Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: November 14, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) New Company Helps Retailers and Malls Recoup Billions in Lost Sales
Engagement Agents, which launched earlier this year, helps retailers engage their malls’ physical and digital marketing channels, which they already pay for as part of their lease.
2) Saks Fifth Avenue Opens Flagship Food Hall [Photos]
The impressive culinary experience saw substantial crowds throughout the weekend, as the new food hall sees success with its very strategic location.
Top Stories - National:
-American Apparel to sell its brand to Montreal’s Gildan Activewear after filing for bankruptcy protection for second time (Financial Post)
-Visa expands $10 free grocery offer for shoppers hit by Walmart's Visa ban (CBC)
-Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Barack Obama wear Aldo shoes, it's a big compliment: Albert Bensadoun (Economic Times)
-Hudson’s Bay Company cuts outlook after sales fall more than expected at most of its chains (Financial Post)
-Sport Chek Continues Impressive Run (SGB)
-Is online shopping on the wane? (Globe & Mail)
-How a Canadian company caught the attention of U.S. retail behemoths ('Awake' chocolate bars) (Globe & Mail)
-Trump's protectionist sentiment could hurt retail sales in Canada (BNN)
-L’Oréal Canada Reveals Plans for Freestanding Retail (Updated) (Cosmetics Magazine)
-Do the math: Credit card reward points could cost you 20x their cost in interest (Financial Post)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Retailers with Operations in Quebec – Changes in the regulations on the presence of French on outdoor signs (Retail Council of Canada)
-'Every airbag' deploys when car crashes through CF Fairview Mall (Sunday afternoon, Inside Toronto)
-Food behind Jabalee family’s business success (Cape Breton Post)
-Toronto parking levy could put brakes on small businesses: Tuckey (Toronto Star)
-Inside Forever 21's new 'Under $15' outlet in Mississauga's Dixie Outlet Mall (Style Democracy)
-Local deli reopens after expansion (Thunder Bay: CBC)
(Central Canada news, continued...)
-Violet Waterer co-owned downtown Barrie camera store (Barrie Examiner)
-'He was loved': Music store owners expect Cohen sales to soar (Ottawa Citizen)
-Ottawa real-estate agent says pot-shop neighbour left his business high and dry (Ottawa Citizen)
-Now Open: Rosen's Cinnamon Buns (Toronto Star)
-Ottawa's Obama cookie bakery won't sell Trump treats (MetroNews)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Canada's Best Restroom 2016 Goes To Whitecourt, Alta. Gas Station (Huffington Post)
-Old gamers line up old school for retro Nintendo release (Edmonton Journal)
-Fire destroys five Delta businesses (24 Hours Vancouver)
Our Previous Articles:
-Last Chance to Register for IoT, Big Data Retail Summit – Nov. 15-16 in Toronto
-Azadi Jewellers Announces Expansion into North America
-Tsawwassen Mills Photo Tour [Photos]
-m0851 Launches Mall Expansion Strategy [Photos]
-Americans Receptive to Canadian Online Retailers, if Available: Survey
-Saint Laurent Opens Toronto Store [Photos]
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