Miscellaneous

[Avenuer]

Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack closing all operations in Canada.

Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack to Exit Canada and Shut All Stores

The Seattle-based large format retailer has been in Canada for almost a decade and is said to have never made a profit.

retail-insider.com

Well, we will fare 'better' than most other major cities as we only have one Nordstrom Rack.

 

[MacLac]

I remember how YYC'ers thought it was such a coup to have a full on Nordstroms - how many of them actually bought $150.00 neck ties.....

 

[IanO]

Nordstrom is a killer store and a real loss for those that shop that.

 

[Avenuer]

Nordstrom is a killer store and a real loss for those that shop that.

I prefer Simons - Canadian, more affordable options and more home stuff.

 

[Greenspace]

Same as the issue for Holt's here, Gucci and other luxury brands are opening their own stand-alone stores, which is bad for Nordstrom's. Also US parent company didn't do well in 2022 and Canada was only 3% of their sales.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Well we only lose one store in the grand scheme of things so I think Edmonton this time has lucked out a bit.

 

[_urbanite]

The Nordstrom Rack store here was pretty lame. Not too sad to see it go

 

[itom987]

I am under the impression that the products sold from Nordstrom Rack were cheapened versions of the real thing from Nordstrom. Kind of like the caste system in India.
I might have been to a Nordstrom store in Toronto and saw shoes selling for $5000. I laughed out loud so everyone could hear and mentioned that they looked like garbage.

 

[bodsbods9090]

Anyone know what's going on this site? I saw a Sold sign on in recently.

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[David A]

Elegance? Hardly lol

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This is a big win for Downtown if it happens. Take the W

Something different - yes, an improvement, no not really. A big win, probably not.

You could just reconfigure the bank space or some of the other windows space into a restaurant with a patio and achieve the same result and save a lot of time, money and effort.

 

[soupcrate]

Here's a quick and dirty site I put together that shows multifamily building permits approved in the last 100 days, updating hourly. There's a lot of new construction that flies under the radar.

 

[northlands]

No pics but I saw in Cloverdale on 98th ave and 95th st (just west of Fritz Ski Haus) there's a new proposed lowrise development sign.

 

[David A]

This along with rumoured ATB Plaza investment and Manulife podium, you got yourself a trifecta!

Manulife, in particular, really needs it

 

[Gronk!]

Rollie Miles Recreation Centre | City of Edmonton

This project is developing the new Rollie Miles Recreation Centre - a vibrant community hub to inspire local recreation participation and showcase how a new facility can respond to climate change pressures.

www.edmonton.ca

 

[David A]

Rollie Miles Recreation Centre | City of Edmonton

This project is developing the new Rollie Miles Recreation Centre - a vibrant community hub to inspire local recreation participation and showcase how a new facility can respond to climate change pressures.

www.edmonton.ca

Looks nice, but it is really too bad they couldn't keep the old pool going until they built this. For an organization that seemingly loves planning, the city seems spectacularly bad at good planning.

I hope this does not turn into another one of their long delayed infrastructure projects. There is this quaint thing called deadlines.