The Bulldog has learned that the Source electronics retailer will move from its present location in Sunnybrook Plaza to the large premises next to the CIBC. This space was most recently leased by the gift store Wrap-it-up. According to sources, the move will occur as soon as electrical plugs and finishing can occur at the vacant space. It is said that the plaza’s owners, Rio.Can, have been showing prospective tenants through the present Source location next to the Home Hardware store. It is expected that this smaller space will be more readily leased than the large Wrap-it-up location, which has stood empty for a year. The Source was created out of the break up of Radio Shack interests in the U.S. and Canada. In 2009, The Source was purchased by Bell Canada. The move at Sunnybrook brings to the fore the storefront slug-it-out that is going on between Canada’s three largest wireless and smart phone retailers — Bell, Rogers and Telus. Telus is represented at Sunnybrook by Blacks, now a wholly owned subsidiary of the B.C wireless and phone firm. We may expect to see keen competition between these players at Sunnybrook for the spare cash of consumers in and around South Bayview.
