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Just went to the Yorkdale location. It was bustling on the lower levels, but you can tell the liquidation sales are not quite happening...

Expected that they're seeing more traffic in its last days. I'm heading to Yorkdale tomorrow, should be interesting to see what it's...

So I was just in The Bay at Mapleview here is what I saw: "Liquidation" had already started, though most items were only 15-35% off...

I see where you're coming from. I don't see them immediately jumping on any Bay leases this year or even the first half of next year...

One thing I think to keep in mind regarding Simons is that they're typically very slow and cautious regarding expansion (which seems to...

I could imagine they would be strongly considered for some. That's the only department store left that can really fill an anchor space...

Escalator/elevator outages are a litmus test for when you want to ask yourself "is this place struggling?". If you go to a mall and an...

Obviously they aren't going to replace every single one, but I really do believe they will at least take ONE of those spaces. I work for...

Yeah, I was just spitballing. The situation reminded me of when Target exited, and I remember Walmart and Canadian Tire taking advantage...

Like I said earlier I'm willing to bet the owners of these malls will just split up the anchor space and put their chips on more...

I remember walking by the Queen Street store when I was about 10 years old and reading the plaque outside that says "Hudson's Bay...

I also really like Simons. They don’t overwhelm you with millions of items. Stores are clean, bright and organized. Affordable to...

I'd love to see Simons capitalize off this. Maybe taking a few locations in big areas would be a good idea- Sherway, STC, Mapleview...

Yeah, we're gonna be looking at huge mall vacancies by the end of the year. A lot of malls may be getting brand-new Winners stores!

I am afraid it's 'toast' - it is really sad to see a once great Canadian company disappear.