Dvbbs (stylized in all caps as DVBBS ; pronounced "dubs") is a Canadian production duo formed in 2012, composed of brothers Christopher van den Hoef and Alexandre van den Hoef.
51-660: Christopher and Alexandre Van den Hoef are natives of Orangeville, Ontario . Their father is Dutch and migrated to Canada, and their mother is Greek Canadian. The two DJs lived in Athens , Greece for two years. They are currently based in Los Angeles , California , as well as Toronto , Ontario , and are signed with Josh Herman at STRVCTVRE Artist Management. DVBBS spent two months recording their debut extended play, Initio , released in March 2012. The EP features influences from
102-455: A chain of stores. The term sometimes also refers, by extension, to the company that operates the store. The term "big-box" references the typical appearance of buildings occupied by such stores. Commercially, big-box stores can be broken down into two categories: general merchandise (examples include Walmart and Target ) and specialty stores (such as Home Depot , Barnes & Noble , IKEA or Best Buy ), which specialize in goods within
153-464: A land area of 15.16 km (5.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,989.9/km (5,153.8/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2016 Canadian Census ,the median age was 38.8 years, lower than the national median age of 41.2 years. The median value of a dwelling in Orangeville was $ 400,320, higher than the national average at $ 341,556, and the median household income (after-taxes)
204-439: A mammoth manner. Saravana Stores operating format is said to be the inspiration for Big Bazaar's Kishore Biyani. Similarly, conglomerates, such as Raheja's, Future Group, Bharti, Godrej, Reliance, and TATA, have over the last decade ventured into large-format retail chains. However, most of the stores opened in large malls and not as independent big-box format stores, even though small and medium enterprises (SMEs) still account for
255-666: A professional basketball team, the Orangeville A's of the National Basketball League of Canada , who played at the Orangeville Athlete Institute . The Athlete Institute Academy is home to Orangeville Prep, which has produced two top-10 NBA draft picks. The Orangeville Northmen junior A and B box lacrosse teams are based in Orangeville. The Orangeville Otters are a competitive swim team based in Orangeville. The team trains at
306-491: A specific range, such as hardware , books , furniture or consumer electronics , respectively. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, many traditional retailers and supermarket chains that typically operate in smaller buildings, such as Tesco and Praktiker , opened stores in the big-box-store format in an effort to compete with big-box chains, which are expanding internationally as their home markets reach maturity. The store may sell general dry goods , in which case it
357-646: A store in suburban Perth . IKEA began operation in Australia in 1975. Bunnings followed in 1995 and Mitre 10 adopted the model with the "Mitre 10 Mega" stores first opening at Beenleigh , Queensland in 2004. Costco has since expanded across Australia since opening its first store in 2009. Apart from major American big-box stores such as Walmart Canada and briefly now-defunct Target Canada , there are many retail chains operating exclusively in Canada. These include stores such as (followed after each slash by
408-407: A variety of genres, including house, electronic, dubstep and reggae. Following their 2012 debut EP, ‘Initio,’ DVBBS gained international acclaim via their chart-topping single, “Tsunami,” in 2013. As the duo’s first-ever certified hit, the platinum-selling “Tsunami” today counts over 1 billion streams. The 2014 vocal mix of the track, “Tsunami (Jump)” featuring English rapper Tinie Tempah, topped both
459-560: Is a general merchandise retailer (however, traditional department stores , as the predecessor format, are generally not classified as "big box"), or may be limited to a particular specialty (such establishments are often called " category killers "), or may also sell groceries, in which case some countries (mostly in Europe ) use the term hypermarket . In the U.S., there is no specific term for general merchandisers who also sell groceries. Both Target and Walmart offer groceries in most branches in
510-651: Is a town in south-central Ontario , Canada, and the seat of Dufferin County . The first patent of land was issued to Ezekiel Benson, a land surveyor, on August 7, 1820. That was followed by land issued to Alan Robinet in 1822. In 1863, Orangeville was named after Orange Lawrence, a businessman born in Connecticut in 1796 who owned several mills in the village. As a young man, he moved to Canada and settled in Halton County. During Mackenzie's rebellion in 1837, he
561-575: Is a tribute to Canadiana and the centrepiece of a small newly developed park. It is a story totem entitled Nature's Unity , and celebrates Canada's 150th birthday. The Orangeville Flyers were a junior 'A' ice hockey team and part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League . They played home games at the Alder Street Recreation Facility until moving to Brampton in 2018. Orangeville was also home to
