ll provide further updates shortly. Spade also operates two Canadian outlet stores, at the Toronto Premium Outlets, and the Outlet Collection at Niagara


West Vancouver’s Park Royal has seen substantial renovations to its southern portion, recently adding retailers such as Brown’s Shoes, Anthropologie, J. Crew, and others. In the fall of 2015, Quebec-based La Maison Simons will open a 105,000 square foot store nearby. According to Park Royal Vice President, Rick Amantea, the north side will also see substantial renovations, including an upscale 45,000 square foot grocery store. 

New York City-based Kate Spade is a popular mid-priced designer label that features handbags and accessories, women’s ready-to-wear, footwear, stationery and address books, fragrances, eyewear and a home collection. Given the company’s variety of offerings, it has become referred to as a ‘lifestyle accessories and fashion brand’.

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