The secret life of Vancouver department stores | Retail & Manufacturing
You know where you are with a beauty hall. It’s a large room – a hall, you might say – and it sells beauty products . Same goes for the men’s department, or the lingerie section. But department stores also have secret spaces, with names that give no clue to their purposes. They all sound the same, and they’re all a bit different, so we found out the lowdown, and now, we’re sharing it with you. Holt Renfrew’s The Apartment has a living room space , kitchen and wraparound patio . - Contributed photo Holt Renfrew The Apartment This is Vancouver’s newest personal shopping suite , and its swankiest. At 1,200 sq ft it’s bigger than most downtown apartments and has its own kitchen, washroom, living and dining areas and a private wraparound patio . Reserved for top clients and visiting celebs, it will also be used for private events and trunk shows. The store also has seven smaller personal shopping suites , and another two in the men’s section. These are open to all customers, free, by appoin...
