Holiday Photo Series: CF Toronto Eaton Centre

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The 2021 holiday season has been an opportunity to recapture the spirit that was lost with the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, where shopping centres across Canada were subject to local and provincial restrictions and in some cases were shut down completely to foot traffic.

From new technology to enhanced experiences for guests, the ability to showcase creativity while being respectful to a never-ending pandemic has allowed shopping centres like CF Toronto Eaton Centre to be a destination for the 2021 holiday season.

2021 Holiday Features at CF Toronto Eaton Centre

CF Toronto Eaton Centre installed a number of traditional elements into the guest areas, including five reindeer, a two-storey star feature at the Yonge & Dundas entrance, an outdoor light walkway and the tallest holiday tree in Canada.

CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)

Holiday Tree

The holiday tree at CF Toronto Eaton Centre stands 108 feet tall with an augmented reality feature that allows for guests to hang virtual personalized ornaments on the tree using the CF Holiday AR Tree Decorator.

CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)

Ornaments made using the Tree Decorator will support Eva’s, a not-for-profit that decreases the barriers and isolation youth face as a result of experiencing homelessness.

PORTL

CF also partnered with PORTL for a holoportation technological experience called “CF Shop the Look”, which allows guests to see the latests fashion trends in a futuristic fashion show. The hubs, which are located at two vacated storefronts in the centre, include QR codes for shoppers to ‘Shop the Look’.

CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)

Retail Insider covered the launch of the program, which included interviews and a description of the technology.

Santa

A visit with Santa comes with a safety element, where the brand has created a booking reservation engine through the website that allows for guests to secure a time and a photo. All proceeds from the reservations will be matched and donated to St Mike’s Hospital and Autism Speaks Canada.

CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)

Glass Light Walls

CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)

The Eaton Centre has installed ‘window light walls’, in which an entire glass wall is illuminated with hundreds of strands of LED lights to produce a memorable effect. These displays are found at the Saks Fifth Avenue & HBC Queen Street elevated path entrance, Yonge Dundas Square, and the James / Albert Street 2nd floor entrance.

CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)

Retail Insider will be completing a full CF Toronto Eaton Centre photo tour in the new year, which will include new retailers that have joined the property recently and other stories going into 2022.

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Additional Holiday Photos from CF Toronto Eaton Centre

CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Image: Dustin Fuhs)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)
CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Photo: Dustin Fuhs / Retail Insider)

Article Author

Dustin Fuhs
Dustin Fuhs
Dustin Fuhs is the Editor-in-Chief of Retail Insider, Canada's most read retail trade publication. He has over 20 years experience in the retail, marketing, entertainment and hospitality industries. He has worked with Retail Insider since October 2020 in a number of roles, including associate publisher of the Retail Insider magazine. Dustin was named as Editor-in-Chief of Retail Insider in 2022. Dustin was named as a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert in 2024.

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