urbandreamer
recession proof
Re: Central Surplus: I last went in there (and bought a pair of pants) in 1996. That stretch has gone downhill since then.
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urbandreamer
recession proof
4 April 2010 update: Death to the Roncevilles' cobbler!
DavidJamesTO
Active Member
I would have thought that the laws against usury and loan sharks would take care of them; the places barely fit the definition of legal as it is.
androiduk
Senior Member
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taal
Senior Member
While a lot of the vacancies North of Dundas up to Bloor have been filled up in the last 6 month or so (there are still some but less then there used to be), just south of Dundas, there are few prominent ones now (Pier one, an old money mart like location, and a few others).
adma
Superstar
Re Syd Silver: I suspect that beneath that false front is a missing unit of the (inventoried) Clarke's Buildings next door, which would have made them symmetrical...
JasonParis
Moderator
Tewder
Senior Member
Pier 1 is gone? Might make a great downtown location for a Crate & Barrel, no?
They've got CB2 coming
simply Dan
Active Member
Valumart in the Manulife Centre is closing for renovations - I wonder if they will re-brand and re-open the space as a Loblaws?
Not unless they make it a lot bigger; they had started a few years ago with an urban-concept store but they didn't really go anywhere with it.
deerparker
Active Member
It's larger than St. Clair Market, which uses the Loblaws brand...
Yup, that's their "great food" brand, their urban concept. Maybe they're finally going to start doing more with it. About time.
urbandreamer
recession proof
I predict Modrobes v2.0 will be a failure. 1st mistake: They manufacture all their clothing in Scarborough. 2nd mistake: They've chosen recycled pop bottles as their source for fabric--nasty plastic textured feel results. 3rd mistake: cheaped out on interior design of their store. 4th mistake? Brett Wilson from Dragon's Den is giving them money. 5th mistake: location sucks. 6th mistake: washed up loser owner doubt he can make it.
I was invited to the opening--no thanks.
I was invited to the opening--no thanks.
adma
Superstar
...which, paradoxically enough, hasn't been particularly "urban" in its application thus far. Unless the rebranding of outlets like Yonge + Yonge Blvd, Burnhamthorpe + 427, etc count...