RGB_11
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Yup. It's tough to replace a main anchor store.
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Maco in the 6
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Who here remembers "London Style Fish & Chips" in the food court? Didn't they have other locations as well?
Chimpur
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They were pretty decent... even further back; up at Albion mall there was "The Jolly Friar" So so good.. but with changing areas and aging proprietors... stores shut down.
FW36
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The article is locked behind a pay wall but looks like the asking price steep.
MapleJoe
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Well, that’s it for Hudson’s Bay. After June, another massive dormant space.
RGB_11
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I'm praying for a SIMONS store or clearance centre. God help us all if Larry the liquidator or any liquidation place moves in...there's more than enough of that already in the area. (Mall + also, store across the street!)
MapleJoe
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There is no way Simon’s will put their name on this property. They are extremely picky with selecting their locations and are very patient when it comes to expansion. Even as a clearance centre one day, they would select a space that is among other popular brands for the exposure and foot traffic. Think Vaughan Mills or Heartland Centre concepts.
torontowest91
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Or maybe the old off saks near Sherway
RGB_11
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Well, that leaves Marshall's downstairs and Homesense upstairs, maybe, but that won't happen because there's already a Winners across the street.
I also doubt International clothiers has any desire to expand beyond their current space in the mall.
I guess the mall is done. Time to be torn down and converted, Shops @ Don Mills style... but keep the rides indoors so they can continue to be enjoyed year round.
MapleJoe
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I agree. They’re done and the fair should be saved as part of a larger redevelopment. The only way I see some retail sticking around is if a community is built within it - condos. A part of the mall can be saved for essential services, pharmacy, groceries, food concepts, etc. This condo concept is underway at Sherway, Yorkdale as well as other Toronto properties so it would be interesting. Though the economic climate and market is not very ripe right now.
RGB_11
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Part of the complication is that Woodbine mall has to compete with land across the street. Businesses most likely won't want to duplicate themselves. Staples is most likely quite happy where they are, so they're not going to move into the mall. (to name one example)
There is room to compete with Fortinos though...
Jane2021
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Or even the old saks 5th ave in Sherway since they’re closing also
Mr. Rexdale
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New features I noticed during my visit to the Woodbine yesterday.
The push buttons at the front entrance next to the Ferris Wheel only worked on the first set of doors. The second set of doors were disabled.
Turns out the exit push buttons were ripped from the wall; saving the Woodbine money on electricity. "You can enter ...but you can't leave....."
More stores were closed down. The lower level Zellers (Shop A Lot) is having a 50 percent off sale with some new items (like an air hockey table
for $150 bucks).
All of the tables next to the Ferris Wheel at the main entrance are now gone. I then took a seat in the sitting area next to where Music World and
H & K Smokeshop used to be. Directly in front of my table was an outlet in which I tried to charge my phone, only to discover that the electricity
has been disabled from that outlet, too.
Many rides in the Fair weren't in use. Both ticket booth windows weren't occupied either despite walking around the Woodbine at 3 PM on a
weekday.
Even the ghosts that haunt the Hudson's Bay area were disgusted with how much of a ghost town the mall has become.
The push buttons at the front entrance next to the Ferris Wheel only worked on the first set of doors. The second set of doors were disabled.
Turns out the exit push buttons were ripped from the wall; saving the Woodbine money on electricity. "You can enter ...but you can't leave....."
More stores were closed down. The lower level Zellers (Shop A Lot) is having a 50 percent off sale with some new items (like an air hockey table
for $150 bucks).
All of the tables next to the Ferris Wheel at the main entrance are now gone. I then took a seat in the sitting area next to where Music World and
H & K Smokeshop used to be. Directly in front of my table was an outlet in which I tried to charge my phone, only to discover that the electricity
has been disabled from that outlet, too.
Many rides in the Fair weren't in use. Both ticket booth windows weren't occupied either despite walking around the Woodbine at 3 PM on a
weekday.
Even the ghosts that haunt the Hudson's Bay area were disgusted with how much of a ghost town the mall has become.
FW36
Active Member
Something I noticed is the link on colliers website for the sale of woodbine mall no longer works. I wonder If it means anything. Maybe mall has been sold ?
kade1064
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that would be great news...the mall needs a renovation and more department stores