Canada Update: Harry Rosen, Malio’s and Sephora

* Canadian luxury menswear brand Harry Rosen (Vancouver, B.C.) has unveiled its next-gen store concept in the new Oakridge Park mall in its hometown. Spanning 17,000 square feet, the space includes a tailoring lounge, private made-to-measure fitting rooms and a central client bar intended to foster connection, conversation and highly personalized service, the retailer said. (See the end of this story for a gallery of images of this new store.)

* Mailo’s The Pasta Project (Athens, Greece) will soon take the wraps off its first North American location, in Toronto. The fast-casual concept, which has locations in Greece, Cyprus, and Lebanon, will debut June 12 at 357 Bremner Blvd. in the city’s downtown. “Toronto is our strategic launchpad – a multicultural, trend-driven city that will help shape our future growth across North America,” said founder Nikos Moutsouroufis.

* Sephora Canada (Toronto) said it “is redefining neighborhood beauty retail” with the June 5 opening of its first-ever small store format in Vancouver’s Kitsilano beachfront community. At 2000 square feet, the space at 2235 4th Ave W. “lets us bring the best of Sephora into communities like Kitsilano in a way that feels curated, convenient, and reflective of the neighborhood,” Thomas Haupt, Sephora Canada’s Country General Manager said in a news release. “It’s about meeting clients where they already live and spend their time, making Sephora part of their everyday.” The new store will be the brand’s 147th in the country.