Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: November 5, 2015
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Michael Jordan Brand Store Coming to Canada
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Top Stories - Canada:
-How the decline of Black Friday might even help retailers [Toronto Star]
-Shopify beats revenue forecast, but losses continue [Toronto Star]
-Holt Renfrew Launches Beauty E-Commerce [Cosmetics Magazine]
-Amazon Canada Gets Set For Black Friday Deals [E Canada Now]
-These Credit Cards Will Help You Save on Black Friday Deals [Style Democracy]
-Target closing more than a dozen U.S. stores [Global]
-Cities call for tax incentive for producers and retailers to cut food waste [Canadian Grocer]
-AGTA Spectrum Awards recognize Canadians [Canadian Jeweller]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB:
-Vancity Buzz launches new online store, Vancity Shop [Vancity Buzz]
-Luxury retailer Cicino opens first boutique in Vancouver [Vancity Buzz]
-InstaBuggy expands coverage, adds stores (in Western Canada) [Canadian Grocer]
-Eat My Words: Earth's General Store hosts Syrian refugees [Edmonton Journal]
-Ten Thousand Villages accepting donations for Syrian refugees [Red Deer Express]
-IKEA Planning to Resurrect Giant Sign in South Winnipeg [ChrisD.ca]
-Christmas decor banned until after Remembrance Day at Manitoba Store [CBC]
-Young, wealthy Chinese immigrants driving Vancouver's luxury retail [Globe & Mail]
Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Pete Luckett: it was the right time to sell [Canadian Grocer]
-Popcorn Patch opens in downtown Kitchener [Waterloo Record]
-Mabel's Bakery loads its fudgy brownies with dark chocolate [Toronto Star]
-Lee Valley Tools president to speak at next garden club meeting [Ottawa Community News]
-Farm Boy executive event's main speaker [Kingston Whig Standard]
-Ontario indies fight for right to sell suds [Canadian Grocer]
-Downtown Blight Club: run-down buildings plague the city's downtown core [Windsor Independent]
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