Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: January 11, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Study Reveals International Retailers Coming to Canada
2) Tiffany & Co. to Expand Vancouver Flagship
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Is First Capital Realty a takeover target? Recent share selloff indicates possibility [REIT Canada]
-Bargains at Winners not always what they appear [CBC]
-Expect the price at the pump to continue to drop [News 1130]
-Some so-called 'suicide shirts' appear to be removed from Amazon.ca [CTV]
-Environics Analytics signs deal to acquire Nielsen customer data [Canadian Grocer]
-PlayStation VR Briefly Appears On Amazon Canada For Over $1k [huewire.com]
-No deal: Some brands make lower-quality products just for outlet stores: investigation (this isn't new, nor has it been hidden -- media is sensationalizing the topic) [Toronto Star]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-The Bay downtown in Winnipeg shrinks retail space again, closes 4th floor [CBC]
-U of A study says Edmonton downtown needs more grocery stores [Edmonton Sun]
-Buck or Two says goodbye to downtown Winnipeg's Portage Place [CTV]
-Small businesses brace for property assessment fallout [Business in Vancouver]
-Chocolatier Charlie Sigvardsen named to Candy Hall of Fame [Business in Vancouver]
-Thrifty Foods' Cloverdale location licensed for liquor [Victoria Times Colonist]
-Flavoured tobacco ban leaves bitter taste at shop [Brandon Sun]
-Small businesses struggle as neighbourhoods densify [Vancouver Sun]
Central/Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Ottawa's core could support more grocery stores: study [Ottawa Sun]
-Musquodoboit Valley Co-op gives up fight and closes doors [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
-NDG shelves controversial Provigo project [Montreal: Global]
-retailers face a brave new (digital) world [Toronto Star]
-Major retail, commercial complex proposed for Ashburn Road and Highway 1 (Saint John, NB) [CBC]
-How the low dollar is affecting Toronto businesses [CBC]
-MP Bill Blair says legal pot could be sold in liquor stores [Toronto Star]
-Thunder Bay music lovers following international trend to vinyl [CBC]
-Syrian family dreams of opening chocolate shop in Antigonish [CBC]
Our Previous Articles:
-Woolrich Looks to Open Canadian Stores
-Extreme Stores Shutters Multiple Locations
-Caudalie Plans Canadian 'Boutique Spa' Expansion
-Saks Flagship to Feature Queen Street Doorman and Concierge
-Two of World's Top 25 Global Fashion Companies are Canadian
-Change of Scandinavia to Continue Expansion, Open Canadian Flagship
-List of International Retailers that Entered Canada in 2015
