COS by H&M Opens 1st Canadian Location

Retail industry news delivered directly to you. Subscribe to Retail-Insider.

H&M‘s upscale fashion brand COS has opened its first Canadian location on Toronto’s ‘Mink Mile’, and a second location in downtown Montreal will open on October 9. Two other Toronto locations are said to be in the works as the brand expands into Canada.

COS, which stands for Collection of Style, launched in London in 2007. The brand’s price point is marginally higher than that of H&M, and it says that its designs are timeless, tactile, functional, classic and modern. Collections include fashions for women, men and children. 

PHOTO BY PAUL AMATO, TAKEN IN FRONT OF HOLT RENFREW MEN AT BELLAIR AND BLOOR. HARRY ROSEN FLAGSHIP AT FAR LEFT.
WOOD PANELING ON THE STORE’S EXTERIOR. PHOTO BY GREG

COS’s first Toronto location opens today at 85 Bloor Street West. Measuring 6,738 square feet, COS occupies space formerly tenanted by jeweller Tiffany & Co., which moved up the street into 150 Bloor Street West in September of 2013. CBRE broker Arlin Markowitz negotiated the Toronto COS deal. 

COS’s second Canadian store, measuring in excess of 4,000 square feet, opens on October 9 at 1310 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest in Montreal. The space was most recently occupied by fashion retailer Le Chateau

Sources also say that COS was recently in negotiations for space at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre and at Toronto Eaton Centre. We cannot confirm if negotiations concluded for either location at this time. 

Article Author

Craig Patterson
Craig Patterson
Located in Toronto, Craig is the Publisher & CEO of Retail Insider Media Ltd. He is also a retail analyst and consultant, Advisor at the University of Alberta School Centre for Cities and Communities in Edmonton, former lawyer and a public speaker. He has studied the Canadian retail landscape for over 25 years and he holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws Degrees.

More From The Author

Operations Consolidation Platform Intelocate Partners with Workforce Company Shiftlab to Benefit...

Toronto-based Intelocate’s integration of Shiftlab’s software within its platform delivers increased interconnectivity to retailers with one operations platform, creating efficiencies and cost savings.

Harry Rosen to Relocate Bloor Street Flagship to New Cumberland Street...

The luxury menswear retailer has leased four ground floor retail spaces and two office levels on Cumberland Street to create a new store, made necessary because of a redevelopment of its current building.

RECENT RETAIL INSIDER VIDEOS

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

- Advertisement -

Latest Stories

No posts to display

Follow us

4,265FansLike
6,734FollowersFollow
10,754FollowersFollow

all-time Popular