This week Craig and Lee talk about the closure of the McEwan grocery store near the corner of Bloor and Yonge Streets in downtown Toronto. Celebrity chef Mark McEwan's business empire recently filed for CCAA protection.
Mark McEwan has opened his third upscale grocery location in Toronto marking a trend towards hybrid grocery/restaurant concepts that are opening across Canada.
A 5,000 square foot McEwan grocery store will open on the concourse level of Downtown Toronto's TD Centre. The relatively small location will primarily feature ready-made food and beverages, unlike its more comprehensive 20,000 square foot suburban Toronto store. Scheduled to open in the spring of 2015, the grocer will be located across from Mark McEwan's well-known restaurant, Bymark...