yeggator
Active Member
I agree. Plus, we keep harping about needing more residents downtown, and you need neighbourhood amenities like this for them.
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ThreeEquation
New Member
One corner gets a new business moving in and across the street (CIBC) will be moving out. Unfortunate, hopefully that old building isn't vacant for too long but that might be wishful thinking.
Markyeg
Active Member
I have nothing against nail salons, but Jasper/101 is one of our most prominent intersections downtown. We need a business there that can create foot traffic from the nearby office towers, and will make people want to put their jacket on and leave the pedway system during lunch/coffee or on the way home. A nail salon just doesn’t have that pull.
Oilguy
Active Member
I am actually just quite worried about the business model. I can’t figure out the clientele to keep it alive and I hate to see business fail downtown. Who will go? Office workers? Out of towners? Downtown residents? People from out of downtown? In all of those cases this seems to be poorly located. I hope it’s popular and thrives, but I have concerns.
johnnyboy
Active Member
I thought the same. I checked out their Instagram profile, and it looks like the business is well established, moving from Meadowlark to downtown. On the one hand, great for downtown if they can bring their existing clients down there, and maybe grow their base from the surrounding area, but I hope the perennial "there's no parking!" pessimism doesn't become an issue for them.
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positive1
Active Member
Not very inclusive of you haha
Abba
Active Member
...Mulva?
positive1
Active Member
A nail salon just doesn’t have that pull. - How do you know this?
David A
Senior Member
Well it isn't as if this is the very last spot available downtown, so if the Apple Store or Nike was considering a downtown location there are still a number of other good spots still available.
The_Cat
Senior Member
Nail salons are quite popular. I’m sure it could get a lot of business by students, workers and those living downtown. I’m sure it could help other businesses.
Gronk!
Senior Member
FYI there is a beauty salon just across the street:
Icon, in Commerce Place
Icon, in Commerce Place
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Well in this case as was stated just a few posts to go Beggars can't be choosers. I hope this nail salon works out well and thrives and then hopefully more spaces a long Jasper Avenue and in the downtown core overall start filling up. Right now there's way too many vacancies throughout the downtown
AntonK
New Member
Re: The nail salon, I would prefer a restaurant, pub or cafe, but a nail salon is still a business and it still beats a bank. At least it will be open after hours.
At this point I'm happy for any business wanting to open downtown. We all like downtown and would like to see it do better, but in this town there are still too many people who have a bad perception of it, and won't even come downtown unless they have to. As frustrating as it is, progress is going to be slow, and we'll have to take wins where we can.
At this point I'm happy for any business wanting to open downtown. We all like downtown and would like to see it do better, but in this town there are still too many people who have a bad perception of it, and won't even come downtown unless they have to. As frustrating as it is, progress is going to be slow, and we'll have to take wins where we can.
David A
Senior Member
Yes and even for people who live downtown or people who actually want to come downtown, retail has become so sparse over the last 5 years that they often have to end up going elsewhere.
Want to go the H&M in downtown Edmonton? You can't because it isn't there. Years ago, London Drugs used to have a store in Edmonton Centre, it is not in the downtown core now either.
In Edmonton, if you want to go to the Apple Store, you can't find one downtown. Only in our suburban malls. So while this is a small business, at least one less thing, people downtown have to go elsewhere for.
IanO
Superstar
^ H&M had ink drying on a deal to take urban men over with a 2 storey store on 102/101st... but when it came down to it, they opted for Kingsway cause it 'is Downtown with free parking' or so I have been told.
There used to be a Westworld computers on 108st next to Norquest, technically 'an Apple Store
', bought my LCII 14400 modem there and the UofA shop on Jasper and 103st used to have an Apple section for computers, gear, etc. It now sits empty and has vinyl on the windows. Nicely done Uofeh?
There used to be a Westworld computers on 108st next to Norquest, technically 'an Apple Store
', bought my LCII 14400 modem there and the UofA shop on Jasper and 103st used to have an Apple section for computers, gear, etc. It now sits empty and has vinyl on the windows. Nicely done Uofeh?