Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: January 15, 2016
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Millennial Shopping Habits Are Changing Fashion - Here's How [Huffington Post Canada]
-Made-in-Canada Skincare Brand Consonant Launches on Sephora.ca [Cosmetics Magazine]
-Best Buy Canada sales slump after Future Shop consolidation, soft holiday sales [Financial Post]
-A year after Target bolted Canada, creditors still face uncertainty [Globe & Mail]
-Hurt by weak loonie, fashion retailer Reitmans to cut jobs [Global]
-Could Amazon's Pay Monthly loan service work in Canada? [Yahoo]
-Domino's Pizza of Canada® Opens 400th Store [Newswire]
-MasterCard Signs Credit-Card Agreement with Canada's Desjardins [Wall Street Journal]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Overwaitea acquires three IGA stores in B.C. [Grocery Business]
-Relaxing Edmonton parking requirements could bring more businesses to city streets: city report [Edmonton Journal]
-Bragg Creek store closure hits stuggling business community south of Calgary [CBC]
-'Baby boxes' coming to Saskatoon-area store [CBC]
-Old Kitsilano stores close their doors to make way for new development [Business in Vancouver]
-Good Food Junction closing in Saskatoon [CBC]
-Fairmont Pacific Rim acquires $45000 bottle of Balvenie whisky [Georgia Straight]
Central/Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Open for holidays in the Glebe? City considers new retail options [Ottawa Business Journal]
-Red Rover Cider lands in NB Liquor stores after 2 years [CBC]
-Heads up, cauliflower is selling for $7 [Toronto Star]
-Distilling the Dalhousie spirit [Dal.ca]
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-Canadian Bag and Accessory Brand VENQUE Seeks to Expand Distribution after Considerable Success
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