20 h. ago L.L. Bean is about to open its first downtown Toronto store this month

L.L. Bean, the popular clothing and equipment retailer, is gearing up to debut its first downtown Toronto presence with a storefront that the company is calling its first location not just in the city centre, but in any "metropolitan downtown market" in the country.The brand, which has been around for a whopping 113 years, is mainly known for its basic but high-end outerwear and other apparel, along with accessories, camping gear and home goods — think the late Hudson's Bay meets Mountain Equipment Company (MEC), but American.Although it hails from Maine, L.L. Bean has been successful enough within Canada to gradually expand its offerings north of the border, with local outposts including Oakville — its first in Canada, launched in 2019 — Niagara Falls, Kingston and Barrie, Ontario.The retailer also has a new-ish Toronto store outside the city centre in CF Shops at Don Mills as of 2020, which...

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3 d. ago Grocery giant reveals it's opening a new store in Toronto amid closure of two others

Whole Foods, the health-focused supermarket chain with somewhat of a cult following, has just confirmed the closure of two of its Toronto stores — but, alongside the less-positive news, the company has shared that it will be opening a new outpost in the city to make up for it.Staff at the Leaside and Yonge-Sheppard locations of the American purveyor of organic, good-for-you groceries and pre-made meals found out early on Friday morning that their workplaces were set to close later this month; on August 22, to be exact, a Whole Foods spokesperson confirmed to blogTO after our initial reporting on what were, earlier this morning, just rumours."Like any retail business, we regularly evaluate each of our stores and make decisions to position the company for long-term success," a company representative told us over email around 11 a.m."We are committed to supporting all impacted team members and making any transition as seamless as possible, and l...

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3 d. ago Whole Foods reveals it's opening a new store in Toronto amid closure of two others

Whole Foods, the health-focused supermarket chain with somewhat of a cult following, has just confirmed the closure of two of its Toronto stores — but, alongside the less-positive news, the company has shared that it will be opening a new outpost in the city to make up for it.Staff at the Leaside and Yonge-Sheppard locations of the American purveyor of organic, good-for-you groceries and pre-made meals found out early on Friday morning that their workplaces were set to close later this month; on August 22, to be exact, a Whole Foods spokesperson confirmed to blogTO after our initial reporting on what were, earlier this morning, just rumours."Like any retail business, we regularly evaluate each of our stores and make decisions to position the company for long-term success," a company representative told us over email around 11 a.m."We are committed to supporting all impacted team members and making any transition as seamless as possible, and l...

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4 d. ago Here's a first look at the brand new Simons store at Toronto's Yorkdale mall

Canadian department store chain Simons is boldly eschewing the doom-and-gloom narrative that's dominated the shopping mall landscape in the GTA lately, entering a phase of ambitious expansion at a time when competitors like Hudson's Bay, Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom (and before them, Sears and Eaton's) no longer exist in the market.The Quebec-based retailer, known as purveyors of stylish choices under both exclusive house labels and well-known designer names, has just officially opened a new location in Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre, with another coming to the CF Eaton Centre this fall.And, we got an early peek at the store on Thursday morning before it launched to the public.Taking over the two-level anchor space formerly held by a Nordstrom, the outpost is the eighteenth store for Simons, and its biggest one outside of Quebec. But if you're expecting anything like the standard department store, or even like any other S...

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5 d. ago Simons opens first Toronto store at Yorkdale. Can it succeed where Nordstrom failed?

Watch chief executive Bernard Leblanc on why the Quebec company is bullish on retail

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5 d. ago Toronto’s first Simons location marks ‘new chapter’ for department store: CEO

TORONTO — Wandering through Simons’s newest store a day before it opened on Thursday, Bernard Leblanc had a quiet confidence despite the busyness surrounding him. Across almost every inch of the flagship store at Yorkdale mall in Toronto, staff were scurrying to unwrap and steam the last of the location’s merchandise, vacuum carpets and dress […]

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5 d. ago Oasis fan store coming to Toronto’s Queen Street ahead of two stadium dates

An Oasis Live ‘25 fan store is coming to Toronto ahead of their Aug. 24-25 shows at Rogers Stadium. The fan store, open daily from 11 a.m. onwards at 468 Queen St. as of Aug. 21, will feature official Oasis merch — like limited-edition and exclusive brand collabs in menswear, womenswear, childrenswear, and accessories. Fans […]

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1 week ago Massive new Winners location is about to open in a Toronto mall

If you love a good discount on clothing, beauty, or home goods, there's a decent chance this new Toronto store opening announcement will get you excited.Just in time for back-to-school shopping, Winners is set to open a brand new location in Toronto, and it's truly massive. Ready to welcome discount-hunters at the Scarborough Town Centre later this month, the store clocks in at nearly 40,000 square feet.What's in store? Besides your bargains on fashion and footwear, this Winners location will also sell several designer and brand-name labels — all at the reasonably discounted prices the chain has become known for.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Scarborough Town Centre (@shopstc)The store has been teasing its opening with banners indicating it'll be ready for shoppers in Summer 2025, and the official grand opening has been announced for 9:30 a.m. o...

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2 w. ago Toronto shop known for bad reviews closes after over 30 years in St. Lawrence Market

A business that has been a fixture of Toronto's iconic St. Lawrence Market for more than three decades has just abruptly shuttered without explanation — but some past customers aren't seeing the closure as a bad thing at all.Bright Sky Jewellery has offered a wide array of new and vintage pieces on the lower level of the downtown attraction since 1993, but the stall's shiny products and lengthy tenure may not be the things it ends up best remembered for.It has become better known among locals, unfortunately, for its abysmal 1.3-star Google rating and numerous social media comments alleging discrimination by its owners.In one viral TikTok video from June, a shopper alleges that when she inquired about the price of an item from Bright Sky, staff told her "don't worry about it" because it was likely "too expensive" for her to afford — a statement she believes was made based on her ski...

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