As we ponder the scuttlebutt that there will soon be a dollar store on South Bayview, take this into consideration. In a recent conference call with reporters and analysts, Dollarama boss Larry Rossy said the chain will open “as many stores as possible” in coming years even if this sometimes leads to cannibalization of sales. ”We are limited by nothing, apart from the fact that every opening must be sensible.” Dollarama must consider the pending arrival of the U.S. branch of Dollar Tree, scheduled to begin this year. An entirely unconfirmed story is circulating in shops that the space now occupied by Shoppers Drug Mart will be taken by an unnamed dollar store when the drug giant moves up the street in a couple of months.
unfortunately with the extortionist rents the bayview landlords charge, they’ll have to sell a lot of tacky christmas ornaments and cheap birthday party loot bag prizes to make a go of it. what bayview really needs is progressive landlords, who can attract diverse, sustainable and community minded businesses – instead of selling out to whomever can afford to pay the freight.