Versace is hiring a manager for its new Yorkdale Shopping Centre store in Toronto. Yorkdale's Versace will be Canada's first free-standing location. Versace will locate beside Salvatore Ferragamo in the mall's 'luxury wing', which continually adds to its roster of upscale tenants...
Vancouver-based womenswear retailer Aritizia is looking to open stores in Saskatchewan. A source tells us that the company is working with Avison Young to help locate retail space. Saskatchewan had Canada's highest retail sales growth in the first quarter of 2014...
Nordstrom has announced the opening date of its Ottawa store, as well as the identity of its new store manager. Ottawa will become home to Canada's second Nordstrom store, following the opening of its Calgary store, set for September...
OfficeMax Grand & Toy will close all of its 19 remaining retail stores. It will continue to service business customers via its e-commerce website as well as it customer service centres and direct sales representatives. Interestingly, only 3% of the company's sales come from retail walk-ins...
LOFT by Ann Taylor's first Alberta store will open this summer at West Edmonton Mall. The 5,500 square foot store will replace Children's Place on the mall's second level...
La Maison Simons could double the size of its Les Galeries de la Capitale store in Quebec City. The proposed expansion would provide more space for the company's private-label brands, as well as additional mens's and women's designer fashion lines. As a result of the expansion, this Simons store would be comparable in size to its newer locations...
A 5,000 square foot McEwan grocery store will open on the concourse level of Downtown Toronto's TD Centre. The relatively small location will primarily feature ready-made food and beverages, unlike its more comprehensive 20,000 square foot suburban Toronto store. Scheduled to open in the spring of 2015, the grocer will be located across from Mark McEwan's well-known restaurant, Bymark...
Canada's first free-standing Jimmy Choo store will open at Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Interestingly, a Jimmy Choo shop-in-store is already located steps away, within the mall's Holt Renfrew store. More Canadian Jimmy Choo locations are expected to follow...
Upscale menswear retailer Harry Rosen will completely renovate its flagship Vancouver location. The Pacific Centre store upgrade is timely, as an unprecedented amount of competition is set to enter Vancouver's upscale menswear market within the next 48 months.
To learn more, we interviewed Harry Rosen's CEO, Larry Rosen...
Canada's first free-standing Vince Camuto store will open this summer at Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre. It will replace retailer Icon Shoes near an expansion of Yorkdale that will eventually house a Nordstrom store...
