AlbertC
Superstar
We'll probably get more places that serve expensive small plates and cocktails!
But by a "shadow of its former self what" exactly what former self are you referring too ? The recent hay day (purely from a high rent, high demand, very high occupancy) maybe say 5-10 years ago was curtsey of said trendy stores (many larger chains) and restaurants ... go back 10+ years earlier and it was quite a bit more rundown (again purely from the perspective many vacant spaces) but what many would have considered "interesting" retail.It's a shadow of its former self. So lame and trendy and douchey now. None of the pizzazz of before...
Management at the Ossington store — now the sole outpost of the company left in downtown Toronto — confirmed the news to blogTO this week, saying that the closure was simply a matter of the area "no longer being a shopping destination."
"They decided not to renew the lease," they said, noting the numerous other recent closures along the stretch, which have included big brands like H&M and Zara.
The former retail giant permanently shuttered its landmark, multi-storey location back in late 2022, while the latter closed its similarly large storefront without warning this past fall.
Both had been in operation for more than 15 years. Reigning Champ was located in between them, just steps away along the seemingly-dying strip where not even big players are finding the costs of doing business in the neighbourhood worthwhile.
Breaking news - the rumoured death of Presse Internationale has been greatly exaggerated! I saw that they have reopened about a block to the east on a second floor. Maybe I'll take a little trip down memory lane and see if they still have any smut on the shelvesPresse Internationale, a magazine store has been around for almost 2 decades at 537 Bloor St W in the Annex, are closing due to a rent increase by the landlord.
Taisho Japanese Grill is expected to take the space in the future
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Toronto magazine store that's been around for almost 20 years is shutting down
A long-standing Toronto magazine store that's been around for almost two decades is gearing up to permanently close its doors due to a $4,000 rent hi…www.blogto.com