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Carrefour Laval to welcome Quebec’s first Crate and Barrel store in Spring 2012
Laval, August 4, 2011 — The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited is pleased to announce that Crate and Barrel will open its first store in Quebec at Carrefour Laval. Known for its furniture, décor accessories and kitchenware, the 25,000 square foot Crate and Barrel store at Carrefour Laval will open its doors in Spring of 2012. Construction starts next week and will continue until next Spring.
This will be Canada’s fifth Crate and Barrel store, the company’s first in Quebec and the first to be located in a Cadillac Fairview shopping centre. Crate and Barrel anticipates hiring approximately 50 associates. The new store will occupy one level and take over a portion of the space used by the former Les Ailes de la mode store. The remaining 16,000 square feet of the site will be transformed to accommodate lifestyle restaurants. The redevelopment of the former Les Ailes de la mode store is the final stage of Carrefour Laval’s revitalization project, which began in 2008.
“We are extremely excited to welcome the renowned Crate and Barrel to one of our centres,”said Normand Blouin, Senior Vice-President, Eastern Canada Portfolio, for Cadillac Fairview, owner and manager of Carrefour Laval. “Offering exclusive contemporary designs at accessible prices, Crate and Barrel is a leader in its industry. Today’s announcement reflects our desire to offer our customers the most prestigious brands and provide the products modern consumers are seeking. We are certain that the arrival of Crate and Barrel will help generate increased traffic at Carrefour Laval.”
For her part, Barbara Turf, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crate and Barrel, declared: “We were eager to find just the right opportunity for our first Quebec store. As the leading shopping destination in the market, Carrefour Laval is the perfect choice for Crate and Barrel, offering customers an exciting array of retail and entertainment choices, combined with great convenience. After nearly 50 years in retail and with stores in most North American markets, we are pleased to finally be able to introduce Crate and Barrel to the dynamic and stylish Quebec
market.”
Crate and Barrel Collections
Crate and Barrel offers beautiful, unique, useful products for every room in the home, from living room to bedroom, to kitchen, bath and home office. In addition to ‘best-in-category’ core products, customers will find an ever-changing assortment of vibrant seasonal items and accessories, creating a shopping experience that is exciting and easy. A favourite destination for gift purchases, Crate and Barrel is also known for its kitchenwares collection, its exclusive stemware and dinnerware and its well-priced furniture collection.
The Fashion Centres
Along with Galeries d’Anjou, Fairview Pointe Claire and Promenades St-Bruno, Carrefour Laval is one of the Greater Montreal region’s “Fashion Centres.” With 925 stores, the Fashion Centres form a powerful network within the retail industry.
About Cadillac Fairview
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited is one of North America’s largest investors, owners and managers of commercial real estate. For over 50 years, Cadillac Fairview has been leading the way in commercial real estate with innovative design, development and management. Cadillac Fairview focuses on developing and managing high quality office properties and regional shopping centres in Canada and the United States, as well as international investments in real estate companies and investment funds. With a portfolio valued at more than $19 billion and nearly 49 million square feet of leasable space, Cadillac Fairview and its affiliates own and manage 87 properties across North America, including some of Canada's landmark developments, such as Toronto-Dominion Centre, Toronto Eaton Centre, Pacific Centre, Chinook Centre and the Montreal Fashion Centres. Cadillac Fairview is wholly-owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, which invests to secure the retirement income of 295,000 active and retired teachers in Ontario. For more information please visit us at www.cadillacfairview.com.
About Crate and Barrel
Multi-channel home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1962 by Gordon and Carole Segal. Working directly with European ateliers and factories, Crate and Barrel was among the first companies to make contemporary designs of tabletop andkitchenwares accessible to the American consumer. Today, Crate and Barrel is an industry leader, known for exclusive housewares and furniture designs, excellent value and superb customer service. The company operates retail stores in most major North American markets, in addition to its successful ecommerce and catalog divisions, Crate and Barrel Canada includes stores in Toronto, Mississauga, Calgary, with stores planned for Edmonton as well as Laval, in the Greater Montreal area. The brand’s international presence also includes stores in Dubai, operated through Al Tayer Group, and international ecommerce to more than 90 countries through a partnership with online platform, FiftyOne. The Crate and Barrel family of brands includes its modern off-shoot, CB2, and children’s home furnishings retailer, The Land of Nod. Crate and Barrel is a privately held company owned by the Otto Group of Hamburg, Germany. For more information please visit us at www.crateandbarrel.ca
Information:
Pierre Tessier
Senior Partner
Communications Infrarouge
Pierre.tessier@cominfrarouge.com
Phone: 514 233-1636
Vicki Lang
Director, Public Relations & Community Affairs
Crate and Barrel / CB2
vlang@crateandbarrel.com
Phone: 847 239-6658