Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: October 2, 2015
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Top Stories - Canada:
-How Canadian Women Are Building Successful Online Businesses [Huffington Post]
-Sephora Canada Announces Major Leadership Changes [Cosmetics Magazine]
-Low duty minimums cause pain for online retailers [Globe & Mail]
-Minimum wage increases in 5 provinces [CTV]
-Canada’s favourite grocers revealed [Canadian Grocer]
-Joe's fresh start: The most polarizing man in Canadian fashion gets ready for prime time [Globe & Mail]
-2015 Grocer of the Year winners announced [Canadian Grocer]
Canadian News: Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Nordstrom prices almost identical to those at the Bay, study finds [Business in Vancouver]
-McArthurGlen Vancouver Airport mall records millionth shopper [Business in Vancouver]
-Accidental entrepreneur breaks into Nordstrom [Vancouver Sun]
-Lepine plans to bring Fort Chipewyan into Nutrition North [Ft. McMurray Today]
-No more menthol smokes in Alberta [Canadian Grocer]
-Small B.C. wineries fear grocery store wine sales could wipe them out [Canadian Grocer]
-Terrace council approves gas bar/convenience store [Terrace Standard]
Eastern Canada & Territories: ON/QC/Maritimes
-À LOUER: The Changing Nature Of Quebec's Fashion Retail Industry [Huffington Post]
-Ikea to make big announcement in Whitby Oct. 5 [DurhamRegion.com]
-Online retail platform Shopify expands Waterloo Region office [CBC]
-NYX Cosmetics flagship to open in Toronto [BlogTO]
-EDITORIAL: LumberMart's winning online export venture [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
-Rolling out the red ribbon for Michaels three new GTA locations [Inside Toronto]
-Fine against Ottawa sex shop likely to be withdrawn [CTV]
-Home Depot's oldest employee, turning 91, tells CBC the secret to a long life [CBC]
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