Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: August 18, 2015
/Our Article of the Day:
1) La Maison Simons Opens 10th Location [With Photos]
2) Why Chinese-Speaking Canadians are Retailers' ‘Most Sought-After Citizens’
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Canadian lingerie brand La Vie en Rose turns 30 [Vancouver Sun]
-From Tic Tacs to potatoes: Selling to millennials (column) [Canadian Grocer]
-The Falling Loonie Sends Consumers Food Shopping [Motley Fool Canada]
-Back-to-school tech-shopping tips [Toronto Star]
-Hungry for luxury cars, income-pinched millennials turn to leasing [Toronto Star]
-Canada’s recovery, like its recession, will be mild: survey [Globe & Mail]
-Is cereal making a comeback? [Canadian Grocer]
Canadian News - Regional:
-Galleria Mall at Dufferin and Dupont reportedly sold to Freed [Toronto: Buzz Buzz Home]
-Pusateri's to reopen 'as soon as possible' after 3-alarm fire [Toronto Star]
-Sears store closure to impact 55 workers [Welland Tribune]
-History repeating itself in Alberta retail sales [ATB]
-Norwood development to turn brown field into business hub (including retail) [Edmonton: CBC]
-No more plastic bags for shoppers on Fogo Island [CBC]
-American car dealers buying up Alberta's used vehicles [Edmonton Sun]
-Quebec IGAs stock odd-shaped produce [Canadian Grocer]
Our Previous Articles:
-Canadian Retailers are Increasingly Facing Stronger Headwinds
-Nordstrom Bringing Designer 'Space' Concept to Canada
-Saks OFF 5TH to Open Up to 8 Canadian Locations Next Year
-Innovative EcoLuxury Lifestyle Retailer Moves from Online to Brick-and-Mortar in Vancouver
-Upscale Andrews Expanding While Seeing Success Through Personalization