The place we know and love to shop for affordable home furnishings, IKEA Canada, is opening its largest shopping centre spot in Scarborough Town Centre this summer! Located at HWY 40, between Brimley Road and McCowan Road.
The new 80,000 square feet small-format IKEA location will occupy the entire ground floor of the newly redeveloped retail space in STC.
“We’re excited to join the Scarborough Town Centre and bring affordable, relevant home furnishing solutions that meet the needs of this growing community. Scarborough residents can expect to see the much-loved inspirational room sets that IKEA is renowned for throughout the store, along with convenient, omnichannel shopping experiences,” notes Eri Mathy, Head of Business Development at IKEA Canada, in a release.
IKEA at Scarborough Town Centre will include a unique food experience and offer a complete range of well-designed home furnishing products, and convenient services such as assembly, planning, returns, and home delivery!
It seems like this summer will be a great time for a home revamp.
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Another international brand is making moves into the Canadian market. The Spanish apparel chain, Mango, is planning on opening a ton of stores across the country and a Canadian eCommerce site too.
According to Retail Insider, there will be around 20 new stores with some opening this fall.
A total of six stores are headed for Toronto and will all be open for shopping by 2023.
Mango is known for its minimalistic, yet trendy items that are averagely priced. If you’ve never heard of or seen the brand before, you can pretty much compare it to a Zara.
We recently reported that a Mango location will be at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre and is taking up a spot that once belonged to a Victoria’s Secret.
Currently, since Canada doesn’t have any Mango stores, we’ve only ever been able to shop the brand in person at select Hudson’s Bay locations.
Retail Insider has also stated that Mango has wanted to enter Canada for quite some time now and has finally partnered with Fox Group to make it happen.
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Through the past couple of years, we’ve seen many brands, both big and small, shutter doors. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to beloved labels, but on the flip side, there are actually a bunch of brands that have expanded. Whether that may be a larger online presence or entering Canada for the very first time, we are welcoming these brands’ expansion plans with open arms!
Here are the top brands that have expansion plans for Canada in 2022.
Alo Yoga
According to Retail Insider, sources have revealed to them that Alo Yoga will be opening up its very own flagship store at 60 Bloor Street West. This expansion for Alo Yoga is huge. It will be the very first time that the brand is opening up its very own store in Canada. Although Canadians haven’t had the chance to shop at an actual Alo Yoga store just yet, the athleticwear label is available for purchase at its own site, Hudson’s Bay, Sport Chek, and Nordstrom.
Acne Studios
Acne Studios is going to have its very first Canadian physical store in Toronto. Retail Insider says it will make its mark right in Yorkdale Mall in the luxury wing this Spring. Currently, the only spot where Canadians have been able to check out the product in person is at Nordstrom. The brand currently operates locations all across the world which include stores in the UK, China, Belgium, Australia, USA, the Middle East, and more.
Carlo’s Bake Shop
Finally, we can now visit a Carlo’s Bake Shop location in Canada! The beloved Cake Boss bakery opened its very first Canadian location. Originally supposed to open last spring, the new Carlo’s Bake Shop is situated at 167 Lakeshore Road West in Port Credit. Canadians got their first taste of Cake Boss when Carlo’s Bakery began offering delivery in June 2020, as well as a handful of ‘Cake Boss’ ATMs that popped up in Toronto and Mississauga. Plus, the first downtown location will open this summer 2022 at 24 Bellair Street in Yorkville.
Chick-fil-A
As of February 11th, the highly anticipated downtown Toronto Chick-fil-A location is open! You can now head on over to 336 Queen Street West for some delicious chicken and waffle fries. The new Chick-fil-A will be open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Order takeout or dine-in, whichever you prefer, plus, a third-party delivery service will be available shortly.
Kettlemans Bagel
Get ready to enjoy even more delicious food in downtown Toronto! Kettlemans Bagel has opened up its sixth location in Canada. The spot is situated at 33 Bathurst Street and is the second Kettlemans to open in the city.
Dispatch Coffee
Meet Dispatch Coffee at 390 Bay Street, the newest spot to sip sustainably sourced coffee, and the first to ever open in Toronto. Each responsibly-sourced cup of coffee reinforces a positive social and environmental impact because Dispatch is committed to the unwavering belief that your daily brew can be better: fairer for farmers and more delicious, affordable, and transparent for customers.
Farm Boy
Farm Boy is still making moves around the city! The grocer is now expanding into another spot in Toronto. The new Farm Boy location will be opening at 81 St. Clair Avenue East and is set to operate by the Fall of this year.
Ganni
Ganni will enter Canada with the physical store for the first time this year and is headed for Yorkdale Mall. According to Retail Insider, there will probably be a lot more Ganni shops in the near future since the brand has established partnerships with Hudson’s Bay and Holt Renfrew before the pandemic. You may have even noticed the assortment of the brand’s pieces while scrolling on the HBC site where you can shop Ganni without paying duties!
