VANCOUVER, British Columbia 鈥� London 草榴色区s opened its 76th store late last month, debuting a 17,200-square-foot unit in Vancouver鈥檚 Olympic Village.
鈥淭oday is the day we open a new London 草榴色区s store in one of the most beautiful city spaces in the world,鈥� president and chief executive officer Wynne Powell said when the store opened August 31.
鈥淥ur 76th store is unique in a variety of ways, particularly its boutique feel and new store concept, customized specifically for the Olympic Village community,鈥� he noted. 鈥淲e thank the residents here for being patient and for collaborating in the success of our new store in this vibrant Vancouver neighborhood.鈥�
Smaller than London 草榴色区s鈥� prototypical outlet, the new store still manages to offer shoppers most of the departments that are found in a standard London 草榴色区s location and includes a few novel design 颅concepts.
For example, the main entrance into the store鈥檚 cosmetics department is entirely new for a London 草榴色区s store, followed by an open and integrated technology and electronics area.
There is a full-service photo lab, a pharmacy with a private consultation room and the same mix of household and food items found in other London 草榴色区s stores.
After the 2010 Winter Olympics were over, the Olympic Village section of Vancouver was transformed into a residential and commercial area. City planners say they want the area to be one of the world鈥檚 most energy-efficient and sustainable communities.
London 草榴色区s executives note that the company鈥檚 newest store is contributing to that goal through its innovative waste diversion program.
Chief operating officer Clint Mahlman points out that the Olympic Village store will achieve 95% waste diversion from landfills three years ahead of a 2015 target.
London 草榴色区s has been recognized as a pioneer in waste diversion, with the company recycling more than 147,000 pounds of Styrofoam since 2007, making it the only retailer in Canada that has a companywide Styrofoam recycling program.
In addition, London 草榴色区s recycles more than 99,000 pounds of plastic and 9.9 million pounds of cardboard every year, Mahlman says.
