One Victoria | 63 m | 19 fl | Complete

[MidTowner]

I agree that downtown cannot support two locations just yet. But the Victoria Station is not a downtown location. It's customers wouldn't be downtown visitors, but people transiting through from one form of transportation to another.

This means that 1 Victoria would be the sole Kitchener location inside Highway 7-8.

I'm not the most bullish of persons when it comes to downtown Kitchener, but surely the entirety of Kitchener inside Highway 7-8 can support one Starbucks?

I think that this type of location probably wouldn't drive a lot of visits from the suburbs. I think that limited parking and no drive-through (both good things...) mean that it probably won't generate a lot of visitors from afar.

I actually do think that downtown Kitchener can support at least two Starbucks locations (I'm not saying this as a desireable outcome, but it is a good sign when they do come), though probably not both at King/Victoria. I agree that towards King/Queen or the market would be more likely. But the Innovation District definitely justifies one in its own right.