Metro Vancouver’s first-ever MUJI store is now open at Metropolis at Metrotown. The grand opening of the store, located on the ground level of the Hudson’s Bay wing, got underway at 10 a.m. on Saturday. MUJI MAIL members will receive 10 per cent off all regular priced merchandise during opening weekend, and the first 200 […]
Retail
Lush Cosmetics prepares to reopen expanded Robson Street store
Vancouver-based natural beauty brand Lush Cosmetics will celebrate 20 years on Robson Street when it reopens its expanded flagship store August 24, 2017. The Robson Street store has nearly doubled in size to 2,340 sq ft., and is one of the first Lush locations in North America to be revamped to the new standard, something […]
10 yuan variety store MINISO opens in Vancouver
Chinese-Japanese variety store MINISO — best described as a cross between MUJI, Daiso, UNIQLO and Dollarama — is now open on West Broadway in Vancouver. A second Vancouver location at 550 Granville Street in the downtown core will have its grand opening this weekend. The variety store chain was started by Japanese designer Junya Miyake […]
Amazing Brentwood goes upscale in partnership with Louis Vuitton
The transformation of Brentwood Town Centre in Burnaby is underway, with the addition of 6,000 new homes in 11 towers, as well as a new outdoor shopping centre at the corner of Willingdon and Lougheed. The new retail space, named The Amazing Brentwood, will include over 250 shops, restaurants, office space and a one-acre plaza […]
Saks OFF 5TH opens at Park Royal August 3
Saks OFF 5TH will open its Park Royal store in West Vancouver on August 3. The 33,000 square foot store is located in Park Royal North, which was recently renovated. It offers discounted designer brands for men, women and kids. “We are thrilled to open Saks OFF 5TH in Park Royal, one of metro Vancouver’s most prominent […]
New Ride Cycle Club in North Vancouver offering free spin classes
Spin studio Ride Cycle Club is offering free rides this summer with instructors-in-training ahead of the official opening of their new North Vancouver location. Ride Cycle Club will open their third studio in Canada this September in a restored heritage building at 133 West 1st Street in Lower Lonsdale. The spin studio company was launched […]
Brickhouse on Main Street in Chinatown to be replaced with condos
Two of Chinatown’s most iconic spaces, the Brickhouse and Jimi Hendrix Shrine, will soon demolished as part of a new condo and affordable housing development at Main and Union. Bonnis Development Corporation is proposing a 15-storey, mixed-use building on the properties it owns between 728-796 Main Street. The new building will have retail space on the […]
Vancouver-based London Drugs opens first LDEXPRESS urban concept
Vancouver-based retailer London Drugs has launched a new urban concept store, called LDEXPRESS, in downtown Calgary. The 4,000 sq. ft. store is a condensed version of a regular London Drugs, with a full-serve pharmacy, cosmetics, housewares, photo kiosk and grab-and-go food from a local deli. There are also two customer service desks, and a ship-to-store […]
649 homes, retail planned in Broadway & Commercial redevelopment
We are getting a first look at a proposal to redevelop the Safeway site at Broadway and Commercial Drive in east Vancouver into a mixed-use community. Bing Thom Architects, along with developer Westbank and partner Crombie REIT, debuted their concept for the site at an open house last night. The project draws inspiration from Habitat […]
Filson to open first Canadian store in Gastown this Spring
Seattle-based outfitter Filson is set to open their first store in Canada this Spring, at 47 Water Street in Gastown. The company is best known for their leather-trimmed canvas bags, as well as a variety of clothing and accessories for men and women. All of the company’s products are made in the U.S. Filson was founded […]
H&M’s COS opens first Vancouver store in Gastown
H&M’s stylish, higher-end cousin, COS or Collection of Style has opened their first Vancouver store at 18 Water Street in Gastown. The boutique is located in a heritage building most recently home to furniture store Zientte Interiors. The beautiful, bright space with its high ceilings showcases COS’ timeless basics for men and women. Price points […]
Larger electronic video screens proposed for corner of Robson and Granville
One corner of downtown Vancouver could get a whole lot brighter if a signage proposal by the building’s owner is approved. Bonnis Properties, owners of the building at Robson and Granville that is home to Winners and Best Buy, has applied to the city to replace the two existing video screens on the corner with larger ones. If […]
New rental apartments to replace West Broadway Denny’s
One of Vancouver’s few remaining Denny’s restaurants will soon be the site of a new rental apartment tower. The Denny’s on West Broadway will be replaced by a new 16-storey rental apartment tower, with 153 units and 168 parking spaces. The building will be made up of 27 studios, 70 one bedroom units, 41 two […]
Angled glass office building proposed for Cambie and West 8th
A new office building is proposed for a small site behind the BC Liquor Store at Cambie Street and West 8th Avenue, across from Whole Foods. Architects Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership, designers of several new buildings downtown including the MNP Tower and the Trump Tower, have designed a 68,000 square feet, nine storey office building […]
City of Lougheed redevelopment includes 23 new towers, retail
The transformation of Burnaby’s four major town centres continues, with a massive redevelopment called The City of Lougheed set to transform the existing Lougheed Town Centre mall. Shape Properties, the same company behind the redevelopment of Brentwood Town Centre, is planning to redevelop the existing 40 acre shopping centre site with 23 new high-rise residential towers, […]
