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If the farmer's market wishes to move back to 104 St then I have no concerns, although the LRT construction on 102 Ave will no doubt be a factor. Or they could move to Centennial Plaza once it's completed.
 
They should stay with well-thought-out enhancements (not left to the vagaries of Edmonton's City Planning), but if past is prologue nothing good will happen (starting with this inane little survey).
 
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Greenspace said:
retail-insider.com

Retailers Brace for Impact: Navigating the Rise of Remote Work in Canadian Downtown Cores [Expert Interviews]

Experts have concerns over the health of downtown retail in various cities in Canada as the downtown workforce dynamic changes following the pandemic.
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Maybe it's because I'm used to Downtown Edmonton and its mediocre retail offerings, but I never really got how much retail sales are connected to office workers. Restaurants, cafes, food courts, etc? Absolutely get it. But if you're working 9-5 and the mall is only open till 6, you're not exactly spending much time browsing. I get the lack of office workers can be a detriment to a Shoppers relying on people popping in for 15 minutes to grab something, but stores like Holt Renfrew, Nordstrom, and even smaller retailers relied on people spending a hours at a mall (or high street) shopping.

Go to Ste-Catherine or Eaton Centre or Queen West on a Saturday afternoon and it's often pretty busy (or was pre-covid). Even the article itself mentions "retail struggles" but then references restaurants and coffeeshops. If you look in Edmonton, the major retail hubs (Whyte, SEC, WEM, Kingsway, Windermere, Skyview, Manning) are all busiest on Saturdays, despite many of them being in proximity to major employment. The only retail in Edmonton that bucks this trend is Downtown, because City Centre is basically 90% food court traffic these days) and HUB Mall (for obvious reasons).
 
Greenspace said:
Edmonton Downtown Farmers Market survey. Lease is up in 2024 — should they stay or should they go?

Free Online Survey Software by SurveyMonkey: Closed Survey

This survey is currently closed. Please contact the author of this survey for further assistance.
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I wonder how Gene Dub/Five Oaks has been treating the market as a tenant, as I've heard some things about them as a landlord. Hopefully all is well on that front...
 
Avenuer said:
I wonder how Gene Dub/Five Oaks has been treating the market as a tenant, as I've heard some things about them as a landlord. Hopefully all is well on that front...
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I always thought Gene Dub was an incompetent landlord. I'm a bit concerned how Rigoletto's is faring in the CKUA/Alberta Hotel building.
 
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