All Posts Tagged With: "Urban Outfitters"
Fashion File: Trend-Savy Consumers Prefer Local Boutiques
Despite the last recession and the influx of chain clothing stores that have recently emerged in Kingston, local clothing store owners say that the key to their success is being on top of the latest trends. Owner of local boutiques Agent 99, Blueprint and Three, Cyndy Gibson said some of the summer trends her stores [...]
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The State of… Lower Princess (Part 1 of 3)
With this week’s announcement that Downtown Kingston Sports is set to close up shop after 112 years of dutiful service, the Limestone City’s core is set to lose another iconic fixture. In this case, high taxes, the recession, as well as competition from big box outlets and online competitors, are to blame. While this sad [...]
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Weekly Photo
For those of you who don’t know, Kingston’s mecca of cool is now open. In case you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can read about it here and here. Urban Outfitters are the new tenants in the old Royal Bank location on Princess, situated just up from Montreal. They have totally decked [...]
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A Little Urban Renewal
Back in February ’08, I wrote about Urban Outfitters who had just announced that they would be taking up residence in the old Royal Bank location just up from Montreal Street on Princess. Throughout the summer, the building has undergone a spiffy makeover as there’s been a flurry of activity both inside and out. The [...]
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Opening Soon
Walking around downtown, and driving throughout the township this weekend really opened my eyes up to all the new development that’s been going on throughout Kingston. Everywhere you turn there’s a new building being constructed, or leased sign posted in a future storefront. Then there’s the sprawling construction site bordering Division and the 401, which [...]
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Urban Outfitters. Love it or hate it?
Nearly a decade ago, RBC’s downtown fortress was situated just up from the corner of Princess and Montreal. When it relocated in the late 1990′s, no business moved in to take it’s place, leaving a huge void on the same block that houses umpteen downtown businesses, a cinema and the Grand Theatre. Fast forward to [...]
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