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(Zaterin to students office ...._. . - ' v I x “.3, *3; ° " i kw ‘ t g - ,a , / ,7 workers and those living in the 2 4 __ l . i " v r i w ": . ‘ \ core. Stoikos said having a quality :3. / ’ 4,7 ‘ , , __ ‘ M \‘Q - u. I grocery store downtown is key # r \§ ' . - ’ - I -‘1‘ \‘ l not otily for residents but also lor ,, ’ F " -. ‘ 9 ' other businesses, ' "' \ ..‘u'\ 'n f.“ If t "I think if we “ere not to he -' -' ‘\ K . .. ““761 here. the Shops would definitely "fl” f: , ‘ ‘ teel the effects." Estoikos' said. “It , ., ' I! "i * uouId ptit them iii a bad situation." ’ _ a ‘ ‘ \'a|urmart's location within the , ‘ mall served as the anchor. drawing ‘ . . ‘4 people past other shops to his busi~ , y ‘ ' . ness, Stoikos said. * » ._ _ ' & . ‘ ' But he won't be leaving any time ‘ " ‘ , ‘ ‘ ‘ soon . » l ’ ~\toiltos. with partner Lolilaws. ’ ,: ~‘ ‘ recently completed an extensive .: ' j renoiation, which included ‘ h - ‘ ‘ . expanding hot, ready to serve ‘ f‘ , » " -' , j ‘ options and the store's natu- ... s ' ‘ ‘ ralu‘organit' foods section. ' ‘1 . ' ,1 . , / .1 . > It’s all in keeping with progress ’4» ,,/ ‘_ ‘ 2‘ If” i in u itown and giyin ’ ‘K'O ile what ‘., ~. ‘ ' i ' r if. l theyl mint and rieedl‘fltoillos said. "P M -' I ‘ u h ile also keeping li is busIness Bob Stoikos of Bob's Valu-mart at The Shops on King Street recently renovated the store in partnership with Loblaws. Stoikos said the renovation was to going and sen ing those living to keep up with his uptown customer base and deliver what they wanted. the t ore. , nu unmmovo "It was time to invest to the store y ” fl . . . “M“, “n win" 3 going on I" “You need to make a city a walk- “We could be doing better. he urban space: posses about decreasmg accesstbil- uptownWaterloo," 3mm“ said. “It's able place," I)ruker said. "It needs said. “'lhere's some good develop Druker did support one (level ity for customers. . . keeping with H“. “mm and no“ to be designed for you to be able to ment goingon. some not sogood." opment asagood recipe. Stoikos said he tries to think customers ~ walk on foot. While general intensification 'lhe Red Condos. at what is now outside the box to keep traffic com, ; “ Mid while nu “em “mm like "You need to have a mix of uses and development in uptown had 186 and 188 King Si. 8‘. will bring ing in â€" especially when it comes 1 \alurman "mum". "“1 mam") ”f in the sense of residential, ( omr been positive. Druker said the outer about [00 residents to the core and to students l uptown. livable “We“ advocate mercial and office uses," liniilsof the core need some work. received support from community For instance. on Sept 5 more . \1" In” ”my” “I” "m". 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