One quarter of households earn >150K
Answering the question of how many people will be shopping at Royalmount’s designer boutiques, La Presse points out that one quarter of the city’s households earns more than $150,000 a year.
General reports from the weekend say that the mall was buzzing, but 24Hres reports that it’s… just a mall.
And it’s already racking up complaints at the OQLF, including that the name is not French enough.
Tim S. 10:11 on 2024-09-09 Permalink
Thanks for the 24H link, I enjoyed that perspective.
I wonder if the luxury boutiques will end up with a rent discount in order for the mall to retain its cachet, while most money is just spent at the usual chains.
walkerp 10:44 on 2024-09-09 Permalink
That last photo in 24H article was too funny!
Robert H 14:07 on 2024-09-09 Permalink
Mais, on n’a pas besoin d’un deuxième centre-ville! Though I suppose it doesn’t have much to do with need unless I were part of that blessed one quarter and, Calvaire! I wish I didn’t need to go all the way downtown to get to Tiffany!
Yes Tim, I think you’rel right; the luxe labels feed the mystique, but the stores you can find in all the other malls feed the bottom line.