Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: January 26, 2016
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Rendering: St. Thomas Developments Inc.
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Grocery Store Proposed for Urban Food Desert
2) Lolë Reveals Substantial Pop-Up Retail Initiative
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Walmart Canada introduces five cent charge for plastic bags [Financial Post]
-Lowe's Canada to Hire 3000 Employees in First Half of 2016 [Newswire]
-From Quebec to BC, retailers cash in on tourist dollars [Toronto Star]
-Hedge fund Lone Pine Capital reveals new 5% stake in Lululemon [BIV]
-Low Canadian Dollar Enticing Americans And Others To Visit Canada [Huffington Post]
-Aldo Hires Steve Madden Executive Daianara Amalfitano [Footwear News]
-Canadians paying more for gas while U.S. pump prices hit 7 year low [Global]
-BUSINESS BRIEFING Behind Canada's 'great cauliflower crisis' [Globe & Mail]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Sport Chek Vancouver flagship renovations underway on Robson Street [Vancity Buzz]
-Colliers expands operations into Kelowna, BC [Colliers]
-Regina's Manz named PGA of Canada's top retailer [Regina Leader Post]
-Laid-off? Starting your own business may be the way to go [Edmonton: Global]
-Albertans spend more than rest of Canada despite economy [CBC]
-Book store thrives in historical Steveston [Vancouver Sun]
-Lowe's to hire hundreds in Calgary [News 660]
-Don's Photo seeks creditor protection amid changing retail landscape [Winnipeg Free Press]
Central/Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Metro: North America’s best grocer? Maybe [Canadian Grocer]
-Buying in to Nordstrom: Retailer says move to Ottawa has been 'really positive' [Ottawa Business Journal]
-Lowe's uncertain on opening date for Thunder Bay store [CBC]
-Value Village to hit New Minas [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
-Nova Scotia co-op closes after 78 years in business [Canadian Grocer]
-Sobeys Inc. announces departure of Quebec business unit president [Newswire]
-Downtown Kingston businesses want option to stay open year-round [Whig-Standard]
Our Previous Articles:
-La Maison Simons Secures Former Target Location for New Store
-Total Transformation of Former Deerfoot Mall Under Construction
-Inside Van Cleef & Arpels' Newest Canadian Boutique [Photos]
-2nd Edmonton Outlet Mall Cancelled as Competing Landlords Strike Partnership
-New Platform Connects Canadian Retailers with Available Short-Term Spaces
-Brentwood Town Centre to See AMAZING Transformation – The Amazing Brentwood
