It is a busy day for shopaholics in Vancouver.
This morning, staple lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret is having a grand opening at Burrard and Robson in downtown Vancouver.
It is second largest Victoria’s Secret store in the world after the one in Manhattan, New York.
The 35,000-square-foot, two-story location will feature lingerie, swim, sport and lounge wear as well as fragrance and body care collections.
One of Victoria’s Secret Angels Lindsay Ellingson will be greeting customers at the newly opened store on Thursday.
The building used to house the Vancouver Public Library, and the HMV store as recently as two years ago.
A Victoria’s Secret store already exists in the U.S. terminal at YVR. Another store is expected to open at Metrotown in fall.
Meanwhile, dozens of women lined up well before sunrise to get their hands on discounted Aritzia items.
The retailer is having its annual warehouse sale and is expecting largest turnout ever with 50,000 people.
The sale kicks of this morning at Canada Place in Vancouver and will last the entire week.
More than 100,000 units are expected to be discounted at between 50-90 per cent.
One woman told Global News she got into the line-up at 2:30 this morning.
“It’s well worth it,” she said. “The original prices are really expensive.”
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