Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: November 16, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Sandro Opens 1st Freestanding Canadian Store, Plans National Expansion [Photos]
The upscale French fashion brand has officially opened its first freestanding Canadian store, and more locations are planned.
2) SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Retail Council of Canada to Launch Shopping Centre Study
The study will rank Canada's top centres based on metrics including productivity, size, and pedestrian count, and will be the first of its kind in Canada.
Top Stories - National:
-Loblaw Cos Ltd profit climbs 25% with help from financial and property businesses (Globe & Mail)
-Canadians less likely than Americans, Britons to do holiday shopping online: Study (BNN) and New SAS Data Shows Canadians Prefer To Shop In-Store During the Holidays (NewsWire)
-Lululemon founder is ‘long-term-driven’ for company (Business In Vancouver)
-Top 10 eCommerce Trends That Will Impact Retail in 2017 (Edmonton Journal)
-Interac's tap-and-pay launch had to be done right (The Globe & Mail)
-Ipsos: 'Businesses should look beyond Millennials’ (Marketing Magazine)
-Nordstrom’s Big Department Store Bet: [Toronto] (Racked)
-American Apparel's Stores Are Likely To Vanish (Forbes)
-Stokes Inc. and Jesta I.S Partner to Gather New Channels to Drive More Growth (RIS)
-Why Loblaw Companies Limited Is a Strong Buy Right Now (Motley)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Metro’s profit climbs 10 per cent (Globe & Mail)
-As Honest Ed’s comes to an end, a community festival to celebrate the city (Toronto Star) and Community Council approves 'four corners' plan for Bloor and Bathurst (InsideToronto)
-Have You Been to the Massive Premium Outlet Mall Minutes from Mississauga? (InSauga)
-Ottawa’s first Starbucks Evening store opens in ByWard (Fulcrum)
-Six months later, a Toronto No Frills still closed (Beach Metro)
-Mixed-use development in Bloor West Village given greenlight (InsideToronto)
-A walk through Montreal's Eva-B (McGrill Tribune)
-New tenants at Cornwall Square (Standard-Freeholder)
-Two women rescued from sinkhole in front of Sears store in Kitchener (The Guardian)
-Rod Phillips: Will there be an LCBO-SAQ price war on wine? (Montreal Gazette)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Vancouver council gives go-ahead to major makeover of Pacific Centre's famous dome (Straight)
-Loblaw uncorks convenience with British Columbia wine varieties on shelf at first of six grocery locations (NewsWire) and U.S. levels complaint against B.C. wine sales [at grocery stores] (Business In Vancouver)
-Calgary retail report says many areas lacking corner stores, free parking (MetroNews)
-After Long Delays, Mount Pleasant’s Highly Anticipated Federal Store Is Now Open (Scout Magazine)
-Shamattawa still in crisis weeks after fire destroyed lone grocery store (CBC)
-St. Vital businesses offer 'taste of home' to growing African community (Manitoba: CBC News)
-Senior suing Superstore after allegedly being hit, choked by worker (CTV News)
Our Previous Articles:
-Retail Council of Canada to Launch Shopping Centre Study
-Philipp Plein to Open Canadian Stores
-New Company Helps Retailers and Malls Recoup Billions in Lost Sales
-Saks Fifth Avenue Opens Flagship Food Hall [Photos]
-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
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