Arc’teryx is set to launch a new flagship store in a former Roots outlet location in downtown Vancouver, Daily Hive Urbanized reported.

The store is located at 1001 Robson Street. The prominent corner at Burrard and Robson streets in downtown Vancouver will see a significant transformation with the Canadian outdoor apparel retailer’s expansion.

Roots closed its doors after 25 years at this location and plans to reopen its flagship store in summer 2025 at the former Peloton showroom at 919 Robson Street.

Meghan Roach, Roots’ president and CEO, told Daily Hive Urbanized last fall: “In the interim period, we decided to open the smaller store sooner because we knew we could do that, and we’ll have the smaller store open until we open the broader, bigger store.”

Arc’teryx’s new flagship store will offer an “exciting new brand retail experience,” a spokesperson for the North Vancouver, B.C.-based company told Daily Hive Urbanized. Scheduled to open in summer 2025, the store will span 6,430 square feet—doubling the size of Arc’teryx’s current location at 813 Burrard Street, which it has occupied since 2017, according to the report.

The former Roots site, a historic single-storey retail building constructed in 1911, is one of the oldest along the iconic Robson retail strip. Its other tenants include La Vie en Rose, Sunglass Hut, and Rocky Mountain Chocolate.

This move by Arc’teryx is part of the ongoing reshaping of Robson Street’s retail landscape. Adidas recently opened a 35,000-sf flagship store at 969 Robson Street, and JD Sports is set to open its own flagship store at 1034 Robson Street later in 2025.

Photo: Joel Klassen/Arc’teryx