Columbia Sportswear to build 28,000 sq foot Flagship Store

[aguduser]

Proposed facade for Columbia Sportswear store

Location:
King Street West and Blue Jay Way/Peter Street,
Toronto, ON

Scope:
Massing and facade study for a 24,000 sf retail store on an urban site.

Image Source: http://www.derekrubinoff.com/RetailFacades/ColumbiaToronto/ColumbiaToronto.html

 

[urbandreamer]

Wrong city for a flagship.

How do I i.d. people from the K-W/Mid-Western Ontario regions?

Answer: They all wear Columbia Sportswear jackets.

(And white jogging shoes and track pants.)

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

I'm not a really a loyal "brand" guy but I guess I'm a Toronto anomaly, I like Columbia Sportswear products. Footwear, jackets, sweaters... I've found them to be good looking, quality products that are effective, and last a few years. Maybe it's my age range too, I also like stuff from Mark's. I wouldn't have ventured into a Mark's Work Warehouse five years ago.

 

[SP!RE]

Wrong city for a flagship.

How do I i.d. people from the K-W/Mid-Western Ontario regions?

Answer: They all wear Columbia Sportswear jackets.

(And white jogging shoes and track pants.)

How do I i.d. people who are annoyingly pretentious?

Answer: They use every thread to voice their dislike of people from a particular area, like KW.

 

[Kingsway]

This deal is dead isn't it? I am pretty sure Columbia walked

 

[gabe]

Wrong city for a flagship.

How do I i.d. people from the K-W/Mid-Western Ontario regions?

Answer: They all wear Columbia Sportswear jackets.

(And white jogging shoes and track pants.)

Uh-huh and all those people shopping at Mark's Work Warehouse downtown must be just visiting from the K-W region?

 

[aguduser]

This deal is dead isn't it? I am pretty sure Columbia walked

I think you're right. There is a For Lease sign there now. Do you know why Columbia walked away?

 

[GenerationW]

Do you know why Columbia walked away?

Probably the usual reason: $$$$$$$$$

 

[sam1025]

Has Timberland taken over that location now ?

 

[zeeden]

no

 

[411]

Timberland no longer operating in Canada - Grafton Fraser dumped them a while ago.

 

[UserNameToronto]

Wrong city for a flagship.

How do I i.d. people from the K-W/Mid-Western Ontario regions?

Answer: They all wear Columbia Sportswear jackets.

(And white jogging shoes and track pants.)

I agree completely.

I've always thought Mountain Hard Wear's logo/typeface was really amateur for such a large brand.

 

[Bentley]

Adam Vaughn held a community meeting discussing this site last week. Anybody have any new updates since Columbia walked?