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Ayr Commons - jgsz - 04-18-2015 Last month a large, 24 hour Foodland (part of the Sobeys chain) opened in Ayr at the new Ayr Commons. It has a large LCBO and Beer Store inside the store. Ayr Commons will also have a Tim Hortons plus one other stand alone business. Construction has already started. RE: Ayr Commons - The85 - 04-19-2015 I'm surprised it took this long for Ayr to get a Tim Hortons and a grocery store for that matter. For a town of it's size and proximity to the 401/97 Cedar Creek industrial area, it will do well. RE: Ayr Commons - jgsz - 04-19-2015 (04-19-2015, 12:26 PM)The85 Wrote: I'm surprised it took this long for Ayr to get a Tim Hortons and a grocery store for that matter. For a town of it's size and proximity to the 401/97 Cedar Creek industrial area, it will do well. Actually, Ayr had a Foodland (with Beer Store and LCBO) on Gibson Street but a larger store was needed to meet demand. Tim Hortons will be new. And they will do well. Yesterday the place was packed. RE: Ayr Commons - DHLawrence - 04-19-2015 Was the Foodland originally a Knechtel? I remember seeing that once when I was a kid. RE: Ayr Commons - jgsz - 04-19-2015 (04-19-2015, 02:11 PM)DHLawrence Wrote: Was the Foodland originally a Knechtel? I remember seeing that once when I was a kid. That was before I lived in this area. But if there was a Knechtel it wouldn't have been hidden on Gibson St. It would have been in one of the old building on Northumberland or Stanley Street. By the way, I found this in Wikipedia under Sobeys: Quote:Link RE: Ayr Commons - ookpik - 04-20-2015 (04-19-2015, 02:11 PM)DHLawrence Wrote: Was the Foodland originally a Knechtel? I remember seeing that once when I was a kid. Very likely. The Knechtel name continues, at least in Lion's Head as Foodland - Hellyer's Knechtel Food Market. (I still occasionally stock up on groceries there when staying on that part of the Bruce Peninsula. It's as close as you can get to a Central Meat Market in that part of the world.) P.S. There's also Knechtels is now independent in Lucknow. At least the owners have a valid claim to the name. RE: Ayr Commons - Eastaver - 04-20-2015 (04-19-2015, 02:11 PM)DHLawrence Wrote: Was the Foodland originally a Knechtel? I remember seeing that once when I was a kid. It was indeed a Knechtels during the 90's. RE: Ayr Commons - jgsz - 08-05-2015 Tim Hortons at the Ayr Commons, on Northumberland Street, is almost ready to open. In the spring I thought there might be two stand alone buildings but I was wrong. Both Foodland and Tim Hortons are/will be open 24 hours. RE: Ayr Commons - ac3r - 05-23-2017 Knechtel...that brings me back. Now I've remembered IGA and Dutch Boy, the latter of which if my memory serves me right, had a big two floor grocery store back in the day (well, one floor, they had a basement level). RE: Ayr Commons - embe - 05-23-2017 Wow, that's digging deep. The Dutch Boy on Highland in Kitchener may have had a somewhat sketchy lower level. And yes the Knechtels (Foodland) in Ayr used to be on Gibson Street. RE: Ayr Commons - panamaniac - 05-24-2017 (05-23-2017, 09:32 PM)embe Wrote: Wow, that's digging deep. The Dutch Boy on Highland in Kitchener may have had a somewhat sketchy lower level. And yes the Knechtels (Foodland) in Ayr used to be on Gibson Street. I don't think so. I worked there for a number of years as a student and I have no recollection of any basement. RE: Ayr Commons - DHLawrence - 05-24-2017 There was one on Franklin Street near the Highway 8 cut; could that have been the one with the basement? RE: Ayr Commons - kps - 05-24-2017 The Dutch Boy on Margaret Ave (now a Giant Tiger) had a basement. I recall housewares and such being downstairs. RE: Ayr Commons - TMKM94 - 05-24-2017 (05-24-2017, 09:27 AM)panamaniac Wrote:(05-23-2017, 09:32 PM)embe Wrote: Wow, that's digging deep. The Dutch Boy on Highland in Kitchener may have had a somewhat sketchy lower level. And yes the Knechtels (Foodland) in Ayr used to be on Gibson Street. I work at the Highland Sobeys as a Night Crew Grocery clerk. There is a basement there but it's not accessible to customers. The door to it is in the stock room area and it's locked. As far as I know no one ever goes down there not even the Managers. RE: Ayr Commons - Section ThirtyOne - 05-24-2017 (05-24-2017, 10:31 AM)kps Wrote: The Dutch Boy on Margaret Ave (now a Giant Tiger) had a basement. I recall housewares and such being downstairs. Yep, that was the one with the basement level. Toys, housewares, etc were all on the lower level. |