11-30-2022, 12:37 PM
Out of curiosity, I've tried to brainstorm a list of the current national chain' that exist in DTK to see what we already have, and what's missing. I totally agree that having more recognizable names downtown will encourage people in the area to stay in the area to shop; I drive myself to the mall right now because it's the only place I can buy good-quality makeup and shoes from brands I recognize.
-Tim Horton's
-William's
-Coffee Culture
-Coffee Time
-Starbucks (coming (again) soon!)
-Shopper's Drug Mart
-The Beer Store
-LCBO
-Scotiabank
-RBC
-TD Canada Trust
-BMO
-CIBC
-Dollarama
-Subway
-Pizza Pizza
-Crabby Joe's
-H&R Block
Interestingly, all of these are located west of Frederick/Benton, and only along King St (none of the chains are located on a side street). So we definitely have banks and coffee covered, but there's not much in terms of chain restaurants, and absolutely nothing re: clothes, shoes, or home goods. There's no grocery store with immediate brand-name recognition (Marche Leos has 6 locations total in ON, I definitely don't count them as a proper 'chain' yet).
Specific things I'd like to see downtown:
-A daycare facility with a good outdoor playground.
-A 'discount' grocery store like a FreshCo or Food Basics.
-A reasonable variety of national chain clothing stores.
-A pet store (something sized like the PetValu at Stanley Park would give lots of variety in a smallish footprint).
-A breakfast joint in the vein of Korner Kitchen.
-Sephora/MAC.
-A fabric store that isn't Len's Mill or Fabricland.
-An ice cream place. Oh my god, please, I just want to take my kid on a walk that ends with ice cream (Matter of Taste is good, but it's gelato and their hours can be limited).
-Tim Horton's
-William's
-Coffee Culture
-Coffee Time
-Starbucks (coming (again) soon!)
-Shopper's Drug Mart
-The Beer Store
-LCBO
-Scotiabank
-RBC
-TD Canada Trust
-BMO
-CIBC
-Dollarama
-Subway
-Pizza Pizza
-Crabby Joe's
-H&R Block
Interestingly, all of these are located west of Frederick/Benton, and only along King St (none of the chains are located on a side street). So we definitely have banks and coffee covered, but there's not much in terms of chain restaurants, and absolutely nothing re: clothes, shoes, or home goods. There's no grocery store with immediate brand-name recognition (Marche Leos has 6 locations total in ON, I definitely don't count them as a proper 'chain' yet).
Specific things I'd like to see downtown:
-A daycare facility with a good outdoor playground.
-A 'discount' grocery store like a FreshCo or Food Basics.
-A reasonable variety of national chain clothing stores.
-A pet store (something sized like the PetValu at Stanley Park would give lots of variety in a smallish footprint).
-A breakfast joint in the vein of Korner Kitchen.
-Sephora/MAC.
-A fabric store that isn't Len's Mill or Fabricland.
-An ice cream place. Oh my god, please, I just want to take my kid on a walk that ends with ice cream (Matter of Taste is good, but it's gelato and their hours can be limited).