Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: May 27, 2015
/Our Articles of the Day:
1) L'Agent by Agent Provocateur Opens 4th Location in the World in Canada
2) Kate Spade to Open 1st Calgary Location
*Today's E-News is sponsored by Vancouver-based Peregrine, which custom designs and fabricates retail, display, furniture and architectural features for some of the country's top retailers.
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Top Stories - Canada:
-After IPO excitement, Shopify Inc craves return to business as usual [Financial Post]
-Indigo Books & Music Inc Q4 sales rise despite lack of major book hit [Financial Post]
-Would France's anti-food waste law work for Canada? [Yahoo]
-Ikea to fuel Canada expansion with massive DC [Retailing Today]
-Sport Chek and Sid Lee part ways, Rethink steps in [Marketing Magazine]
-TD acquires Nordstrom’s $2.2-billion credit card portfolio [Globe & Mail]
-Sleep Country Canada ponders IPO [Toronto Star]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Edmonton-based e-commerce company Granify gets $9M investment [Edmonton Journal]
-Calgary Co-op grows downtown liquor store locations [Calgary Herald]
-Chapters Robson closing is the end of a magnificent era [Vancity Buzz]
-The 5 Best Mall Food Courts in the GTA [Style Democracy]
-Square One lures luxury shoppers with pop-up store [Marketing Magazine]
-Burnaby moves to limit payday loan shops [24 Hours Vancouver]
-Vancouver bike shop Sidesaddle caters to women cyclists [Business in Vancouver]
-New shop brings the best of Niagara artisans to Toronto [BlogTO]
Our Previous Articles:
-Moncler to Open 2nd Free-Standing Canadian Location
-Mark's Continues Store Expansion, Launches Flagship Prototype