Big news - Ballroom Bowl is opening at Yonge Dundas Square (at The Tenor) https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2023/11/bowling-and-entertainment-concept-the-ballroom-bowl-coming-to-dundas-square-in-toronto-with-plans-for-rapid-national-expansion-exclusive/

Three new pop-ups opened in the Eaton Centre today. - Gemlet, which took the location of the former Yves Rocher, and will be turning into Ricardo's Kandy Korner (possession is in February for construction to start). - Prairies & Petals, which opened in the former Scotch & Soda after the brand...

Just a question to ponder - with all the posts that originally mentioned that the Indigo at the Well would be the first to serve beer & wine.....there is nothing in the location on opening day that says that they'll have anything outside of coffee and pastries. They also don't have American...

IKEA Toronto Downtown is getting a version "2.0", with construction happening right now on the 2nd floor.

Just in case you want the full story;) https://retail-insider.com/bulletin/2023/04/bowling-and-entertainment-concept-the-ballroom-to-replace-mark-mcewan-grocery-store-at-yonge-bloor-in-toronto-exclusive/ With Altea Active going into the old Nordstrom Rack location and a couple more...

So BlogTo puts out an article that talks about the former pottery barn location, but doesn't mention the tenant (Burberry) that Retail Insider announced earlier this week - which is actually going into the space...

Btw - this is what real discussion in society should be. Let's talk burgers - bring numbers and facts - and take things into the next level. I'll put my two cents - Slayer Burger on Queen East is great. Any spot that gives you the choice of fries or onion rings for the combo is a hit. The...

There are a couple spaces that are 100% - apologies, my response was more in jest to showcase that there are times when the names on marketing materials are out of date. The new brands that will be joining the neighbourhood will help to drive the discussion away from empty storefronts and into...

It's Indigo, but also restaurant news - so I'll put it here and see what everyone thinks: Columbus Cafe is opening in 11 Indigo locations in Ontario & Quebec, with future expansion opportunities between the two brands on the table across the country...

Have to agree with a couple of the out-of-date brands on the map, including Swarovski (which moved to the Manulife Centre), Escada, MCM, Victorinox and Banana Republic, which all closed. Then there's the obvious, yet questionable silent treatment for Fabricland.

T&T Construction hoarding has been installed at its future location, down the street from the new Healthy Planet at Yonge / Edward.

The Retail Insider coverage of Pret a Manger has the first note of the future JOEY on King Street. https://retail-insider.com/bulletin/2023/10/pret-a-manger-set-to-open-first-canadian-stand-alone-location-in-torontos-financial-district/

It opened a couple days ago as a soft launch.

For those who remembered when BlogTO published an article back in January that Starbucks was expanding their Yorkville store.... This is the real brand that was coming - things weren't quite ready to announce earlier this year, but that extra few months to get everything ready made the...

Full story about Ricardo's Kandy. They're moving into the vacated Yves Rocher, which pulled out earlier this year on level one. The store will work out well when you look at the amount of traffic going from the subway to the food court - at least until what ever is going into Nordstrom is...

Full analysis and insights from Retail Insider on the soon-to-open KITH: https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2023/09/inside-the-new-kith-store-on-yorkville-avenue-in-toronto-photos/

And the sign is up at The Well (just above the Shoppers and below the future Arcadia Earth) https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2023/08/indigo-to-open-innovative-urban-concept-store-at-the-well/

Working on finding the exact space, but Ricardo's Kandy Korner will be opening in the Eaton Centre. It's got 2 locations on the west coast and this will be their 3rd store.

Sing Sing was confirmed back in April to be taking the Duke. https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2023/04/vancouver-based-sing-sing-beer-bar-concept-to-expand-into-ontario-market-with-2nd-location-interview/

There was discussion for a time on ABURI market coming from Vancouver to Toronto. They are the same folks behind Miku and Minami https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2022/06/aburi-restaurant-group-launches-japanese-grocery-store-concept-set-for-expansion-in-canada/