Downtown Vancouver's shopping district gets pricey makeover

Luxury brands are flooding the downtown core, scooping up pricey properties

Media | Luxury retailers in Vancouver

Caption: Rents are going up, and other businesses are being forced out

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The face of downtown Vancouver's shopping district is changing as big name brands move onto Robson Street.
But as the CBC's Meera Bains reports, high-end retailers are also hoping to establish a luxury district on nearby Thurlow and Alberni streets, where brands Dior and Prada rumoured to be moving in.