Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: January 13, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Inside Erin Mills' Overhaul [Photos]
2) Oakridge Centre Expansion Scaled Back
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Lululemon shares bounce after upping Q4 forecast, but analysts aren’t so sure [Financial Post]
-Saks preps Canadian launch with T.O.-themed film series [Marketing Magazine]
-As loonie slides, price of produce expected to rise [CTV]
-Birks Group Inc. Reports an Overall Increase of 3.5% in Comparable Store Sales [Financial Post]
-If you click, they will collect (re: Walmart) [Canadian Grocer]
-Recreational Pot Shops Are 'Blazing a Trail' in Canada [VICE]
-Finkelstein promoted to COO of Shopify [Globe & Mail]
-Loonie sinks below 70-cent mark as oil dips under $30 [Globe & Mail]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Planet Organic (grocery store) gets more space in new Edmonton store across the street [Edmonton Journal]
-Nordstrom hosts rare North American appearance for HAY Mini Market [Vancouver: Georgia Straight]
-Iconic DeMille book store in downtown Calgary suspending operations [Calgary Herald]
-Lifesport closure signals end of an era for Calgary's outdoor enthusiasts [Global]
-Vancouver whisky lovers vie to buy rare $45000 bottle [CTV]
-Abbotsford, BC, gets injunction to close down cannabis dispensary [Globe & Mail]
-Grocer to sell wine at Penticton store by end of this year [Daily Courier]
Central/Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-At long last, local wine in Quebec grocery stores [Canadian Grocer]
-Pastries and Powerball: Humewood bakery giving away tickets to $1.5B U.S. lottery (Toronto) [CP 24]
-Starbucks expands mobile ordering services in Toronto [IT Business]
-What will new Walmart at Erin Mills Town Centre mean for South Common Mall location? [Mississauga.com]
-Is South Common Mall Closing? (Mississauga, ON) [InSauga.com]
Our Previous Articles:
-H2O Plus Closes Canadian Stores, Halts Shipping
-Canadian Bag and Accessory Brand VENQUE Seeks to Expand Distribution after Considerable Success
-Study Reveals International Retailers Coming to Canada
-Tiffany & Co. to Expand Vancouver Flagship
-Woolrich Looks to Open Canadian Stores
-Extreme Stores Shutters Multiple Locations
