INSIDE YORKDALE’S $331 MILLION EXPANSION
BUSINESS
Last month we told you
Yorkdale was expanding.
So we knew we had
to go and see for ourselves
what the most successful
shopping centre* in Canada
had up its sleeve before it
officially opened its doors to
the public next week.
On a guided tour of
the 300,000 square foot expansion (101,000 sq. ft. of
boutiques, 199,000 sq. ft.
Nordstrom) with Yorkdale
Shopping Centre’s General
Manager Claire Santamaria,
Daily Hive quickly understood what all the fuss was
about.
The brand new space is
somehow both large and inviting
at the same time.
Even in hard hats and
steel toe boots it wasn’t hard to
see what the expansion will look
and feel like in a week’s time.
The wide hallways, the
sky-high ceilings, the massive
store entries and signs; walking
through the Yorkdale expansion
is like strolling down a clean,
well-kept European street, only
one that’s filled with all the shops
and space you could ever need.
The new wing will feature
more than 20 stores (+ Nordstrom), including several
destination-worthy locations all
on their own.
The world’s first Canada
Goose brick and mortar location
will be there. So will Uniqlo, and
lululemon.
Oh ya, and so will Mackage, ARC’TERYX, MUJI, Sandro, Maje, Warby Parker, Birks,
The Face Shop, H&M, Mendocino, Nadège, NYX Cosmetics,
OAK + FORT, Pandora, Reiss,
Saje Natural Wellness, Samsung, SEPHORA, Spareparts,
Strellson, Swarovski, William
Sonoma, Wolford and ZARA.
Now that’s what we call a
lineup.
(Not to mention, Toronto’s
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