An off-schedule podcast panel discussion with retail industry experts Gary Newbury, David Ian Gray and George Minakakis focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian retailers.

An off-schedule podcast interview with industry Gary Newbury and John McClymont about why click-and-collect will dominate in the face of costly and often unprofitable delivery.

An off-schedule podcast interview with Miya Knights, Head of Industry Insight, from Eagle Eye Solutions (responsible for the PC Optimum loyalty programs) about the recently published “Connected Consumer Report”.

An off-schedule podcast interview with David Ian Gray, founder and strategist at DIG360 Consulting Ltd., about the inevitable consequence of the devastating economic impact the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is having on retailers across the country.

This week Craig & Lee talk about COVID-19 and the early impacts on the Canadian retailers and landlords.

An off-schedule podcast interview with Mark Ainley, a Contemporary Feng Shui Consultant from Sense of Space in Vancouver, about the flow of retail and potential improvements to physical retail.

This week, Craig & Lee talk about Canada Goose pulling out of La Maison Simons, Victoria’s Secret quietly closing some of its Canadian locations, and Pier 1 Imports closing all of its Canadian stores.

This week Craig & Lee talk about Canada’s top mall announcement, Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre to open Louis Vuitton flagship, French Bakery ‘Paul’ and German book publisher ‘Taschen’ coming to Vancouver and Holt Renfrew re-rebranding their restaurants nationally.

An off-schedule podcast where Craig discusses Canadian retail trends with Ramesh Venkat from the David Sobey Centre for Innovation in Retailing and Services.

This week Craig & Lee talk about the over 700 Canadian retail locations that will shutter early on this year as well as some of the retailers affected.

This week Craig & Lee talk about Holt Renfrew exiting downtown Edmonton, including two interviews with local Edmontonians on what this means for the city.

This week Craig & Lee talk about Forever 21 coming back to Canada in an e-Commerce format and the future of Harry Rosen menswear chain.

This week Craig & Lee recap the top 10 most-read articles for Retail Insider in 2019.

This week Craig & Lee talk about the opening of Apple’s massive store at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, bespoke tailoring trend at Brenton & Co, the opening of the St. John flagship on Toronto’s Mink Mile and watchmaker Daniel Wellington’s entrance into the Canadian marketplace with plans for a national expansion.

This week Craig & Lee talk about Bentley Leathers’ exiting court protection with plans to close 90 stores, Swiss chocolate brand Läderach’s entry into Canada, Ted Baker’s unique new Yorkdale flagship, Hublot’s 1st Canadian corporate store, and Dutch suit maker Suitsupply’s cross-Canada expansion that will include a Vancouver flagship as well as Nordstrom-based concessions.

This week Craig & Lee talk about the opening of Ladurée in downtown Toronto, the Hammam Spa by Céla at Bayview Village and the third Summerhill Market opening in Toronto.

Lori Bacon discusses the challenges and opportunities of being a multi-store retailer in Canada, including how a customer-centric approach makes consumers comfortable being “half-naked”.

This week Craig & Lee talk about the Williams Sonoma exiting Quebec and Aéropostale’s re-entrance into Canada.

This week Craig & Lee talk about the Kit Kat’s highly experiential retail concept, the rise of the food hall phenomenon in Canada, Holt Renfrew's collaboration with Tokyo Smoke, Nordstrom's collaboration with Max Mara and Sport Experts’ latest store opening in Quebec.

An off-schedule podcast focusing on Retail Insider’s visits to a brand collaboration launch for H&M x Giambattista Valli as well as a pre-opening tour of Toronto’s Eataly. The Weekly podcast returns on Friday.