Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: December 31, 2015
/Quebec City. Photo: wakeandwander.com
Top Stories - Canada:
-Retailers expecting a 'mostly merry Christmas' at the till [CBC]
-Lululemon Gets Sold and 2 Other Bold Retail Predictions for 2016 (also speculates David's Tea will be sold) [TheStreet.com]
-The five trends that will shape how we shop in 2016 [Globe & Mail]
-Can once-booming brand Coach stage a comeback? [Toronto Star]
-Best Canadian fashion & lifestyle brands of 2015 [Style Democracy]
-Digital downloads cast doubt on GameStop’s future (also owns Canada's EB Games) [Toronto Star]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Groove Stone won't be part of a renovated Edmonton City Centre [Edmonton Journal]
-Vancouver's pot shop boom drew steady stream of public complaints [Globe & Mail]
-Calgary Economic Forecast calls for heavy 'humility' in 2016 [CBC]
-2015 a milestone year for business in Kelowna [The Daily Courier]
-Hiring still taking place in some Calgary industries (including retail) [Calgary Herald]
-Newsmaker of the Year: The Kootenay Co-op [Nelson Star]
Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Where Quebecers will spend and where you'll save in 2016 [CTV]
-Sobeys employee Austin MacNeill reflects on going viral [Halifax: CBC]
-New Glasgow mall photo studio sees holiday lovebirds [CBC]
-Provigo location on Fort and Ste. Catherine to close [Montreal: Global]
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