Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: June 24, 2015
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Canada's Top Footwear Designer, Ron White, Continues Expansion
2) Pop-Ups Create Brand Awareness for Innovative New Denim Brand
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Sleep Country to seek $200-million in IPO [Globe & Mail]
-Hollywood Stars Invest In U.S. Mattress Firm Moving Into Canada [Huffington Post]
-CIBC signs on for mobile payment app backed by big wireless carriers [CBC]
-Canadian Tire Corporation Limited: the Awakening of a Sleeping Giant [Motley Fool Canada]
-In Tim's we trust: Hortons is Canada's most trusted brand [CBC]
-Le Chateau May Yet Survive [Huffington Post]
-Facebook is now bigger than Wal-Mart [Toronto Star]
-Le Chateau asks founder for another loan — this one for $15 million [Financial Post]
Canadian News - Regional:
-Cross-border shopping down 28 % since 2013: BC report [CBC]
-BC leads Canada in first-quarter sales growth, Apple most productive retailer [Vancouver Sun]
-Economic slump following floods a double-whammy for local businesses [Calgary Herald]
-Old time hardware store closing doors after 88 years [CBC]
-Trove boutique selling Pride stickers to support LGBT youth line [Inside Toronto]
-Shopify, Canada Post, bring Grow Tour to the Westin [Ottawa Business Journal]
-Marijuana dispensary regulations to be finalized by Vancouver [CBC]
Our Previous Articles:
-Dollar Store Wars Heat Up as Canadian Retail Polarizes
-The Upside of Politeness in Québec: Language Laws and Retail Signage
-La Maison Simons to Open 2 Toronto Locations
