Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: October 7, 2015
/Our Articles of the Day:
1) DSW Designer Shoes Reveals 4 Canadian Locations to Open Next Spring
2) Lao Feng Xiang Opens 1st Canadian Location
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Shoppers Drug Mart loyalty program celebrates 15 years [Drug Store News]
-Lululemon founder takes responsibility for controversial remarks [Globe & Mail]
-Trans-Pacific Partnership unlikely to lower grocery or car costs much [CBC]
-Nissan warns Canadian dealers against cross-border sales [Globe & Mail]
-Starbucks app users can now skip the line entirely [Financial Post]
-How Millennials Are Shaping the Retail Market [Huffinton Post Canada]
-Part of the tea retailer's success has been its focus on store environment (re: David's Tea) [Canadian Business]
Canadian News - Regional:
East & Territories: ON/QC/Maritimes
-A sneak peek Toronto's Yorkville Village (former Hazelton Lanes) [Bisnow]
-Modest start in Cornwall has led to Farm Boy leading national grocery store rankings [Seaway News]
-Clarks opens 1st North American pop-up store on Toronto's Bloor Street West [Marketing Magazine]
-LCBO uncorks 'Products of the World' specialty boutiques for wine enthusiasts [Toronto Star]
-Keep Old City Hall — and build on it: James [Toronto Star]
-How Canada Goose parkas are made [Toronto Life]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Christmas in November features major Edmonton cooking talent [Edmonton Journal]
-New shoe store at Bell Tower Plaza (Grande Prairie, AB) [Alberta Daily Herald Tribune]
-Ask Rita: Taking a step towards finding larger women's shoes [Calgary Herald]
-Road work hurting East Kildonan strip mall, business owners [Winnipeg: CBC]
-720 Sweets: Ice cream with nitrogen smoke offers big wow factor [Vancouver: Vancity Buzz]
-Moving closer to the heart of St. Boniface (BraBar & Panterie) [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Cleaning up as fall arrives? Donate what you don't want [Winnipeg Free Press]
Our Previous Articles:
-Saks 5th Avenue to Open Canada's Largest Suburban Luxury Store [With Renderings]
-David's Tea Reveals Substantial Expansion Plans
-Exceptional Retail Opportunities in One of Canada's Wealthiest Boom Towns
-Sherway Gardens Reveals Next 2-Phase Expansion Details
-Study Ranks Canada's Favourite Supermarkets, Finds Consumer Dissatisfaction