dunno
Active Member
It must be. I noticed it today too. The vibes are... something.
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Edmonton City Centre Mall (Renovations) | ?m | 2s | LaSalle Investment Management
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David A
Senior Member
I am not sure if it is related to what it replaced, but it appears a bit nicer.
The_Cat
Senior Member
Looks like the Board Game and Puzzle store is returning to its second floor location.
The_Cat
Senior Member
New stores:
The_Cat
Senior Member
I think I saw Just Cozy open on the second floor.
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Greenspace
Senior Member
Table Top Cafe is an interesting one, they have one other location.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Will the Table Top Cafe be permanent, or will it be just a seasonal pop-up like Just Cozy?
It's another seasonal popup. Just retail too, no actual board game cafe disappointingly.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Thanks, @soupcrate - makes me wonder why they keep choosing ECC for a pop-up instead of WEM, Southgate, Kingsway, Londonderry, Bonnie Doon or Westmount.
MisterSartorial
New Member
I asked them about this last year as well and wasn't in the plans. I think the boardgame cafe could do reasonably well right in the mall. I'd love to see them set one up and I'd definitely be a regular.
David A
Senior Member
The name is a bit confusing, but I gather the slight differentiation on the signage means they want to use the mall space just to sell games and keep their other location as a cafe space.
There are other cafe spaces in the mall, so perhaps part of the deal was to do it this way. Also having a cafe could require more work on the space, so perhaps it was just simpler and easiest this way.
There are other cafe spaces in the mall, so perhaps part of the deal was to do it this way. Also having a cafe could require more work on the space, so perhaps it was just simpler and easiest this way.
scyeg
Active Member
I think it's both hilarious and sad that the most exciting topic in this thread is about a seasonal board game store opening. Don't get me wrong, any new retail downtown is a positive and I love to see small businesses take a chance on DT but...man.
Gronk!
Senior Member
It reminds me of the time in the mid-2000s when Tim Hortons opened at Jasper Ave and 107 St. There was so much excitement over this, all that was missing was a parade down Jasper Ave!
We've come a long long way since then, although ECC's pop-up board game store is a sign that we're slowly reverting back to 2005.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
IMO WEM and Kingsway already have gaming stores, Southgate too expensive and somewhat too close to their southside location. Londonderry ok but would be competing with Red Claw games nearby. Bonnie Doon is too close to their southside location. Leaves Westmount, which I don't have a theory except that maybe felt that it would be competing with Mission Fun and Games, not close but close enough.
IanO
Superstar
Yes and no.
Proportionately, we had more people working Downtown at the time, 10x the number of retail stores and a much safer and more inviting core.