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#1732779617913612-409: Is also the main banking centre for residents in the area. The main intersection in the heart of the town is Broadway (formerly Highway 9 ) and First Street. Highway 10 runs through Orangeville on its east side. Beginning in 2005, a major roadwork project was initiated to resurface Broadway through Orangeville. The downtown section was completed in early 2006, with extensive work still to be done on
663-541: Is located in the Dufferin—Caledon electoral district. Its elected Member of Parliament is currently Kyle Seeback of the Conservative Party . Orangeville has produced a number of notable National Lacrosse League players, including: Big-box store A big-box store , a hyperstore , a supercenter , a superstore , or a megastore is a physically large retail establishment, usually part of
714-723: The Greater Toronto Area and Southwestern Ontario for work. There are a number of manufacturing plants located in the town. Major commercial and industrial employers include: the Resolve Corporation, a provider of computer outsourcing services; Allied Threaded Products, a fastener manufacturer; Greening Donald, a maker of automotive airbag components; Clorox Company of Canada, Glad garbage bags; Relizon Canada, pressure-sensitive labels; Rochling Engineering Plastics, formerly Symplastics Limited, plastic sheets; and Sanoh Canada, automotive components. Orangeville
765-595: The Alder and Tony Rose pools. There are two local newspapers based in Orangeville, the Orangeville Citizen and the Orangeville Banner . Two radio stations are licensed to Orangeville, adult contemporary CKMO-FM ( FM 101 Orangeville ) and rhythmic contemporary CIDC-FM ( Z103.5 ). CKMO launched in 2015 and broadcasts from studios in downtown Orangeville. CIDC has historically targeted
816-695: The CPR in Mississauga , and also serviced customers in Brampton to the south. From 2004 to 2018, a tourist train was operated on weekends in summer months. The last train out of Orangeville was December 17, 2021. In 1906, survey work was underway for an electric railway line which would serve Orangeville, to be called the Huron and Ontario Electric Railway. The planned 150 kilometres (93 mi) line would have connected Orangeville with Goderich, Ontario . The line
867-520: The Townline Road intersection, where it is named Riddell Road. Orangeville Transit is the town's public transit system, and there is a commuter GO Transit bus service to Brampton . In 2023, Orangeville Transit introduced a two-year pilot program of free public transport under which no fares were collected on any of its routes within the town. In 2024 the town announced the pilot program would continue until at least 2027. Orangeville became
918-1061: The U.S. Big-box stores are often clustered in shopping centers, which are typically called retail parks in the United Kingdom. In the United States, when they range in size from 250,000 square feet (23,000 m ) to 600,000 square feet (56,000 m ), they are often referred to as power centers . In Australia, the retail category is known as "large format retail", encompasses bulky goods showrooms and more specialised retail categories within service or Highway commercial type land use zones. In 1969, Kmart Australia opened its first five Big-box type stores across Australia. The first opened in Burwood East , Melbourne in April, followed by Blacktown in Greater Western Sydney , two stores in suburban Adelaide and
969-653: The UK Singles and UK Dance charts, making DVBBS one of only 13 Canadian artists to ever chart at #1 on the Official UK Singles Chart. DVBBS also count 12 platinum singles via "Tinted Eyes", "West Coast", "IDWK", “Tsunami” and “Not Going Home,” the latter of which also received a Juno Awards nomination for Dance Recording of the Year in 2018. Their hit single came with " Tsunami " It had been promoted by Dutch DJ Sander van Doorn , although he denied being
1020-862: The area. There are currently eleven public and separate elementary schools in Orangeville: Credit Meadows, Mono Amaranth, Montgomery Village, Parkinson Centennial, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, St. Andrew's RC, St. Benedict's RC, St. Peter's RC, Island Lake Public School and Spencer Avenue Elementary. Along with these publicly funded schools, there are several private schools in the area: Headwater Hills Montessori School, Dufferin Area Christian School, Hillcrest Private School, The Maples Academy ( IB World School ), Orangeville Christian School. A French elementary school named L'École élémentaire de Quatre-rivièrs (translated as "Four Rivers Elementary School") currently resides in
