Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: October 28, 2015
/Our Articles of the Day:
1) Browns Shoes Reveals Substantial Multi-Year Store Expansion Plans
2) Ladurée to Open 1st Canadian location
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Apple Pay expanding to Canada with American Express [Globe & Mail]
-Canadian Retailers Headed For ‘Drawn-Out, Profit-Shaking' Christmas Battle [Huffington Post]
-Will the Grinch Steal Christmas? (Field Agent Survey) [Marketing Magazine]
-New owners will stick to Roots as retail battles heats up [Global]
-Tim Hortons owner vows to speed pace of global expansion [Globe & Mail]
-Two-thirds of Canadians own a smartphone, and almost half have a tablet, CRTC says [CBC]
-The TJX Companies: Benefiting from International Presence? [Market Realist]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Rosemont strip mall serves as community hub [Regina: CBC]
-Vancouver-based shoe designer John Fleuvog celebrates 45 years 'doing what felt right' [Spectator]
-New licensing bylaw shouldn't affect pot prices in Vancouver's retail outlets [Globe &Mail]
-Businesses unite to work towards Chinatown revitalization [Calgary: Global]
-Mulberry Bush booksstore goes round and round [Parksville Qualicum Beach News]
-Tis the season for spook [Vancouver Sun]
-A one-stop wedding shop [Portage Daily Graphic]
Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Jamie Oliver Celebrates Sobeys' Commitment to Local Producers in Atlantic Canada [Newswire]
-VIDEO: Watch the joy as Hamilton boy and family get shopping spree at toy store [Hamilton Spectator]
-Forked River brewery toasting expansion [London Free Press]
Our Previous Articles:
-Jennifer Tattanelli Plans North American Store Expansion
-Celebrating British Retail in Toronto, October 29 - November 9
-World's Top-Selling Lululemon Store to Substantially Expand
-Inside the New Maison Simons Park Royal [Photos]
-Nordstrom Reveals Toronto Store Opening Dates