AlbertC
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The Fun Guyz magic mushrooms chain will be closing all 30 of their store locations later this year
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PL1
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Illegal stores are illegal.
AlbertC
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Playtime Toys at Dufferin Mall is closing down
Richard White
Senior Member
Not surprising.
Stores like this are a niche in the era of Amazon and online shopping.
Towered
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This frustrates me because I'm a regular in the mall and my son likes to go in there and have me buy toys for him (which I'm happy to indulge because I spoil him) but to be honest it seems like they have a lot of dated stuff.
AlbertC
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‘Canadians relate to it as their brand’: Gamers get another play at EB Games as part of acquisition deal
Canadian gamers are having déjà vu as a beloved brand returns to the gaming retail landscape under new leadership.
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Canadian gamers are having déjà vu as a beloved brand returns to the gaming retail landscape under new leadership.
GameStop Canada announced Monday that it‘s been acquired by Quebec entrepreneur Stephan Tetrault and will be relaunching all 185 stores under its original brand—EB Games Canada.
The deal comes less than three months after U.S.-based GameStop Corp. announced its intention to sell its Canadian operations – though no details about the price tag or list of potential buyers have been shared.
Tetrault, whose toy business portfolio includes Imports Dragon, McFarlane Toys and – as of last month – Mastermind Toys, says he’s taking the helm with the goal of bringing back something Canadians truly loved.
“We’re going to build something special here, with community, nostalgia, and innovation at its heart,” Tetrault said in Monday’s release.
AlbertC
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A Thai iced tea chain, Cha Tra Mue, is opening their first Toronto location at 341 Spadina Ave in Chinatown
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First Canadian location of famous Thai iced tea chain is about to open in Toronto
A company reputed as "Thailand's number one tea brand" is about to open its first-ever Canadian location in the heart of downtown Toronto. …
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khris
Senior Member
I hate that everything opens in the west end of downtown, but I get it. I just wish we'd get more stuff in the east end. This is definitely a place I'll be visiting. I love Thai Tea.A Thai iced tea chain, Cha Tra Mue, is opening their first Toronto location at 341 Spadina Ave in Chinatown
First Canadian location of famous Thai iced tea chain is about to open in Toronto
A company reputed as "Thailand's number one tea brand" is about to open its first-ever Canadian location in the heart of downtown Toronto. …
Northern Light
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There is some good 'stuff' in the St. Lawrence area, and in the Distillery.
It is a bit thinner to the north, as the successful shopping streets are limited north of King, east of Yonge. Really, you have 'The Village' and CabbageTown' and the latter isn't an 'it' spot just yet.
The Ontario Line and some of the ongoing developments will likely see additional vibrancy along Queen, maybe Church south of Queen as well.
Front could perform better east of Jarvis, I think you'll see that too in due course.
Towered
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Join us man - it's all about west of Yonge.
AlbertC
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Every so often there's some retail hot spots in the East side like Ryu's Noodle Bar and Oji Seichi ramen, both on Broadview. And other places here and there along Leslieville or the Danforth. But overall it's been tougher to sustain retail momentum in the East.
I find that Cabbagetown in particular has lost ground in the last decade or so. I remember hanging out there quite often around a decade ago when they still had Kanpai Snack Bar and Kingyo. The latter in its previous iteration when they'd draw in sizeable crowds. Although they seem to have gradually lost their luster through the years.
I do think the eventual opening of the Ontario Line should help. Especially with streets that have potential like Gerrard, which has remained lukewarm but has'nt been able to take a forward leap. For now it's tough to compete with the inner connectivity and regular pedestrian flow of the West End retail scenes. The rise of Ossington in particular has made it the current it place to be.
I find that Cabbagetown in particular has lost ground in the last decade or so. I remember hanging out there quite often around a decade ago when they still had Kanpai Snack Bar and Kingyo. The latter in its previous iteration when they'd draw in sizeable crowds. Although they seem to have gradually lost their luster through the years.
I do think the eventual opening of the Ontario Line should help. Especially with streets that have potential like Gerrard, which has remained lukewarm but has'nt been able to take a forward leap. For now it's tough to compete with the inner connectivity and regular pedestrian flow of the West End retail scenes. The rise of Ossington in particular has made it the current it place to be.
Mihairokov
Active Member
Lots of places open up on Yonge which is fine enough for me in the East End. Haidilao, HeyTea, Cotti, Pho Anh Vu are all along Yonge south of Wellesley. I'm not expecting places to be opening on Parliament or Queen (yet).
Towered
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Kanpai! First time I went I was legit blown away - might have been among the best fried chicken I've ever had. Second time, less than a year later, was disappointing, and then never went back. I don't get how that happens.
Also loved Kingyo, though I only went there once. Let me guess - whorish Torontonians simply moved on to the next trendy thing that social media instructed them to do?
AlbertC
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Yeah sometimes restaurants self-sabotage themselves by their quality getting worse. The former chef owner of Kanpai, Trevor Lui, doesn't seem to have opened another restaurant afterwards based on his IG. But he still seems fairly involved in the food scene in this city with collabs, consultancy or pop up events.
I must have visited Kingyo close to a dozen times back in the day. Some nights they had $10 Sapporo pitchers and other food specials. I loved the friendly service and cool interiors with neon lighting and other quirky Japanese decor. I still have a bunch of their free table coasters in my home lol.
It does seem like the Japanese Izakaya concept has gradually fallen out of trend though. I recently noticed that the Kinka Izakaya Annex location on Bloor near Bathurst has closed down, formerly known as Guu or part of that group.
Towered
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But there is Zui Beer Bar further west in the old Clinton's space, with lots of Japanese style bright neon lights inside!