Bather
The Toronto-based swimwear brand, Bather, is now opening its flagship store at 450 Dufferin Street. It’ll open its doors on May 13 with a wonderful selection of swimwear, shirts, sweaters, accessories, housewares, and more.
Topshop
Topshop has re-entered Canada, but with the help of another major retailer—Nordstrom. All locations in the country will offer both Topshop and Topman fashion, as well as on Nordstrom.ca. Say goodbye to paying extra shipping duties!
Ikea
Downtown Toronto now has its very first IKEA location. That’s right, now you don’t have to travel outside the city to browse affordable furniture and snack on Swedish meatballs. It’s situated on the first two floors of the Aurora Shopping Centre, 382 Yonge Street. In a small store format, it offers the classic IKEA experience we all know and love plus innovative ways to shop and a new food concept.
Roots Beaver Canoe
Roots has officially relaunched its Beaver Canoe collection. The beloved clothing line stopped being sold back in 2013 when the partnership with Target Canada ended. There’s currently a handful of apparel and accessories for men, women, and kids to shop with the retro logo. Check it out here!
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Giant Tiger is now among the list of brands that have decided to expand its physical locations throughout Canada.
The Canadian discount retailer has plans to open 41 more locations across the country, which would bring total store operations to 300.
Giant Tiger is very well-known in Canada for its low prices on clothing, food, footwear, housewares, toys—basically everything you could need. Since the chain does sell groceries, it’s been allowed to keep stores open during the pandemic. This meant incoming revenue at a time where other retailers weren’t so fortunate.
The company also has an e-commerce site where you can shop pretty much the entire offering that’s available in store.
The site also gives the option to either pick up purchases at your local Giant Tiger or get at-home delivery. In addition, the retailer recently opened a distribution center in Johnstown, Ontario, to fulfill online orders.
With a large number of brand-new spots opening, over 1,500 new jobs for Canadians could be available.
Store locations and specific dates have yet to be released, but we can expect some new Giant Tiger stores to pop-up soon!
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Earlier this month the Canadian company, SSENSE, launched a segment called ‘Everything Else’ on its site, app, and in-stores.
The new SSENSE addition expands the brands product offering, and dives into beauty, home, pet products, tech, and more.
For those who aren’t familiar with SSENSE, you can shop amazing designer products, from Jacquemus, to Alexander Wang, to Burberry, all duty free. That’s right, you won’t be surprised with duties when you shop this site.
Krishna Nikhil, The Chief Merchandising Officer, explains in a press release, “We saw an opportunity to do something outside of convention an atypical boundaries that sit outside of fashion.”
For the new launch, SSENSE has combined both established and emerging brands in Everything Else to create a large variety of product options and price ranges.
The products are gender-neutral and range from about $30 to $3,100. There are over 90 brands that are included in this section which includes Bloc Studios, Bottega Venta, Carne Bollente, Kenzo, Maison Margiela, Versace, and Aesop.
This won’t be the first time that SSENSE tests and expands into a new category. Throughout the past three years, SSENSE tested a vintage Ferrari on its site, Balenciaga kids’ collection, Virgil Abloh’s prints, limited-edition Burton snowboards, and dog-wear products.
The new category will be updated frequently and have a steady rotation of products, plus, it can be added to personal shopping appointment bookings.
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While U.S. retailers in Canada close up shop, popular Japanese retailers UNIQLO and Muji surge ahead. Just over the weekend, Uniqlo opened its second location in suburban Vancouver, and Muji opened its fifth store in the GTA. Moreover, both chains are committed to opening additional stores in Canada.
In 2016, Uniqlo opened its first Canadian store, 33,400 square feet, at the Eaton Centre in Toronto. Its second store, 30,000 square feet, opened one month later at Yorkdale Shopping Centre. A third store in the GTA will open shortly. Its new store in the Vancouver area a 12,800 square foot space in Surrey, opened last Friday. Even though Uniqlo had just opened a 20,630 square foot space in nearby Burnaby in October 2017, there were still huge lineups to get in. This spring, the company will open a third store in the Vancouver area at CF Richmond Centre. According to Uniqlo Founder and CEO Tadashi Yanai, Uniqlo is planning to open some 100 stores in Canada.
Muji’s largest store in the GTA, at 6,800 square feet, opened at Scarborough Town Centre on Saturday. Their store in downtown Toronto has temporarily relocated but will expand to the size of its flagship Vancouver store, which opened in December. According to Muji’s Canadian President, Toru Akita, Muji expects to operate between 15 and 20 stores in Canada by 2020, including stores beyond the Toronto and Vancouver areas, including Montreal.
Other Japanese retailers are expected to enter the Canadian market, including Japanese footwear brand ASICS, which opened its Canadian flagship store on Queen Street West in Toronto. More ASICS stores are expected to follow. In addition, variety retailer Miniso plans to open 500 stores in Canada, and another Japanese footwear brand will open soon. This is all happening as Canadian retailers face reduced sales with this new competition. While it appears that leasing retail space is difficult in Canada, some brands still plans to expand their presence.
Source: Retail-Insider.com
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