Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: June 22, 2015
/Our Article of the Day:
La Maison Simons to Open 2 Toronto Locations
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Why Walmart crushed Target in Canada [Financial Post]
-Loblaws workers reject tentative deal, union says its preparing for a strike [Globe & Mail]
-How Richard Baker engineered Hudson’s Bay Co.’s stunning turnaround with a ‘leap of faith’ in real estate [Financial Post]
-Canadian retail sales were strong in April [J.C Williams]
-Will HBC’s signature striped blankets and apparel go global? [Financial Post]
-Loblaws drops demand workers pay back thousands of dollars in overpayments [CBC]
-Loblaws overpayment blunder: 3 lessons learned [CBC]
-Canada Post, Shopify see opportunity in changing retail landscape [Waterloo Record]
Canadian News - Regional:
-Amazon.ca's expansion shakes up B.C.'s retail scene [Business in Vancouver]
-Costco to relocate to bigger store [Ottawa Citizen]
-Nova Scotia co-operatives going extinct due to failure to co-operate [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
-Ted Baker brings a British bouquet to Vancouver [Vancouver Sun]
-Josh Freed: With more freedom comes … shopping madness! (re: staggered store hours on St. Catherine St.) [Montreal Gazette]
-Regina's new private liquor store draws a big crowd [CBC]
-The biggest little supermarket in Canada [Canadian Grocer]
-MEC replants its flag in Toronto [Marketing Magazine]
Our Previous Articles:
-Prada to Substantially Expand Canadian Operations
-Defining the Canadian Millennial
-Pacific Centre Opens Nordstrom-Anchored Retail Wing [Article Includes Lease Plan and Photos]