Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: August 24, 2015
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Photo: Reiss
Our Article of the Day:
British Fashion Brand REISS Plans Cross-Canada Store Expansion
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Japanese Retailer Uniqlo May Bring 4-Day Work Week To Canada [Huffington Post]
-Canadian Retail Sales Up on Higher Sales of Gas, Cellphones [Wall Street Journal]
-Laura’s Shoppe to close 20 womenswear stores, seek rent cuts on 26 others [Globe & Mail]
-How American retailers took a toll on Laura [Toronto Star]
-Summer has Come and so Have the Sales - Canadian Retail Numbers, May 2015 [J.C. Williams Group]
-Canadian dollar rises after retail sales, CPI reports [MarketWatch]
-Le Château celebrates its roots in first campaign in five years [Marketing Magazine]
-Canadian-grown blueberries hitting market now [Global]
Canadian News - Regional:
-Loblaws rings in better scheduling for part-time workers [Toronto Star]
-Alberta retail sales on the the rise [Calgary Herald]
-China bank-card group raises luxury spending prospects in Vancouver [Business in Vancouver]
-Dollar near 11-year-low helps retailers chalk up back-to school sales bump [Business in Vancouver]
-Barbour's General re-opens as tourist centre, retail store [Saint John: CBC]
-Eaton Centre skybridge to get extreme makeover [BlogTO]
-Convey: Toronto shop brings mix of international designers [Globe & Mail]
-McCaffrey Haute Couture bankruptcy sale attracts hundreds [Ottawa: CBC]
Our Previous Articles:
-Saks Fifth Avenue Announces 1st Western Canadian OFF 5TH Location
-Saks Canada Secures Flagship Brands Despite Holt Renfrew's Luxury Dominance
-Australian Jeweller Michael Hill Plans to Double Canadian Store Count
-La Maison Simons Opens 10th Location [With Photos]
-Canadian Retailers are Increasingly Facing Stronger Headwinds
