Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: September 16, 2015
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Our Article of the Day:
British Retailer Jermyn Street 1664 Plans Multiple Canadian Locations
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Holt Renfrew turns the lens on its community (new ad campaign) [Marketing Magazine]
-Fonds de solidarité FTQ invests $11M in Quebec clothing retailers Rudsak, Souris Mini [Financial Post]
-Tea break with DavidsTea CEO: We’re going big on pumpkin this fall [BNN]
-Grocery stores keep retail investors shopping [Globe & Mail]
-The evolution of Shoppers Drug Mart's loyalty program [Marketing Magazine]
-U.S. retailer Torrid seeks to fill gap in Canada's plus-size market [Global]
-Indigo invites Canadians over for the weekend [Marketing Magazine]
-Harry Rosen courts a younger crowd [Strategy Online]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: B.C., AB, SK, MB:
-Vancouver's Shoes.com had its start in a Dunbar basement [Vancouver Sun]
-Calgary Jewellery celebrates diamond anniversary [Calgary Herald]
-Saskatoon retailers adapting to a changing local economy [CBC]
-Native grocery retrofit lifts hard-luck neighbourhood [Winnipeg: Globe & Mail]
-Nordstrom Vancouver to feature free charging stations for customers [Vancity Buzz]
-Why Aren't More Grocery Stores In BC Selling Liquor? [Mondaq]
-Why we love Gastown (discusses retail) [Vancouver Observer]
East: ON/QC/Maritimes/Territories:
-Dayles Dept. Store to close in Truro, NS: 'It's going to be a huge loss to the community' [Truro Daily]
-Container truckers strike for overdue pay raise [London Free Press]
-Oshawa Centre welcomes new Canadian retailer Aritzia [DurhamRegion.com]
-West End Well grocery store, café to close this month [Ottawa Citizen]
-SHELF LIFE: Sunnyside adds boutiques; Fantasie tunes up [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
-Charlottetown council rejects request from Mel's Petro-Canda for road [PEI Guardian]
Our Previous Articles:
-Nordstrom Reveals Brands Carried in its Pacific Centre Flagship
-Services and Amenities at Nordstrom's Vancouver Flagship
-DSW Designer Shoes Continues Canadian Store Expansion
-Canadian Custom Menswear Retailer Surmesur Continues Store Expansion
-Saks Fifth Avenue Reveals Canadian Store Opening Dates
