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Province Spending $20M on Polo Park Road Upgrades

June 12, 2013 12:41 PM in News • 0 Comments

Posted by Tyler Sutherland

The Manitoba government is funding $20 million in road renewal work in the St. James area.

Focusing on one of Winnipeg’s busiest areas, including the former Canad Inns Stadium site, the city and province are jointly funding the extension of St. Matthews Avenue from St. James to Madison streets, improvements to St. Matthews Avenue between Empress Street and St. James Street, and improvements to the St. James Street/St. Matthews Avenue and St. James Street/Ellice Avenue intersections.

Two Target Stores to Open Tuesday

May 6, 2013 06:39 PM in News • 1 Comment

Target’s new store at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre (STAN MILOSEVIC / CHRISD.CA)

Shoppers, on your marks.

Two Target stores are set to open their doors at 8 a.m. on May 7, and they’re expecting a rush.

“If we can have a large turn out, you won’t hear us complaining at all,” said Derek Jenkins, vice-president of external relations for Target Canada.

“This is our soft opening, so it helps us to test our systems… and helps our team members to train.”

The locations at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre and Southdale shopping Centre will open, along with the location in Brandon and 20 other stores in Western Canada. The Grant Park Shopping Centre is expected to open this fall or winter.

On Monday, Target invited the media for a sneak peek of their KP location.

View the photo gallery below.

Canadian Tire Opening Computing Centre in Winnipeg

May 2, 2013 12:42 PM in News • 0 Comments

Posted by Sarah Klein

Mayor Sam Katz (left to right), Eugene Roman of Canadian Tire, Premier Greg Selinger and Bill Morrissey of Yes! Winnipeg cut the virtual ribbon at an announcement for the Canadian Tire Cloud Computing Centre on Thursday, May 2, 2013. (BERNICE PONTANILLA / METRO WINNIPEG)

Canadian Tire is opening up a new national computing centre in Winnipeg’s downtown.

The state-of-the-art digital content warehouse, application lab, testing lab and high performance data centre will be located in the Air Canada Centre on Portage Avenue.

The 28,000-square-foot facility will bring 50 new jobs to the city during its first year and be one of the most advanced centres of its kind in North America.

“The Canadian Tire Advanced Cloud Computing Centre will serve as the core digital hub for the Canadian Tire Family of Companies, including Canadian Tire Retail, Mark’s, FGL Sports, Partsource, Gas+ and our Financial Services division,” said Eugene Roman, chief technology officer of Canadian Tire Corporation. “We’re entering the next phase of our digital journey and we’re excited that our journey puts the Winnipeg community front and centre.”

VIDEO: Cabela’s Nearly Ready for Tuxedo Opening

May 1, 2013 09:04 AM in News • 0 Comments

Outdoor enthusiasts will be in their glory when the massive Cabela’s store in south Winnipeg opens on May 9.

The Nebraska-based retailer is relocating from its former Ellice Avenue location to a much larger space at 580 Sterling Lyon Parkway just west of IKEA. The 70,000-square-foot building is nearly double in size of its former home, which it was leasing from Shindico.

Guns, ammo, fishing roads and a fudge shop are some of the hot items shoppers will find when they walk through the doors of the Seasons of Tuxedo store. The high ceilings also make use of their space by displaying wildlife taxidermy and other attention-grabbers targeted at the outdoorsy-types.

“It’s just the whole experience walking into this building. It’s different than what our customers currently see in our Ellice location,” said store manager Will Yakielashek.

Liquor Mart Express Opening in Charleswood

April 29, 2013 09:47 AM in News • 0 Comments

(CHRISD.CA FILE)

A Liquor Mart Express will open its fourth location in the province later today in the Park West Shopping Centre in Charleswood.

The 4,560-square-foot store is located at the southwest corner of Roblin Boulevard and Dale Avenue and adjacent to Extra Foods.

“The Charleswood area has seen a substantial amount of growth in recent years,” said Peter Kenyon, COO for Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries. “We are pleased that the addition of a Liquor Mart Express in the area will provide further convenience for local residents.”

The Park West location will carry approximately 1,000 listings of popular beers, wines and spirits.

Canada Goose Opens Exchange District Factory

April 9, 2013 09:15 AM in News • 2 Comments

Canada Goose president and CEO Dani Reiss speaks during the opening of the company’s newly expanded manufacturing facility in Winnipeg on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. (STAN MILOSEVIC / CHRISD.CA)

The president and CEO of Canada Goose was in Winnipeg Tuesday to help open the company’s newest expanded factory.

Dani Reiss officially opened the clothing retailer’s 57,000-square-foot factory at 365 Bannatyne Avenue in the Exchange District. The previous facility, built in 2011, was 24,000 square feet.

Cabela’s to Open New Winnipeg Location on May 9

March 21, 2013 07:07 AM in News • 2 Comments

Cabela’s will open on Thursday, May 9.

Cabela’s Canada will greet shoppers to its relocated Winnipeg store on Thursday, May 9.

Located just west of IKEA on Sterling Lyon Parkway, the outdoor enthusiast’s retailer will host an official ribbon-cutting at 10:45 a.m. with special guests.

The larger, 70,000-square-foot store replaces Cabela’s existing Polo Park location which opened in 2008.

“This store will allow us to more efficiently serve our thousands of loyal customers across the region and further solidifies our long-term commitment to Winnipeg,” said Tommy Millner, Cabela’s CEO. “We hope outdoorsmen and women in Winnipeg and the surrounding area are as excited as we are to open the doors.”

