ShonTron
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What's that place in the basement at the SE corner Adelaide + Toronto? It's been there for eons...
Found it. Open Air, 25 Toronto Street. I'll check it out.
What's that place in the basement at the SE corner Adelaide + Toronto? It's been there for eons...
Heather Reisman, the executive chair and director of Indigo Books & Music Inc., has announced her retirement, effective Aug. 22, 2023:
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Indigo founder and Toronto icon Heather Reisman announces her retirement
Indigo founder Heather Reisman on her latest accomplishment, her philanthropic efforts and her business and books mantra.streetsoftoronto.com
It'll be interesting to see what the future has in store for Indigo. The stores seem to have lost direction - with a new concept opening at CF Rideau to less-than-ideal reception, and the lack of interest into what the "Indigo" brand is. Are they pop-ups for Lego & adidas or are they home to American Girl? The self-serve kiosks have been turned off for months and the cyber issue definitely didn't come at a good time.
They should learn from Barnes & Noble in the US:
Basically tailor individual stores to the community they serve; and honestly the Indigo stores are too large with too much non-book lifestyle garbage.
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Agreed, this weird riff of 'cultural department store'.........which somehow led to 'reading socks'; 'throws', 'cookware', and 'sex toys' (yes, on their website)....... along with American Girl...... has not been successful.
I don't know that I think the stores are too large, it's difficult to assess when they're filled with so much off-point crap.
But walk through the Eaton Centre location where shelving is now 8ft high? (I can't reach the top shelf and I'm 5'8); and the store is cramped and often so busy w/people that it takes ages to shift around and someone is always in your way.....there might be ample room w/o the junk....I just couldn't say anymore.
They have been steadily reducing the amount of shelf space for books for years - and what they carry in stock is more often than not uninteresting, pablum stuff (within my domain of interests). It's truly sad as someone who love books.
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The socks and throws make sense as an add-on product, especially as gifts. If you are buying books for an avid reader, those are related, yet not related, products and can make a nice gift.Agreed, this weird riff of 'cultural department store'.........which somehow led to 'reading socks'; 'throws', 'cookware', and 'sex toys' (yes, on their website)....... along with American Girl...... has not been successful.
The socks and throws make sense as an add-on product, especially as gifts. If you are buying books for an avid reader, those are related, yet not related, products and can make a nice gift.
And they also sell sex toys now...........yeah, uh huh. LOL
You *must* be joking. There is something I could have said as a retort to that but I think I will keep in my mouth shut in the interest of decorum.
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