114: Ladurée Downtown Toronto, Hammam Spa at Bayview Village and Summerhill Market’s Store Expansion

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This week Craig & Lee talk about the opening of Ladurée in downtown Toronto and how it’s different, the Hammam Spa by Céla’s experiential addition to Toronto’s Bayview Village, and the third Summerhill Market opening in Toronto as the company looks to open a fourth amid a strategy of buying store real estate outright.

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  1. Ladurée opening in downtown Toronto, and related articles:

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    • (December 2017)
    • (July 2018)

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