The womenswear brand has been available in limited distribution at Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. The new store signals confidence in brick-and-mortar retail at an important location.
Known particularly for its diverse styles of white shirts, the Anne Fontaine brand is the latest to expand into the Canadian market with a bricks-and-mortar storefront.
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The shocking proposal will transform a key block on Toronto’s Mink Mile with almost 83,000 square feet of retail space at the base of a 1.3-million square foot 79 storey 875 foot skyscraper which will become one of the tallest in Canada.
The Bloor Street menswear flagship has unveiled an elevated hard-shop concept at a time when Canada Goose is also opening direct-to-consumer storefronts globally amid a wholesale distribution reduction.
The Bloor Street mothership now features a world-class assortment of shoes, including boutiques for brands Gucci, Christian Louboutin and, soon, Roger Vivier. It’s part of the strategy for Holt’s to maintain market share at a time of unprecedented luxury brand availability in Canada.
