first Yves Saint Laurent store will be joining
the Yorkdale family in 2017, albeit not as
part of the expansion.)
We expect that by the time the holidays come around you’re going to be hard
pressed to find a parking spot at Yorkdale
(according to Santamaria 80% of the
shopping centre’s customers drive). Which
is saying something, as the completion of
a five-level underground parkade that added 2,000 parking spots brought the total
number of spaces available to 8,000.
Of course, this isn’t just about the
customers. The Yorkdale expansion also
means the creation of 2,000 more jobs,
bringing the centre’s total to some 7,000.
To celebrate the launch of the new
expansion, Yorkdale is throwing a fashion
show – obviously – that will feature many
of the brands included in the expansion
as well as some smaller Canadian brands
that wouldn’t usually have the opportunity
to showcase in Canada’s most successful
shopping centre.
The smaller Canadian brands will
then be featured in the FashionCAN Pop
Up, a 3,000 square foot space intended
to better connect Canada’s leading and
emerging designers with retail buyers
and consumers. Thanks to a partnership
between Yorkdale Shopping Centre and
the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards
(CAFA), you can expect to find brands like
Greta Constantine, Lucian Matis, Bustle,
and Pink Tartan at the Pop Up.
More than two and a half years
after breaking ground on the expansion,
Yorkdale will officially let the public begin
their newest shopping experience next
Tuesday, October 18.
And it’s going to be epic.
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