New Canadian Retail Store

ender78 · Feb 15th, 2006, 07:53 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Sayhey
	If it's any consolation, I seriously doubt Apple retail is finished with Toronto with these two mall locations. There are just too many people in the Toronto area to be serviced by two stores. Cities of similar size in the States are opening their fifth store and more soon. Apple has also opened multiple stores in London and Tokyo with more in both cities rumored soon. Anyway, I wouldn't give up hope on more and bigger locations.

Eaton Centre could easily remain a permanent fixture even with another store just a few blocks away. Lets not forget the foot traffic that the mall gets with natives and visitors. Having two stores in the area could be positive for inventory and such. We could have a larger store at lets say Yonge and Dundas and a sister store in the Eaton Centre [as we see with Compusmart with their two locations downtown]

trump · Feb 15th, 2006, 08:17 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Sayhey
	If it's any consolation, I seriously doubt Apple retail is finished with Toronto with these two mall locations. There are just too many people in the Toronto area to be serviced by two stores. Cities of similar size in the States are opening their fifth store and more soon. Apple has also opened multiple stores in London and Tokyo with more in both cities rumored soon. Anyway, I wouldn't give up hope on more and bigger locations.

quite true Gary

cavemanatlarge · Feb 15th, 2006, 01:56 PM

I have been to Yorkdale and it was really busy. I guess the Eaton Centre store will be the same

.

I still want one in the Rideau centre in Ottawa, or maybe on Sparks street or less desirabe in the Bayshore shopping centre or at the St Laurent shopping centre.

We have enough people Apple and are underserved with stores (though I always like going to the Mac Group)

Caveman

Jet_Star · Feb 15th, 2006, 02:05 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Ashtangi
	UPDATE - Confirmed. Just noticed that the Apple Store signage has GONE UP on HALF of that vacant space on the south end, third level of the Eaton Centre - beside the BCBG.

Here's a couple of pics taken today:

It seems that the width of the store is wider (if we are assuming that the tenant space is actually the width of that signage) than the one at Yorkdale, but I believe its not as deep as Yorkdale.

Heart · Feb 15th, 2006, 03:43 PM

Thank you for the pictures Jet_Star!

Awesome work!

trump · Feb 15th, 2006, 04:02 PM

weird...it's not black

gmark2000 · Feb 15th, 2006, 04:10 PM

That's very interesting that it bears only a small Apple logo.

Jet_Star · Feb 15th, 2006, 04:40 PM

[quote=gmark2000]That's very interesting that it bears only a small Apple logo.

Ya and like trump said, its not the usual solid black. I wonder if it means anything or are we just reading too much into it?

gmark2000 · Feb 15th, 2006, 04:56 PM

Well, the frontage is smaller than Yorkdale at 38 feet and is only slightly larger due to back area which would be devoted to storage and back office space. So it will essentially be the same as Yorkdale. My calculations are that the space is about 4,200 sq ft.

Commodus · Feb 15th, 2006, 05:54 PM

However big people think the store should be, at least the location is good - right as you reach the top of the escalator. They'll get lots of traffic there.

I think Apple may stop its Toronto store development for awhile after this, though. The other major cities in Canada could definitely stand to have official Apple presences in them, including Ottawa. And I'm not just promoting my hometown, either: there's only one real Mac-dedicated shop in the whole town (The Mac Group), and you're not going to get Best Buy or Compusmart to repair a Mac on-site.

Feb 15th, 2006, 01:56 PM	#173
cavemanatlarge Full Citizen Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Richmond, Ont Posts: 57	I have been to Yorkdale and it was really busy. I guess the Eaton Centre store will be the same . I still want one in the Rideau centre in Ottawa, or maybe on Sparks street or less desirabe in the Bayshore shopping centre or at the St Laurent shopping centre. We have enough people Apple and are underserved with stores (though I always like going to the Mac Group) Caveman __________________ PowerBook 145 (40MB) iPod mini (6GB) Compaq Presario 2108 (37GB)

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gmark2000 Honourable Citizen Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oakville, ON Posts: 2,682	Well, the frontage is smaller than Yorkdale at 38 feet and is only slightly larger due to back area which would be devoted to storage and back office space. So it will essentially be the same as Yorkdale. My calculations are that the space is about 4,200 sq ft. __________________ Gary PMG5 Dual 2.5 • G5 iMac 20 • AlBook 17HD • BlackBook Core Duo • iPhone 3G • 2G 20Gb iPod • 60Gb iPod photo • 3G 4Gb Nano • 4x G3 iMacs • PM6100/60 (why am I keeping this?) Original Apple eWorld member • Apple user since 1982 • Yorkdale t-shirt #3! • Eaton Centre #7 • Sherway Gardens #5 • Pacific Centre • Fairview #5 Got any OS9 educational/kids' software? Last edited by gmark2000; Feb 15th, 2006 at 05:09 PM.

Feb 15th, 2006, 04:40 PM	#178
Jet_Star Full Citizen Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 165	[quote=gmark2000]That's very interesting that it bears only a small Apple logo. Ya and like trump said, its not the usual solid black. I wonder if it means anything or are we just reading too much into it?

Feb 15th, 2006, 05:54 PM	#180
Commodus Full Citizen Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 470	However big people think the store should be, at least the location is good - right as you reach the top of the escalator. They'll get lots of traffic there. I think Apple may stop its Toronto store development for awhile after this, though. The other major cities in Canada could definitely stand to have official Apple presences in them, including Ottawa. And I'm not just promoting my hometown, either: there's only one real Mac-dedicated shop in the whole town (The Mac Group), and you're not going to get Best Buy or Compusmart to repair a Mac on-site.

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