Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: October 17, 2016
/Our Articles of the Day:
1) Inside Yorkdale’s Impressive Expansion Wing [Photos]
2) RYU Apparel Announces 1st Toronto Location
Top Stories - National:
-Saint John jewelry theft draws similar stories from stores Canada-wide (CBC)
-Medical cannabis producers jockey for top spot as legalization for recreational use looms (CBC)
-How Joseph Mimran, founder of Club Monaco and Joe Fresh, invests his money (Globe & Mail)
-Cosmoprof on the Road to Bring Show to Toronto (Cosmetics Magazine)
*Available only to Globe & Mail paid 'Unlimited' subscribers: King of convenience: How Couche-Tard’s Bouchard built an empire (Globe & Mail)
*Available only to Globe & Mail paid 'Unlimited' subscribers: Mountain Equipment Co-op eases board-applicant rules (Marina Strauss: Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Mall in north London needs council backing to transform space into entertainment centre (London Free Press)
-Luxury Car Dealership Rising Next to the DVP on Dundas East (Urban Toronto)
-College Street businesses may seek financial compensation for sidewalk project (Toronto: CBC)
-New lingerie store, La Vie en Rose, opens at the Charlottetown Mall (Charlottetown Guardian)
-Meet Atelier New Regime, The Streetwear Brand Putting Montreal On The Map (The Fader)
-Windsor cigar stores could feel impact of Cuban-US thaw (CBC)
-Denninger's leaving Jackson Square, cites LRT construction fears (Hamilton ON: CBC)
(Central Canada news continued below)
-Angela Mark closing her fashion store in Peterborough (Peterborough Examiner)
-Local entrepreneur expanding his unique sports themed business (North Bay: Bay Today)
-New store and gas bar driving down prices in Sault (Sault Star)
-New Stores for Suncoast Mall in Goderich (BlackburnNews.com)
-Rare trading cards grabbed in Moncton store robbery (CBC)
-IKEA Etobicoke celebrates 15th birthday (Inside Toronto)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Busy Tsawwassen Mills has no plans to change parking lot configuration (Business in Vancouver)
-'Justice for blemished fruit': How some B.C. companies are fighting global food waste (CBC)
-Most Manitobans support letting stores choose Sunday shopping hours (CBC)
-London Drugs enters loyalty rewards game (Canadian Grocer)
-‘Misfit’ produce makes grocery store debut in Alberta Save-On-Foods locations (Global News)
-City of Lougheed rises next door (Tri-City News)
-'Make your Truck Great Again': Edmonton auto shop turns Trump into unwitting sales rep (CBC)
-Listeriosis contamination suspected from Richmond grocery store Foody World (BC: CBC)
Our Previous Articles:
-Warby Parker to Open 2nd Toronto Store
-Londonderry Shopping Centre Overhaul on Track for 2017 Completion [Before & After Photos]
-Rolex Opens Largest Location in North America, in Vancouver (Photos)
-Danier Relaunches Under New Ownership
-SoulCycle to Enter Canada as it Commences International Expansion
-Saks Food Hall and Pusateri’s Avenue Road Opening Dates Announced
-Tsawwassen Mills Opens to Massive Crowds [Photos/Floor Plan]
-MUJI Reveals Ambitious Canadian Expansion Plans (Q&A)
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