1071-405: The big-box variety, selling big screen TVs, computers, mobile phones, bicycles, and clothing. Many foreign names appear, such as Carrefour , Auchan , Tesco , Lotte Mart , and Walmart , as well as dozens of Chinese chains. Most stores are three stories with moving sidewalk-style escalators. Some stores are so large as to have 60 checkout terminals and their own fleet of buses to bring customers to
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#17327796179131122-579: The boundaries of Orangeville: Westside Secondary School and Orangeville District Secondary School (ODSS). A catholic secondary school Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School , despite being within the Region of Peel , draws around 1,000 students from Orangeville and elsewhere in Dufferin County. Humber College has offered full-time programs at the Alder Street arena since 2007. In 2019,
1173-608: The broader Greater Toronto Area as a rimshot , and has usually marketed itself as a Toronto station (having moved its tower closer to the city, and operating from studios in Etobicoke ) rather than operate as an Orangeville-specific outlet. It faced reprimands from the CRTC in 2016 for not regularly broadcasting news and information content of specific relevance to Orangeville. Until June 2005, Rogers TV maintained its Peel North studio and production facility at 98 C-Line. The facility
1224-446: The city of Hyderabad, and subsequently, in the city of Navi Mumbai. In Ireland , large merchandise stores in the style of U.S. superstores were not a part of the retail sector until the late 20th century. Dunnes Stores have traditionally had a supermarket-plus-household-and-clothes model and now have some large stores. Tesco Ireland now runs upwards of 19 hypermarkets across the country. The big-box phenomenon hit New Zealand in
1275-479: The college announced it would be closing the campus in June 2021. Georgian College currently owns and operates a campus located at 22 Centennial Road, offering full- and part-time courses. It is also delivering employment programs and services out of a location on 51 Townline. Orangeville hosts the annual Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival, typically the first full weekend in June. The Town Hall building contains
1326-721: The damaging competition that a large Walmart penetration would inflict on Canadian-based retailers. In the early 21st century, commercial developers in Canada such as RioCan chose to build big-box stores (often grouped together in so-called " power centres ") in lieu of traditional shopping malls . Examples include Deerfoot Meadows ( Calgary ), Stonegate Shopping Centre and Preston Crossing ( Saskatoon ), South Edmonton Common ( Edmonton ), and Heartland Town Centre ( Mississauga ). There are currently more than 300 power centres, which usually contain multiple big-box stores, located throughout Canada. Most large grocery stores in China are of
1377-640: The employees of such stores are usually not unionized. Unions such as the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 and the Joint Labor Management Committee of the Retail Food Industry have expressed concern about the grocery market because stores such as Kmart , Target , and Walmart now sell groceries. Unions and cities sometimes attempt to use land-use ordinances to restrict these businesses. Because it
1428-509: The global concept of a hypermarket , although they do not always have a grocery section, and the term "hypermarket" is not in common use in the United States. "Discount store," "megastore," and "superstore" are sometimes used in addition to the industry term "general merchandise retailer." The category began in 1931, when Fred G. Meyer opened what he called a "one-stop shopping center" in Northeast Portland, Oregon. Meyer's format
1479-458: The historic Orangeville Opera House on the second floor. The building was restored in 1993–1994. This facility is the home base of professional theatre company Theatre Orangeville, and hosts plays and concerts throughout the year. Begun in 2003, Orangeville's Art Walk of Tree Sculptures features more than 50 detailed works by local artists. The sculptures are carved from old maple trees that have died from natural causes. The largest tree sculpture
1530-767: The large out-of-town supermarkets which have waned in popularity. The term "big-box store" is not used in the UK. "Superstore" is sometimes used, but with a slightly different meaning: on road signs it means "large supermarket"; in self-service shop names it denotes an outlet larger than that particular chain's usual size. In the United States , some big-box stores may specialize in categories of merchandise (" category killer "), such as Best Buy in electronics and appliances and Kohl's , Burlington , and Nordstrom Rack in apparel and home furnishings. Big-box general merchandise retailers such as Target and Walmart are similar to
1581-632: The largest superstore network in Hong Kong . The first Wellcome superstore opened in 2000 and it has only 17 superstores. In addition, CRC has four superstores in Hong Kong. Because Hong Kong is a very densely populated city, the sizes of superstores are considerably smaller than those in other countries. Some superstores are running at deficit, such as Chelsea Heights which therefore has stopped selling fresh fish . Furthermore, some ParknShop superstores and megastores, such as Fortress World, belong to
