1575 Regent Wild Wings Now Open |
The 1575 Regent location for the Canadian Wild Wings location is already thick on the ground with restaurants. However, they all seem to fit in their own niche from sushi to roast beef to wings to burgers to ice cream. Probably a good idea to bring a pair of pants with an elastic waistband.
The mystery of what will replace the Sal's on the Esplanade Riel bridge is solved. It will be a bistro called Chez Sophie that will serve pizza and likely have a gift shop attached. Hopefully, they serve ice cream too for those walks across the bridge.
Target stores are under construction all over the country and they look to have a soft launch in March. The three malls in Winnipeg ton receive Targets are Kildonan Place Shopping Mall, Southdale Centre and Grant Park Shopping Centre. In the case of Grant Park, don't expect it so soon. Zellers just closed the store a short time ago and Target is doing a massive overhaul of the store. It remains to be seen if they are increasing the size of the store but in the various phases of reconstruction of Grant Park, both the Liquor Mart and Shopper's Drug Mart all increased in size.
Kildonan Place Shopping Centre
Kildonan Place Shopping Centre
After a sushi invasion on Academy Road, the Mexicans are coming. The Modern Taco Company opened in the old Frenchway location near the bridge in December. The Free Press did an interesting story about how authentic Mexican food had finally arrived in city. The old Brit Cafe on Portage Avenue saw JC Tacos and More move in last year sometime. They now have three in the city. I expect we will see more authentic Mexican restaurants emerge across the city in the next months.
Modern Taco Company in old Frenchway location |
Old Rogers becomes Vita Health |
Anecdotally, I have been hearing about more Koreans coming to the city to start a new life. We need more of these hard working families here (Mexicans too) and can't afford to have them vulnerable to strong arm robbery. More community policing, please. And look out for your neighbourhood store.
In terms of new stores aside from Target, Cabela's is really shaping up. The massive Seasons of Tuxedo location by IKEA has their signage up, They still appear to be on schedule for opening a few months from now. The Marshalls store at Polo Park North is slated to open even earlier.
Speaking of Polo Park, the story is that Steve Madden will have a store in the mall soon. If true, it will be another indication of the transformation taking place inside. This footwear store is on many people's must have list.
La Vie en Rose has been around a while. It was thought that Victoria Secret would affect their sales but perhaps not. They are opening an outlet store up on Kenaston that's a fair size at 4500 square feet.
With all the restaurants going up in Transcona, it is good to know that GoodLife Fitness has put up another co-ed location in the area.
The closed Future Shop on Regent |
The economy was slowing in December. The province of Manitoba had momentum coming out of 2012. Businesses are still investing but there is no doubt that North America could stand a big boost heading into March. And it is pretty painful start when gas keeps going up.
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Not that I know what is going there, but the empty lot where Palladin's stood on Des Meurons was being surveyed today and the For Sale sign is gone so it looks like the property was sold.
On the fast food Mexican front, Supreme Burrito opened up on west Portage Ave at Rouge Rd. It's like Subway, you build your own at the counter. They have decent vegetarian options - rubbed/roasted tofu burrito is not bad at all.
There is a Best Buy in Transcona near the Future Shop. Not right next door, but across Stapon Road leading through their parking lot. Still pretty close.
Don't forget about Supreme Burrito on west Portage. It's more like fast-food Mexican, and you order Subway-style at the counter, but it isn't bad. I had a roasted/rubbed tofu burrito that was pretty good.
Nice! It’s like many businesses there are up for good! Store and restaurant franchises open one after another! Well, you cannot deny the fact that with these stores on the rise, the competition also gets harder. If you want to keep up with your competitors, you have to do your best to catch the hearts of your current customers and possible clients as well.
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