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[Canadian Chocho]

Was walking around last night and noticed how the H&M back-lit panels and LCD on both the exterior and the interior atrium really illuminate the square.

 

[Transportfan]

Apple Stores Replacing Department Stores as Main Driver of Mall Traffic

And instead of people turning up their noses on the Apple discussion when it's cultishness is mentioned as I expected, someone directly quotes the USS Yankee in a link. I'm so naïve.

 

[AndreaPalladio]

I don't think P23 was suggesting this location would have a glass spiral staircase.

The new Apple store is going to have a glass spiral staircase?!?!?!? OMG OMG OMG OMG

 

[Towered]

The H&M Home section is pretty lame. Much ado about nothing.

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

The H&M Home section is pretty lame. Much ado about nothing.

yeah that's what I thought when I looked at it today plus it's just in the middle of the ladies section and just a small room too

 

[stjames2queenwest]

I think the H&M entrances/ remodel is better than the sak's. They really did a terrible job near the corner of queen and Yonge. Was much better before.

 

[Josh]

H&M is blinding. God damn you H&M.

 

[Skeezix]

The H&M Home section is pretty lame. Much ado about nothing.

yeah that's what I thought when I looked at it today plus it's just in the middle of the ladies section and just a small room too

I thought it was alright. It's actually a decent size (in two or three rooms, depending on what one considers a "room"). The merchandise is what one would expect, not particularly unique (Muji across the street is far more interesting) but attractive pieces nonetheless. It isn't something I would make a special trip to go shop at, but if I was a regular H&M shopper (I'm not) I could see myself picking up odds and ends at the H&M Home at times when I am there clothes shopping. I suspect it fulfills its function very well, which is to get regular H&M shoppers to drop a bit more money when they are in the store.

 

[Josh]

I think most people were expecting H&M Home to be more like a downtown IKEA, and less like a couple of pineapple knicknacks. Let's all just cross our fingers for what we really want - Swedish Meatballs.

 

[ksun]

Only in Toronto the HM store looks 10 times better than the Apple Store (which is a sad space).

 

[Skeezix]

I think most people were expecting H&M Home to be more like a downtown IKEA

How boring would that be! And how unrealistic of such people.

But yes on the meatballs.

 

[Ryan_T]

I used to (or maybe still do) appreciate H&M's affordable fast fashion...and then I saw The True Cost doc.

Ignorance really was bliss.

 

[AndreaPalladio]

I think most people were expecting H&M Home to be more like a downtown IKEA, and less like a couple of pineapple knicknacks. Let's all just cross our fingers for what we really want - Swedish Meatballs.

Pineapple knicknacks are very in this year. They even had one in the Oscar green room.

 

[Tewder]

.... and a traditional colonial symbol of welcome:

 

[AndreaPalladio]

Oh, wow. Will Apple be putting a giant pineapple in their new store here? Maybe at the top of the glass spiral staircase? Maybe too much fruit?