by Joe Rossignol
Apple is preparing to move its retail store on Saint-Catherine Street in Montréal, Québec, according to Canadian newspaper La Presse.
The current Apple Sainte-Catherine store
The report cites three sources who said Apple will be opening a new retail store in a 125-year-old heritage building located at 1255 Saint-Catherine Street, which would be less than 100 meters away from the company's current store on the street. Apple's contractors are said to be in the process of completing major renovations to the building, which has been vacant for a few years after clothing retailer Ardene left the space.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman last year reported that Apple was considering relocating its Saint-Catherine store. At the time, he said Apple aimed to open the new store in February 2025, but the timeframe could change. La Presse reported that Apple's current space on the street is already listed as available for lease online. Apple has not publicly announced any plans to relocate the store, and it did not respond to our inquiry.
1255 Sainte-Catherine Street (Image Credit: LoopNet)
Apple's existing two-floor store on Sainte-Catherine Street first opened in 2008, in Montréal's downtown Ville-Marie area. The store will be temporarily closed for one day on Tuesday, April 23, for reasons unclear, according to Apple's website.
The new location would be Apple's first store within a historic building in Canada, with many of the company's other locations in the country found in indoor shopping malls. Apple recently relocated its store at the Square One shopping mall in Mississauga, Ontario, just west of Toronto, as it continues to modernize its Canadian retail fleet.
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Joe Rossignol
13 hours ago at 01:04 pm
This might be the most classy-looking Apple store I've ever seen. ?
You should download the Facades app or look at applestorefronts.appspot.com. There are many classy ones that I find nicer or at the very least equal vs. the planned Montreal one.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
citysnaps
12 hours ago at 01:59 pm
This is sad... a soulless corporate entity taking over a beautiful building only to ram a bunch of brand cheerleaders gawking over shiny iphones like sheep just to fill the pockets of a THREE TRILLION DOLLAR COMPANY.Ugh.
Yeah... I guess it's better to let those dilapidated heritage buildings be demolished as the costs for renovations and bringing them up to modern (and required) commercial building codes isn't something most companies want to deal with.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tkaravou
13 hours ago at 01:54 pm
It's literally moving 2 buildings away. It's moving from next to the Ogilvy building to right next to the Ogilvy building. Ironically, this is also next to Hermes Montreal.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
crsh1976
13 hours ago at 01:53 pm
Still not very well located. It's too far to the west. Would be nice more central near McGill College and near Eaton Centre.
Goodness, McGill is literally 5 minutes away by foot.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
acorntoy
12 hours ago at 02:53 pm
This might be the most classy-looking Apple store I've ever seen. ?
My favorite is the Tower Theatre store in DTLA.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
citysnaps
12 hours ago at 02:41 pm
Yah, that's the only other alternative, right??
Other than demolition and building a new commercial space, what would you do with a dilapidated heritage building you couldn't lease (and likely couldn't demolish and start fresh with a new building) because the building department wouldn't grant a certificate of occupancy unless someone like Apple came along with $$$$$$$ to restore and bring up to modern commercial building codes?
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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