Benito
Senior Member
Today. You mean crowds like this?
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dtour
New Member
The crowds are long but moves fairly quick. Only dining area is by first floor escalators and only has limited seating.
Northern Light
Superstar
Good pics!
I thought seating would be the biggest target for saving space.
The other thing I thought they would eat into is General Merchandise (plates, glasses, cookware etc.); did you notice if they were carrying that?
Rufus8
Active Member
T&T on Cherry St was awesome. When Loblaws took over they went to a self-serve by-weight hot food section - not sure it worked as well as having someone dish out the food for you. I loved the ladies at the counter, always gave me extra onions when asked for "onions are so good for you!". Can't wait to visit the new T&T downtown.
daptive
Active Member
I always love how efficient T&T is with their space, smaller aisles, smaller 'carts', seems like they've done a good job carrying a full line in this smaller store.
dtour
New Member
They do carry cookware, and have meat section as well. The seating area is right by the entrance in first Pic. Only 5 tables if I remember.
gregv
Active Member
Chinatown residents worry new supermarket will draw business away from local grocers
Northern Light
Superstar
Just looking at the store, I'm fascinated how many design elements have been lifted from the current Loblaws brand design.
The extensive use of black, the light fixture style and open ceiling (to be fair, common in the industry in recent years)...........
But really, it looks very Loblaws in certain respects, except, where Loblaws uses orange, T&T uses green.
There are several other points of distinction in presentation and product.........but this is the most Loblaws-like T&T I remember seeing.
The extensive use of black, the light fixture style and open ceiling (to be fair, common in the industry in recent years)...........
But really, it looks very Loblaws in certain respects, except, where Loblaws uses orange, T&T uses green.
There are several other points of distinction in presentation and product.........but this is the most Loblaws-like T&T I remember seeing.
dtour
New Member
Still a lineup on Sunday but you get in very quick. Took a few more pics today.
gregv
Active Member
Toronto Life tour of T&T College St:
torontolife.com
Inside T&T Supermarket's new downtown store at College and Spadina
Amenities include live seafood, rare produce, Cantonese barbecue, a bao sandwich station—and more than 10,000 items on the shelves
afransen
Senior Member
Probably cost savings, to not change the look of the store too much from the previous banner occupying the site?
Northern Light
Superstar
Certainly possible.
The previous new T&T opened in Calgary last winter, and used a different style of lighting and white its ceiling colour.
AlbertC
Superstar
Still not fully confirmed as the renderings are unverified, but a Farm Boy location may potentially be opening up at "The Commons at MetroCentre", which is the Wellington facing tower of Metro Hall.
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Downtown Toronto could be getting a new Farm Boy in a surprising location
Farm Boy has become the breakout star of the Ontario grocery scene, operating 40 stores and counting across the province. The growing chain could soo…
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Northern Light
Superstar
Still not fully confirmed as the renderings are unverified, but a Farm Boy location may potentially be opening up at "The Commons at MetroCentre", which is the Wellington facing tower of Metro Hall.
Downtown Toronto could be getting a new Farm Boy in a surprising location
Farm Boy has become the breakout star of the Ontario grocery scene, operating 40 stores and counting across the province. The growing chain could soo…
As I recall (it's been awhile) but Farm Boy and LCBO were actually on the hoarding in Metro Centre.
It would be unusual for those logos to be painted in if they were lessees.
But stranger things have happened.