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Toronto non-mall retail (Odds & Ends)

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Another article on the new Summerhill Market location, which will open later this month:

www.canadiangrocer.com

Summerhill Market prepares to open fourth location

Toronto grocer is putting the finishing touches on its two-storey market in the city's Forest Hill neighbourhood
www.canadiangrocer.com www.canadiangrocer.com
 
A shoe store called "Size?" will be opening at Queen W & Ossington, at the building where former Detroit based accessories store Shinola used to be located.

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Ongoing renovations at the building where Dynasty Garden is/was (?) located at on Ossington


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AlbertC said:
A shoe store called "Size?" will be opening at Queen W & Ossington, at the building where former Detroit based accessories store Shinola used to be located.

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Ongoing renovations at the building where Dynasty Garden is/was (?) located at on Ossington


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You say Size? is opening in the former Shinola space. Is it the same Size? that's in the UK. The one on Carnaby Street was ok for your basic trainer needs....wonder if this is their first Canadian store of many?

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The Lower Ossington Theatre (at 100 Ossington Ave) has permanently closed:

lowerossingtontheatre.com

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Lower Ossington Theatre is permanently closed. While it is likely no surprise by now, considering that countless other small venues have already disappeared, not to mention large national businesses, it is nonetheless heartbreaking. As a small organization that was always punching above its...
lowerossingtontheatre.com lowerossingtontheatre.com
 
Another article on Soundscapes:

spacing.ca

Soundscapes on College: This ain’t a library - Spacing Toronto

This article originally appeared in Spacing #14, summer 2009. It was recently announced that the iconic music shop Soundscapes on College Street in Little Italy is closing. It’s a cold Wednesday night in February, and the windows of 572 College Street are steamed up. Eighty people are packed...
spacing.ca
 
WANT Apothecary have closed all their physical store locations as they move to e-commerce only. According to their website, the Rosedale location closed at the beginning of April.

retail-insider.com

WANT Apothecary Shuts All Physical Stores Amid Pandemic

The highly-curated, tasteful retail spaces that spun off from WANT Les Essentials launched a decade ago in Montreal and at one time had five locations.
retail-insider.com retail-insider.com
 
A story here from the Financial Post on the future of convenience stores.

It mostly dives into plans for 7-11; and a laboratory store at McGill for Couche-Tard (Circle K in the anglo world)

financialpost.com

From corner stores to Frankenstores: Why the convenience industry is getting a massive makeover

Outside forces, such as rise of electric vehicles, threaten to disrupt current model, forcing search for a new identity
financialpost.com financialpost.com

A couple of pictures of concepts 7-11 is testing in Texas:

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From the article, on the subject of the above:

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They apparently also have a Taco restaurant affixed to one store:

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Artisan craft sodas at a 7/11?? What a time to be alive 😅 As if we didn't have enough hipster pinko latte places already ;)
 
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