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1632-577: The largest town or city in Canada with free public transport. In the early 1990s, preliminary plans were drawn up for GO Transit passenger rail service to Orangeville. However, it never got past the drawing board. Industries in Orangeville were served by the Orangeville Brampton Railway , which purchased 55 kilometres (34 mi) of surplus track from the Canadian Pacific Railway . The railway connected with
1683-724: The late 1980s, with the introduction of Kmart Australia and later the " Warehouse " superstore, a local company. Mitre 10 New Zealand opened their first Mega in 2004 at Hastings six months before the Australian Mega store; it opened to great success with 20 more stores opening within two years. Australian-owned Bunnings Warehouse opened its first store in New Zealand in 2006. In the United Kingdom , Makro and Costco membership-only warehouse club stores have been around for four decades. General merchandise shops along
1734-498: The lines of U.S. superstores are not a large part of the retail sector, but this has been changing in recent years, with the creation of extra-large supermarkets such as Tesco and Asda selling a broader range of non-food goods, typically in out-of-town shopping centres or retail parks. As in the US, such large shops are sometimes called anchor tenants . The growth of online retail and budget retail has led to these chains moving away from
1785-598: The majority of the daily consumer transaction needs. However, the most successful consumer retail chain that took the market and penetrated also to tier 2 and tier 3 cities was D Mart, owned by Avenue Supermarkets Limited. An attempt was made to allow international large format retailers such as Walmart into the country. However, it was successfully opposed by small retailers citing job elimination due to increased efficiency and lowered prices due to fewer losses and lower costs. Big-box format stores in India were opened by IKEA in
1836-539: The newly enlarged population of customers with cars, being located in suburbs and surrounded by ample parking lots. They were enabled by the decline of laws which prevented large retailers from getting bulk discounts. Warehouse club stores are another category of big-box general merchandise stores, such as Sam's Club , Costco , and BJ's Wholesale Club . They require membership to purchase and often require purchasing larger quantities of goods at once. Big-box development has at times been opposed by labor unions because
1887-469: The old Springbrook Elementary building despite the reason for closing the school being 'structural' problems. Most of these problems are said to be the result of 'improper foundation for the area' as the school was built upon a swamp. It had been used as a holding school for other schools including Island Lake, Montgomery Village, and Princess Margaret, while repairs, renovations, rebuilds and construction were completed. There are two secondary schools within
1938-478: The owner) Hudson's Bay , Loblaws / Real Canadian Superstore , Rona , Winners / HomeSense , Canadian Tire / Mark's / Sport Chek , Shoppers Drug Mart , Chapters / Indigo Books and Music , Sobeys , and many others. The indigenous Loblaw Companies Limited has expanded and multiplied its Real Canadian Superstore (and Maxi & Cie in Quebec) branded outlets to try to fill any genuine big-box market and fend off
1989-653: The producer. The song was confirmed by Pete Tong to be the work of DVBBS and Borgeous when Tong played the song on his BBC Radio 1 show on August 16, 2013. It was officially released on Sander Van Doorn's label Doorn Records on August 19, 2013. It also reached #1 on the Beatport 100. A vocal remix featuring British rapper Tinie Tempah entitled " Tsunami (Jump) " was released in Tempah's native United Kingdom in March 2014, on Ministry of Sound Recordings . DVBBS released their debut album, 'Sleep' on October 22, 2021. As one of
2040-509: The rights of way too narrow for fire trucks to properly set up in case of a fire in a downtown building. A section of County Road 109, often referred to as the "Orangeville bypass", is a bypass opened in 2005, running east–west connecting Highway 10 with a pre-existing section of County Road 109 that was formerly Highway 9 running west out of town. Much of the eastern stretch runs through the Town of Caledon , but officially enters Orangeville at
2091-425: The same corporation, Hutchison Whampoa . India has been going through a retail revolution since the late 1990s, following the introduction of Big Bazaar in 2001. However, even before that, large retail stores were not uncommon in India. Spencer's, a popular hypermart, traces its history as far back as 1863. Likewise, Saravana Stores operating as a large independent showroom format since 1969, continue to grow in
