By Cathy Dobson, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer
Extract from “Your Business” column
New jobs will be created when a new JYSK Bed, Bath and Home opens at 500 Murphy Rd. this summer.
JYSK has announced it is moving into the vacant area adjacent to the Real Canadian Superstore. It’s not clear yet how large the store will be or how many will be hired. However, the space where formerly occupied by Winners and The Source is empty and appears to be under renovation.
JYSK bills itself as a “quality for less” store with affordable prices. It specializes in furniture, accessories, mattresses, bedding and outdoor products.
The company, which started in Denmark in 1979, is undergoing intense growth particularly in the Canadian market.
JYSK opened its first Canadian store in 1996 and now has 50 locations across the country. Locations closest to Sarnia include two in London and one in Windsor.
While no one from the company has yet to comment on the new store, JYSK Bed, Bath and Home is advertising for a store manager.
This is great news for the community, which has seen a fair number of new buildings constructed in the past year with few new retailers establishing themselves there. Take the Exmouth Street plaza where the LCBO is currently located. It will soon move to a new location on Quinn Drive now under construction. Moore’s Men’s Wear, in the same Exmouth Street plaza, is also moving to the new LCBO building on Quinn.
That sort of “shuffle” in retail space leaves a large amount of empty space. It’s unknown if anything new is set to move in on Exmouth Street. Meanwhile, the building going up on Quinn is large enough for a third retailer, yet to be announced.
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