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MONTREAL'S OGILVY PROJECT IS DELAYED
5 September 2013



A project that could have seen the amalgamation of Montreal's Ogilvy and Holt Renfrew stores has been delayed. The building's owner, Selfridge's Group, is reevaluating plans to demolish an adjacent hotel for a new 17-story hotel and condominium tower.

There have been rumours that Holt Renfrew's 83,000 square foot Sherbrooke Street West store would close so that a combined Holt Renfrew/Ogilvy store could operate on Sainte-Catherine Street. Holt Renfrew won't confirm these plans so we can't say that they were certain. We've been given word, however, that plans for the project, generally, will be modified.

There's no word yet if the project's delay stems from Saks Fifth Avenue's revelation that it will open within the downtown Montreal Hudson's Bay store. Hudson's Bay is also on Sainte-Catherine Street, about 800 metres East of Ogilvy.

A few months ago, we were provided with initial plans that indicated Ogilvy occupying much of its current space, with entrances to an adjacent retail space featuring an atrium and escalators. The image above reflects the exterior of the plans we viewed and, again, we're not confirming that Holt's will move beside Ogilvy.

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http://www.retail-insider.com/2013/0...s-delayed.html