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2142-467: The store at no charge. Many configurations exist: the hypermarket that sells many kinds of goods under one roof (like French chains Carrefour , Auchan , and E.Leclerc ), most of which are integrated within a shopping mall ; the supermarket that is a smaller version of a hypermarket; the market located in city centres; the department store , which first appeared in Paris, then opened in other parts of
2193-750: The top live acts in dance music—clocking in more than 750 shows in the past five years—they have performed across the world’s top festivals. DVBBS have performed with Tiësto , NERVO , Steve Aoki , Martin Garrix , Showtek , Sander Van Doorn , DJ Snake and others. They have performed at most major music festivals. The duo have been playing at mainstage Tomorrowland , Ultra Music Festival , and Creamfields , among many others. 2024: 3 Nominations in 2024 "TIKTOK JUNO FAN CHOICE", "DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR", "DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR" https://junoawards.ca/awards/winners-nominees/ Orangeville, Ontario Orangeville ( Canada 2021 Census population of 30,167)
2244-404: The west end in late 2006. In conjunction with this project, there was another one completed in late 2006 that involved building large planters in the middle of Broadway through the downtown section between First and Third Streets (West - East). The project was controversial, as safety concerns had been raised by the fire department because the new concrete planters in the middle of the road have made
2295-567: The world; the "category killer" superstore that mainly sells goods in a particular domain (automotive, electronics, home furniture, etc.); and the warehouse store , like Metro Cash and Carry (for professionals only) and Costco , who opened its first store in June, 2017. To contend against Carrefour , ParknShop opened the first superstore in 1996 based on the concept of a wet market . Most superstores in Hong Kong emphasizes one-stop shopping, such as providing car park services. Today, ParknShop has more than 50 superstores and megastores, making it
2346-430: Was $ 73,605, higher than the national median of $ 61,348. Upper Grand District School Board operates secular anglophone public schools. The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board operates anglophone catholic public schools. The Conseil scolaire Viamonde operates secular francophone schools serving the area. The Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud operates catholic francophone schools serving
2397-458: Was a captain in the militia. Lawrence purchased the land that became Orangeville from Robert Hughson. He settled in the area in 1844 and established a mille. The post office dates from 1851. Orange Lawrence committed suicide December 15, 1861. In 1873, the Act of Incorporation was passed and Orangeville was given town status on January 1, 1874. The public library, located at Broadway and Mill Street,
2448-636: Was closed to allow for expansion of the Peel North headend . Today, Rogers tv has a studio and production facility located at 70 C-line. Orangeville is located in provincial electoral district of Dufferin—Caledon . This was changed from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey when the Province instituted the 107 electoral districts revision in 2006. Its current Member of Provincial Parliament is Sylvia Jones , former assistant to Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader, John Tory . Federally, Orangeville
2499-632: Was completed in 1908. Andrew Carnegie , well-known businessman and philanthropist, provided financial assistance for its construction. Orangeville serves as an administrative and commercial hub for Dufferin County, which sits to the north of the Region of Peel. Orangeville's downtown core is home to a substantial number of retail stores, and there is a cluster of big-box stores in the Fairgrounds Shopping Centre. Many residents in and around Orangeville also commute to different areas of
2550-463: Was imitated by Meijer in 1962 and later by Walmart, Kmart , Target (the discount brand of Dayton department store), and Woolco (the discount brand of the Woolworth department store) all opened. These were called " discount stores " — still an industry term for this type of store — and which between the 1960s and 1980s started to open larger-format stores called "megastores." These stores served
2601-511: Was proposed during a period where electric railways was popular in Ontario but many would end up in the hands of Ontario Hydro in the 1930s or fail. Like the 1902 Ontario West Shore Railway this line was never built. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Orangeville had a population of 30,167 living in 11,059 of its 11,308 total private dwellings, a change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 28,900 . With
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