How will the new Goodwill Bloor Street store be an improvement over current retail operations at Jarvis?
Goodwill’s new store at 345 Bloor St. E. is a first in that it is a mall location that is designed to provide a much more customer friendly shopping environment. The new location also has easier access by TTC as it is right on the Bloor Subway line as well as on major bus routes. We expect this new location to be a big success and to provide valuable input toward Goodwill’s plans for future retail locations. What are the economic benefits of the move to Bloor and Sherbourne? By improving our retail operations and creating a more customer-friendly shopping environment in a mall setting that is actually a first for Goodwill, our goal is to boost sales and improve overall revenues, which ultimately will give us more opportunities to help those facing employment barriers to enter the workforce. We want Goodwill to grow and we want it to grow stronger. Was the local community involved in the decision to sell and move? We have a board that has worked diligently on the changes Goodwill is mak
