FRIDAY

  • East Coast Organic Milk Co-op will be producing milk thru Yarmouths Cook Dairy, yay NS Organic Milk in stores
  • Gentle Touch Laser pulling out of proposed Quinpool location doesn’t fell appropriate to share space with @RelishHRM, well snobby la tee da
  • Blue Olive will rise from the drama of It’s All Greek to Me next week on Quinpool
  • Whoa weird! Telus using humans in advertising http://ow.ly/9833q

 

THURSDAY

  • When the Target Stores open in HRM (2013) they will have Starbucks attached Bedford Place, Mic Mac, Bayers Lake
  • Jill Chocolates won’t be opening in the Trillium, to many similar business in the same building is the reason
  • the exodus of some retailers from the malls is because rents are getting crazy, Pizza Delight in HSC was going to jump from ~24k to ~60k
  • YHZ update: Chickenburger open, Starbuck in Arrivals, Clearwater past security, New Hotel being built on site & Marriott being built offsite
  • Rockbottom is starting to use ipads for their wine menus so they can have up to date lists
  • http://cheesecurdsburgers.com opens today in Woodside #Dartmouth Gourmet Burgers and Poutine sound like a winner to me
  • Lil MacPherson out of mayoral race, backing Savage, says that a 2nd Wooden Monkey will open when the right space becomes available
  • Sears permanently cuts regular prices on 5000 items, I’m still waiting till Saturdays when they have %off sales
  • @VisitNovaScotia fuzzy pic but delish housemadecurry and spring rolls at Modern Orchid @DartmouthXing pic.twitter.com/5y93O9dt

 

WEDNESDAY

  • Coats & Co closes in Mic Mac says the market isn’t here, I suspect they would have done way better if they setup downtown
  • Porsche Halifax is renovating, awesome, still not buying one, sports cars and metro roads are not a a good mix, oh and I don’t have the $$
  • Colliers: Halifax retail vacancy rate lower than forecast http://ow.ly/957i2 6.8 vacancy rate
  • Canadian Tire test running a new loyalty program in NS 1% if you use the card vs .04% you get with cash/debit http://ow.ly/95loB…
  • Depressing!drove thru WindsorSt exchange last night was so lifeless w/out S P E E D Y P R I N T Someone in the car who didn’t know said WTH
  • Just posted a great pic of Halifax Shopping Centre in 1962 on the site
  • New Split Crow in Bedford replacing Oakmount Station
  • Watch: You Gotta Eat Here featuring Salvatores’s

TUESDAY

  • Fossil is opening a Store in Halifax Shopping Centre (April), I do like those tin watch boxes
  • Marquee to be redeveloped into a space for artists, Reflections won’t be moving in
  • #RoadTrip WhitePoint revealed their plans to rebuild construction to begin in April

MONDAY

  • dev of Clyde Street parking lots, for apartments with retai,l one Tenant expected to be NSLC replacing Clyde & port of wines stores
  • 5173 South housing former Tomavinos and Taj Mahal to be redeveloped, both restaurants are encouraged to open in developers other properties
  • V-Day is tomorrow get out and get something, lots of local business have gifts for your special one & show <3 for your community #BuyLocal
  • Back Pages closes on Sunday, JW Doull moving to Dartmouth do people not read downtown anymore I blame #SocialMedia oops
  • Delish in Tantallon won a UK contest for the British Shop outside of Britain, http://ow.ly/92QNx