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Hack&Lube · 06-23-2016, 10:39 AM

I can't believe they are really going through with the New Horizon Mall project. It's basically a carbon copy of Pacific Mall in Ontario and anybody who has been there knows it's not really a polished retail experience but a flood of short-term, cheap goods, semi-legitimate pop-ups inside glass-booths type experience. Asian malls always slowly trend downwards from Opulence Center to Dragon City Mall to Franklin Mall / Pacific Place, etc. There's a limited portfolio of shops and product that can really fit into them.

How many fake DVD shops, bubble tea places, phone accessory, and grey market clothing/accessory shops can the market really support? If we can get a little more high-end and get actual professional asian chains like UniQlo, etc. that would be awesome but that's not what the mandate clearly explains. How about we just get a DealExtreme or TaoBao warehouse and call it mini-ShenZhen?

06-23-2016, 10:39 AM	#1688
Hack&Lube Atomic Nerd Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	I can't believe they are really going through with the New Horizon Mall project. It's basically a carbon copy of Pacific Mall in Ontario and anybody who has been there knows it's not really a polished retail experience but a flood of short-term, cheap goods, semi-legitimate pop-ups inside glass-booths type experience. Asian malls always slowly trend downwards from Opulence Center to Dragon City Mall to Franklin Mall / Pacific Place, etc. There's a limited portfolio of shops and product that can really fit into them. How many fake DVD shops, bubble tea places, phone accessory, and grey market clothing/accessory shops can the market really support? If we can get a little more high-end and get actual professional asian chains like UniQlo, etc. that would be awesome but that's not what the mandate clearly explains. How about we just get a DealExtreme or TaoBao warehouse and call it mini-ShenZhen? Last edited by Hack&Lube; 06-23-2016 at 11:55 AM.