The opening will be held in conjunction with a weekend-long celebration featuring outdoor personalities, family events and giveaways.

Cabela’s operates 42 stores across North America, including three in Canada — Winnipeg, Edmonton and Saskatoon. A Regina location will open this fall.

Neechi Commons Opens in Winnipeg’s North End

March 19, 2013 11:12 AM in News • 0 Comments

Neechi Commons, 865 Main Street (BEN SINGER / METRO WINNIPEG)

A new retail development opened Tuesday in Winnipeg’s North End, transforming old real estate into a new community hub.

The Neechi Commons Community Business Complex is 50,000 square feet of supermarket space, containing a cafeteria-style restaurant, a produce courtyard with local fruit and vegetables, a bakery, specialty boutiques, an Aboriginal arts centre, and a farmers’ market.

The complex at 865 Main Street will also provide area residents with employment and training opportunities.

“It’s encouraging to see locally driven projects like Neechi Food Co-Op become a reality,” said Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities Kevin Chief. “This is a wonderful example of the great things that can be accomplished through collaborative partnerships between government and local communities. The province will continue to provide funding support for exciting economic ventures like this.”

The $6.8 million project was jointly funded by the provincial and federal governments, while the Neechi Commons group provided the remaining funds.

Future Shop Closes Regent Avenue Store

January 31, 2013 12:14 PM in News • 1 Comment

Future Shop’s store at 1570 Regent Avenue suddenly closed on Thursday, January 31, 2013. (STAN MILOSEVIC / CHRISD.CA)

Future Shop has closed its Regent Avenue location in Winnipeg amid widespread nationwide closures of the company’s retail outlets.

Future Shop posted this notice on its door for employees on Thursday. Click to enlarge. (STAN MILOSEVIC / CHRISD.CA)

Best Buy Canada Ltd., Future Shop’s parent company, has also closed several stores in British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta and Ontario. Fifteen stores in total are affected, including eight Future Shops and seven Best Buys.

About 900 employees will be laid off as a result of the closures across the country, which came suddenly Thursday morning. Fifty-eight employees have lost their jobs locally.

According to reports, the electronics retailer will reopen smaller kiosk-style stores in shopping centres and focus more heavily on Internet sales through its website as part of a transition strategy.

In a notice to employees posted outside of its shuttered Winnipeg store, Future Shop said, “We have been forced to make this difficult decision to close this store based on financial analysis, favourable store lease terms, and to respond to market demands.”

There are 58 Best Buy Canada stores in the country, while Future Shop maintains 139 under its brand. Three Winnipeg Future Shops remain — St. James, Pembina and Garden City — while Best Buy operates Regent and St. James locations.

– Staff

Winkler to See First Liquor Mart Open Late This Year

January 24, 2013 02:19 PM in News • 0 Comments

Posted by Sarah Klein

(CHRISD.CA FILE)

The first full-service Liquor Mart in Winkler will open in December.

After being a dry community and eventually seeing liquor licenses creep into sports and gaming establishments, Winkler will see Manitoba’s 52nd MLCC location.

“Over the years, we have had numerous requests from Winkler residents urging us to open a Liquor Mart location within the city,” said Roman Zubach, vice-president of liquor operations. “Currently, Winkler residents must drive approximately 14 km to Morden to shop at a Liquor Mart, which is quite a distance, especially in the winter months.”

The 6,000-square-foot store will be built next to the Real Canadian Superstore at 1st Street and Cargill Road.

NHL’s Return Great News for Food, Drink Merchants

January 24, 2013 08:15 AM in News • 0 Comments

Cases of Winnipeg Jets-branded Budweiser beer is shown at MTS Centre on Monday. (DARRIN BAUMING / CHRISD.CA)

Cases of Winnipeg Jets-branded Budweiser beer is shown at MTS Centre. (DARRIN BAUMING / CHRISD.CA FILE)

A new report out from Moneris shows Canadians didn’t shy away from spending their hard-earned money during the NHL’s opening weekend (January 19-20).

The payment solutions company says overall spending was up 8.96% in the restaurant sector in Winnipeg, Calgary, Montreal and Vancouver.

Winnipeg Jets fan spent 10.44% more than normal in fast food businesses, restaurants and drinking establishments. Vancouver came ahead nearly doubling that rate at 19.34%, followed by Calgary and Montreal, which only saw a modest spending spike at 3.05% and 2%, respectively.

Winnipeg and Vancouver were once again at the top for drink purchases, with increases in spending of 34.48% and 22.6%. As for food, local spending increased by 12.23%.

Walmart Canada Rapidly Expanding as Target Arrives

January 22, 2013 11:11 AM in News • 0 Comments

Posted by Brian Schultz

Walmart Supercentre

Walmart Canada is rapidly expanding its presence in Canada as Target prepares to enter the marketplace in March.

The retailer’s expansion will add 1.4 million square feet of space and 37 supercentres at a cost of $450 million.

The expansion will take place beginning February 1 through January 31, 2014. The company also announced on Tuesday it will be expanding its distribution network to support its ongoing store growth and expansion plans.

Walmart’s expansion is expected to create more than 7,000 new store, trade and construction jobs, and also includes the first supercentres to open in the Maritimes this fiscal year.

Target Canada will open its first Winnipeg stores later this year as it transitions north of the border into the Canadian market.

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