An escape room, gourmet doughnut bakery and a shop specializing in handmade furniture might have sounded like unusual business ideas to the casual observer a decade ago.
But the likes of Escape Manor, SuzyQ Doughnuts, Maker House and others have all grown into runaway success stories after getting their start in Wellington West – a commercial area spanning the Hintonburg and Wellington Village neighbourhoods that has a long history as a proving ground for new retail formats and innovative consumer offerings.
For entrepreneur Gareth Davies, Hintonburg was the perfect fit for his hand-crafted homeware goods store Maker House, which he launched as a pop-up store on Wellington Street West in 2015. After receiving a flood of interest and positive feedback from customers, he knew the business was there to stay.
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Nearly a year into the pandemic, the prospect of yet more time at home can be daunting.
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Dec 30, 2020 8:19 AM
People looking to escape 2020 can spend the final few hours of the year solving an online escape room.
District 3 Escape Rooms offers the virtual experience as an option, where participants log in and direct an actor to solve the problem. A mobile camera system gives the player a first-person view of the escape room.
“It actually works better than what most people expect,” said co-owner David Ma.
“They feel the immersion while they’re in the room. This time, they’re sitting at a computer or at a TV watching but with all the communication and with the time running down, they do get that pressure, especially as time’s running down and they’re trying to save the actor in the room.”