Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: January 14, 2016
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Online Retailer Maple Harbour to Open Brick-and-Mortar Stores
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Ontario Superior Court rejects Target Canada’s recovery plan [Globe & Mail]
-Amazon will open first cloud data storage centres in Canada [Globe & Mail]
-Loblaw helps guide future food lovers [Canadian Grocer]
-'We're disrupting IKEA': Canadian entrepreneur launches $25 stand-up desk [Globe & Mail]
-A 59-cent loonie? It could happen this year, investment bank says [CBC]
-Veggemo Kicks-Off Sampling Program in Canada [Stockhouse]
-Canadian entrepreneurs bite into bone broth trend [Canadian Grocer]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Path cleared for massive shopping centre at Victoria Airport [CTV Vancouver Island]
-Family-owned Kozan's closes after 63 years serving Regina area [Furniture Today]
-Food prices rise as dollar slides [Winnipeg: CTV]
-A curious little shop on Provencher [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Tiffany & Co. set to expand in Vancouver's Luxury Zone [Vancity Buzz]
-Doors close on old Kitsilano stores [Vancouver Courier]
-City of Vancouver announces new marijuana dispensary applications [Georgia Straight]
-Bitcoin struggles to gain traction with local business [Business in Vancouver]
Central/Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Man throws sign through window of Toronto bakery offering free Powerball tickets [City News]
-Now Open: The Legends League [Toronto Star]
-Saks acquaints consumers with Toronto through locals' perspectives [Luxury Daily]
-New and Interesting Business opened in Downtown London [London Free Press]
-Marijuana in Montreal: Quebec entrepreneurs look to cash in [CBC]
-Daddy Mojo's cigar box guitars are in tune with tradition [Montreal Gazette]
-Provigo project referendum unlikely [Montreal: The Suburban]
-Food, travel pricier with lagging loonie [Toronto Star]
Our Previous Articles:
-Oakridge Centre Expansion Scaled Back
-Inside Erin Mills' Overhaul [Photos]
-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