New York City-based brand Kate Spade has opened a new concept store at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton. The store replaces a previous location in the mall and is the first in Canada to showcase Kate Spade’s new store design.
The store recently relocated to the second floor of Phase 2 of West Edmonton Mall in a 2,020 square foot retail space formerly housing a Samsung store. The new Kate Spade houses a range of the brand’s handbags, small leather goods, accessories, jewellery, watches, tech accessories, sunglasses and fragrances.
The store’s interior is said to be inspired by elements of both uptown and downtown New York City. Design elements include wood tones, wall coverings and gold accents that complement the brand’s colour palette of green, black and cream, with touches of pink and red found throughout. Kate Spade said in a press release that the store has a “residential feel” that is “ layered in through eclectic decor, rich fabrics and monumental artwork”, resembling an apartment in New York City. The store’s facade features green and marble stripes.
“Welcoming with warmth is a core value at kate spade. When customers walk into the store, we want them to feel that they are walking into a uniquely Kate Spade world. One that is both colorful and conceptual, clever, and crafted, curated and rooted in the culture of the community that surrounds it,” said Liz Fraser, CEO and Brand President at Kate Spade New York, in a statement. “Designed to evoke the feeling of a great escape, the newly designed retail locations offer both comfort and possibility, inviting customers to feel instantly transported, while still feeling right at home.”
West Edmonton Mall’s former Kate Spade store was the third in Canada when it opened in the spring of 2014. The store was previously located in the mall’s luxury corridor near Tiffany & Co., Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Saint Laurent. The mall’s Kate Spade and neighbouring Lacoste stores were recently relocated for a new international luxury brand that will be entering the Edmonton market and will occupy both spaces.
Kate Spade now has 20 stores in Canada including in major shopping centres and at several outlet malls. Locations include:
Greater Toronto Area/Ontario:
-Yorkdale Shopping Centre (first in Canada)
-CF Toronto Eaton Centre
-CF Sherway Gardens
-Square One
-Toronto Premium Outlets
-Vaughan Mills
-Outlet Collection at Niagara
Vancouver/Lower Mainland:
-CF Pacific Centre
-Metropolis at Metrotown
-Park Royal
-McArthurGlen outlets
-Tsawwassen Mills
Montreal:
-Premium Outlets Montreal
Edmonton:
-West Edmonton Mall
-Edmonton Premium Outlets
Calgary:
-CF Chinook Centre
-Crossiron Mills
Ottawa:
-CF Rideau Centre
-Tanger Outlets
Winnipeg:
-Outlet Collection Winnipeg
Kate Spade’s first Canadian store opened at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre in November of 2012. A second location opened at 138 Cumberland Street in Toronto’s Yorkville area in May of 2013. That Yorkville store closed in the summer of 2021 and was replaced by Montreal-based footwear and fashion brand La Canadienne.
The Kate Spade brand was founded by Katherine and Andy Spade in 1993. The company began its Canadian distribution through Holt Renfrew when the brand sold just handbags. The brand has stores and wholesale distribution globally. Kate Spade was acquired by Tapestry Inc. in 2017.
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