What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
Aug 15th 2009, 5:22 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
Holt Renfrew is quite a nice shop in the style of a department store. Perhaps it's analogous to John Lewis. The market is different though, people in Canada who have money don't shop here, even ordinary people who want something nice for a special occasion don't shop here, whereas affluent people who live in the UK do shop in the UK and rich people from abroad shop in the UK; there's more of a market for expensive things there.
To me the likes of Sears and The Bay are okay but don't offer the range or quality of a store like John Lewis or Fenwick. John Lewis and Fenwick, while nicer than the average in the UK, are still pretty mainstream for most things and they trade very successfully in a place like Newcastle which wouldn't be seen as particularly affluent.
Going up another level (and beyond my wallet generally) I would consider House of Fraser, Selfridges etc to be truly high end stores. Their customer base probably does include wealthy foreigners, particularly in London.
Aug 15th 2009, 7:20 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
Are you saying that people in Canada who either have money or want something nice go outside Canada to buy things? Where do they go?
Well I am not wealthy, but I go south of the border to Seattle for most of my clothes shopping, better selection, better prices, more stores to choose from, and outlet malls.
Well I am not wealthy, but I go south of the border to Seattle for most of my clothes shopping, better selection, better prices, more stores to choose from, and outlet malls.
Aug 15th 2009, 7:34 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
To me Holt Renfrew is trying to be Harvey Nichs - but not quite. . .
Aug 15th 2009, 11:24 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
My daughters' contemporaries got their prom dresses in New York or Paris (Paris being more common among that crowd than typical because it was a French language school, lots of students were the children of French nationals on long term contracts here). My colleagues at work go to the "collections" in the Detroit suburbs.
Aug 15th 2009, 3:38 pm
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
Well one of the reasons we (and our small town Sask friends) are going to San Francisico is to shop for clothes, in fact the friends are looking for kids clothes too (bear in mind they have 15month old twin girls and a 3 year old boy who couldnt give a toss what they look like).
Aug 16th 2009, 1:12 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
Are you saying that people in Canada who either have money or want something nice go outside Canada to buy things? Where do they go?
Well I am not wealthy, but I go south of the border to Seattle for most of my clothes shopping, better selection, better prices, more stores to choose from, and outlet malls.
Well I am not wealthy, but I go south of the border to Seattle for most of my clothes shopping, better selection, better prices, more stores to choose from, and outlet malls.
Aug 16th 2009, 1:18 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
They drive from T.O to Detroit to go shopping? 
The shopping is better, obviously, but not sure I'd drive 4 hrs to do so....
The Somerset Collection is probably where they head - if you've got money to burn, that's the place to go....
The shopping is better, obviously, but not sure I'd drive 4 hrs to do so....The Somerset Collection is probably where they head - if you've got money to burn, that's the place to go....
Aug 16th 2009, 1:32 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
What do I know, I've Docs to last me out.
Aug 16th 2009, 1:35 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
You can tell her that I do, because apparently, Canadians don't have feet larger than a 12....
Aug 16th 2009, 1:39 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
Actually, I can get size 14's in Payless Shoe Source, but the last pair I got in there were nasty quality and made my feet stink.... Nike outlet at Great Lakes Crossing in Detroit has 14's no problem and for cheaper than the crappy knock off's at Payless...
Aug 16th 2009, 1:46 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
Well thank you for sharing the relative aromatic issues of those shoe brands. Tell me, as someone who has enormous feet, would you say that this has been an asset in meeting women, do they assume an organ in proportion?
Aug 16th 2009, 1:51 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
That does seem to be a common belief - disappointed to report I'm not packing a pipe like a grot flick star.
Aug 16th 2009, 2:57 am
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
Got my sketchers at the outlet mall in San Diego last summer, 32 dollars, wont find those prices in Canada.
(same shoe on Sears Canada website is listed as 79.99)
Aug 16th 2009, 1:44 pm
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Re: What's the equivilent of [shop name] in Canada?
It's owned by the same people who own Selfridges, if I recall correctly. I must admit I was delighted when I wandered in there and realised I absolutely loved all the clothes in one department...only to realise they were Marc Jacobs. Back to Salvation Army thrift for me (seriously, I do love Canadian thrift stores/charity shops, even if the results are more hit and miss than my old faithful the Oxfam on Drury Lane).