Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: October 19, 2015
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Our Article of the Day:
Nordstrom Rack Plans Canadian Debut
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Top Stories - Canada
-MEC governance changes spark dissent among long-time loyalists [Globe & Mail]
-Canadians are paying more for used cars because of cross-border-shopping Americans [Financial Post]
-Fewer people crossing Canadian border impacts Grand Forks Businesses [Inforum]
-Top 10 Reasons why Simons is not Your Average Department Store [Style by Fire]
-Why it's not too early to be snowblower shopping [CBC]
-International designers look to Toronto's fashion week to build brands [CTV]
Canadian News - Regional
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Robson Street flagship expansion a small part of rapid Aritzia growth [Business in Vancouver]
-Pattison to put Meinhardt grocery store at Burrard Gateway [Business in Vancouver]
-Loblaw brings online grocery shopping, pickup service to Edmonton [Edmonton Journal]
-Two Winnipeg Walmart locations axe 24 hour service [CTV]
-Corner stores fill needed niches as communities revitalize [Calgary Herald]
-Cymax: Investors buy into success of virtual furniture store [Vancouver Sun]
-New Simons store's Ève Café features French-Canadian-inspired menu [Vancouver: Straight.com]
Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Dufferin Mall Introduces New Way to Shop With ShopCrawl Event [NewsWire]
-Car dealers upset as Porsche plans Dix 30 showroom [Montreal Gazette]
-Giant Tiger opens Port Hawkesbury location Saturday [Cape Breton Post]
-Sears closing its doors in Sydney [Cape Breton Post]
-How Video Store Day was born in Toronto [BlogTO]
-St. Andrew Poultry store in Kensington shut down [BlogTO]
-Building resumes of new Elliot Lake mall [Bay Today]
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-Simons Brings American-Style Luxury Designer Departments to Canada's Suburbs
-AllSaints to Open 3rd Canadian Location
