SYDNEY, N.S. — Some retailers want the big tear up on Charlotte Street in downtown Sydney to start earlier in 2023 so it doesn’t push into the Christmas ...
Work on Phase 1 of Charlotte Street redevelopment in downtown Sydney that began in summer 2022 stretched into the Christmas shopping season. Phase 2 will begin in the spring. CAPE BRETON POST PHOTOSYDNEY, N.S. — Some retailers want the big tear up on Charlotte Street in downtown Sydney to start earlier in 2023 so it doesn’t push into the Christmas season as it did this December.
The fall is cruise season which then moves right into Christmas, a timeframe of potentially brisk sales vital to retailers' bottom lines. “The most important thing at the end of the day September 2024 will be the big year when all of downtown will be newly landscaped …. downtown will look its best in decades,” MacVicar said.“People are still in the mode of the pandemic. Some people are still having that fear,” he said.
She opened her store in April 2020 after having a longtime business plan and the store took off with online sales carrying it through the pandemic lockdowns. Rochelle Simmon, shown with her daughter Sawyer., is the operator of Sawyer + Sunny Boutique on Charlotte Street in downtown Sydney. Contributed - Contributed“I personally see a big energy shift in the last couple of years, lots of people coming downtown, more stores popping up,” Simmons said.Bruce Meloney of Reiker by The Shoe Tree said December was down a little bit the first week and a half because of the construction. Christmas sales were OK.
Once the next section is done and the new community college campus complete, he said more stores will hopefully come to the area.Bruce Meloney of Reiker by The Shoe Tree said December was down a little bit the first week and a half because of the construction. Christmas sales were OK.
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