Spurred no doubt by the imminent arrival of hundreds of Target stores, Wal Mart has announced that it will open 40 new stores across Canada. Great, if you like that sort of thing. On the same day, Yorkdale, the mall that ate North York, announced that it will add 40 stores. Some of them will be pretty big too. Apparently Riocan is talking to discount mall operator Tanger for the use of some of that space. These retail titans will now duke it out with other big U.S. operators such as Costco and T.J. Maxx (Winners, Homesense, Marshalls) for the big box buck. Where to go, where to go? It’s like trying to do your grocery shopping at ten supermarkets. On South Bayview, we should never worry about such things. Let’s just talk service. If you like a challenge, try to find it at the boxes. Oh yes, there’s lots of talk in the commercials about how much they love you, but try to find it at the checkout. No, our only wish is for the City of Toronto to stay off the necks of small business. We know, that’s a lot to ask. U.S titans battle for the big box buck
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Spurred no doubt by the imminent arrival of hundreds of Target stores, Wal Mart has announced that it will open 40 new stores across Canada. Great, if you like that sort of thing. On the same day, Yorkdale, the mall that ate North York, announced that it will add 40 stores. Some of them will be pretty big too. Apparently Riocan is talking to discount mall operator Tanger for the use of some of that space. These retail titans will now duke it out with other big U.S. operators such as Costco and T.J. Maxx (Winners, Homesense, Marshalls) for the big box buck. Where to go, where to go? It’s like trying to do your grocery shopping at ten supermarkets. On South Bayview, we should never worry about such things. Let’s just talk service. If you like a challenge, try to find it at the boxes. Oh yes, there’s lots of talk in the commercials about how much they love you, but try to find it at the checkout. No, our only wish is for the City of Toronto to stay off the necks of small business. We know, that’s a lot to ask. 