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1. multitask your way to a
longer lie-in—eat breakfast, apply
makeup, shave—plus you'll get that
double seat to yourself every time.
2. Don't just listen to music, sing along.
that way, you won't hear the other driv-
ers honking at you.
3. make new friends. talk to fellow
commuters—even the bus driver.
4. Why drive when you can hitch?
experience life without a safety net not
once but twice a day.
5. own the sidewalk and save valuable
time by not getting out of the way—plus
research shows a sense of control leads
to better health.
6. make it about the journey. get off at
an earlier exit or take a detour even if you
don't have to.
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How to Make the Most
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reasons. With 99 per cent of his
sporting goods merchandise coming
from China, Olshansky says he needed
a B.C. facility to process inventory
coming through the West Coast. "For us
to have a location in British Columbia
made perfect sense. We needed to gain
efficiencies and it didn't make sense to
disrupt the supply chain by shipping to
Ontario and then back west."
Don't be boxed in by timing
People forget how much time it takes
to set up a location or relocate. John
Lecky of Avison Young says companies
should begin preparing their move
early: "Looking before a lease is up
gives you time to analyze the market."
Retailer Olshansky spent more
than a year looking around Metro
Vancouver before signing a deal for
his 75,000-square-foot distribution
warehouse at the Golden Ears Business
Park in Pitt Meadows. "We looked at
dozens of places. We started with a big
map and worked down from there."
Be realistic about the area and its
growth potential
Don't make the mistake of believing
neighbourhoods will transition into
becoming the location you envision.
The Tinseltown development in
Vancouver's Chinatown, for instance,
had big plans of becoming a luxury
mall when it opened in 1999. "They
went after brands like Versace, but the
rest of the neighbourhood didn't give
that location the boost it needed to
succeed," says Rennie.
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soURCe: CBRe Vancouver Retail marketview Report 2nd Quarter 2014 / 3rd Quarter 2014
FOR Retail FOR OFFiCe
RoBson sTReeT
(hornby st. to Jervis st.)
$150–$300/sq. ft.
DoWnToWn
VAnCouVeR
$35 per/sq. ft.
W. 10TH AVenue
(point grey)
$30–$50/sq. ft.
BRoADWAy
CoRRiDoR
$26 per/sq. ft.
