Calgary Openings, Closings, and Developments

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

A private equity firm has gutted The Body Shop and they're now closing stores.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/the-...docs-1.6793493

This is what happened to Toys R Us and Bain Capital

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

I actually think they were reupholstered somewhat recently. Saw a movie there two weeks ago and I was stunned at how good they looked.

Is the theatre still open? I thought it was closed now.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Is the theatre still open? I thought it was closed now.

Still open.

[timun]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

I actually think they were reupholstered somewhat recently. Saw a movie there two weeks ago and I was stunned at how good they looked.

Really? I saw a couple movies there last year, and not only were the seats the same-old, same-old, there were several that had obviously been broken so badly they just removed them entirely rather than attempt to fix them.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

This is what happened to Toys R Us and Bain Capital

and what's probably going to happen with Pieridae.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by fotze2

and what's probably going to happen with Pieridae.

The butterfly?

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by darockwilder

I guess go to Lush.

Can't do that, they are anti Alberta. (oilsands).

[craigwd]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I hope some of these mainstays remain though. Went to Market Mall on the weekend and shocked that a mortgage broker opened in the mall. Such a boring entity to take up mall space. It was completely void of any customers, cause who casually goes to a mortgage broker at the mall.

True North?


IIRC it's been in there for a while now. Storefronts are their thing, which is why there are a bunch downtown.


The idea was to have a friendly, non-overwhelming experience when getting a mortgage where you walk in and talk to someone rather than having a bank push an agent to you.


I've been using their services for about 15 years now, best service and rates.

[Byrns]

I think they were on Dragon's Den years ago

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by timun

Scheduled to reopen next Wednesday night.

I guess that was delayed. Do they have an updated date?

[timun]

Friday at 8:00 pm.

https://www.calgary.ca/roads/conditions/traffic.html

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by timun

Friday at 8:00 pm.

https://www.calgary.ca/roads/conditions/traffic.html

Woohoo, and thanks for the link. Figured it would be somewehre.

[Sr. Mints]

I guess this is HMV:

[Locke]

HMV was established in 1921? WTF were they selling?

[timun]

How new do you think recorded music is...?

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Locke

HMV was established in 1921? WTF were they selling?

I picked this up at the thrift shop yesterday for $1 just because the jacket was cool.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Sr. Mints

I guess this is HMV:

This is inside Toys R Us btw. It's rather odd and a bit sad but TRU Canada is trending more toward books and media now that it was bought by the parent company of Sunrise Records (which owns the HMV rights in Canada).

[Sr. Mints]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

This is inside Toys R Us btw. It's rather odd and a bit sad but TRU Canada is trending more toward books and media now that it was bought by the parent company of Sunrise Records (which owns the HMV rights in Canada).

Correct me if I'm wrong, Sunridge Toys R Us' HMV kiosk book section is the only book 'store' in the NE after Chapters closed.

Until Putnam buys Chapters/Indigo after it goes belly up haha.

[Bigtime]

Posted over on Skyrisecities that it looks like the Eau Claire YMCA is going to come back to life as a private club.

https://skyrisecities.com/forum/thre...7#post-2068007

[Muta]

Better than the building sitting there unused I suppose, but the majority of us will never be able to afford or use it. On a related note, annual reminder, too, that the west end of downtown desperately needs a public, multi-use recreation centre.