Category: Bayview Biz

Gardeners contracted by the city were busy Friday planting trees along the east side of the South Bayview business district. It has been a long wait from the 2010 reconstruction of the sidewalks that took away our greenery. Nice to see. Two scenes show (left) planting just outside Rosie’s and (right) looking across the street at Peaches and Green.

A new stationery shop will be opening in the premises formerly leased by the Country Store at 1657 Bayview Ave. north of Fleming Cres. Renovation is underway and a sign in the window seeks a part-time associate. The name on the window sign is Essence du Papier, a subsidiary of the Pierre Belvedere company of Montreal. Essence du Papier has three other stores, two in Montreal and one downtown in Toronto. The Country Store closed in January after decades on South Bayview. 

Q-Living has opened at 1622 Bayview Ave. and the Korean family business appears to be a dynamic operation. The owner, Eddie, is there to greet you personally with his upbeat staff. They seem knowledgeable. Q-Living is a closely ordered treasure of some 16,000 items ranging from vitamins, frozen food and even a little fresh produce.  On Sunday the store seemed busy with many customers, and potential customers, full of questions. It appears the Q-Living name is employed by other vendors but Eddie has one more store on Eglinton Ave. West west of Bathurst Street. 

Shoppers were lined up to grab decor and furniture items being liquidated at 1685 Bayview Ave. Saturday morning. The nice patterned pillows we photographed yesterday and shown in the picture were snapped up in minutes.  And business has been brisk all day at the store,  Detail Interiors, as all inventory will be sold. The sale is expected to last about a month. That address is just north of Fleming Cres. and south of  Leo’s Barber Shop. The store closed a few days ago after barely 18 months in business and now it appears the landlord has seized the inventory for unpaid rent. The agents are Danbury Liquidation Services.  Liquidation Notice

Decor and oddities store Oddjects has closed. It’s location was at  1643 Bayview north of Fleming Crescent. It  is now locked and there are few pieces remaining after clearance.  The closing comes less than two years after the store opened.. Oddjects described itself as a company which was located in Singapore and Halifax. Today, however, the website with that information is down indicating that all stores have closed. 

Modella Ladies Wear has opened at 1579 South Bayview in what must be one of the most efficient set ups in recent times. The owner, Tovi Mimran, took possession on May 30, 2012. This means he renovated and stocked the shop in merely 18 days. A posted earlier, Modella is a small chain which is best known to the west of Toronto in places like Dundas and Oakville. Lambert Moo’s Chair on Bayview, right next door, is also sporting a smart new sign.  

The Montreal Bagel store at 1548 Bayview will be open 24 hours a day starting immediately. The unique chewy bagels are a huge favourite in South Bayview, as the lineups at all times of day attest. The operator says there is business for him related to off-hours retail and his wholesale distribution.

The first bushel baskets of new Ontario Peaches and Cream corn are on sale at Badali’s this morning. Time for a feast.