Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: November 21, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) L’Oréal Discusses Urban Decay Canadian Store Expansion
The popular cosmetics brand opened its first freestanding Canadian store in September, and it plans to open several more Canadian stores, according to its Chief Retail Officer.
2) 2 Days Left to Sponsor Canadian Shopping Centre Study
Retail Council of Canada is launching its first Canadian Shopping Centre Study next month, and there’s still time for those looking to get exposure to thousands of Canadian retailers.
Top Stories - National:
-Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Smartphone hacks to make shopping easier (CTV)
-15 glorious pictures of the Google Experience store at Best Buy (Canadian launch last week) (Mobile Syrup)
-The battle for Canadian loyalty and expiring points: Consumers will fight hard for what they’ve collected (Financial Post)
-Food prices post first annual drop since 2000 (CTV) and Inflation in Canada rises to 1.5% in October despite lower food costs (CBC)
-Customers not happy with Apple's 'pitiful' cure for iPhone 'touch disease' (CBC)
-‘My kid needs one’: How a US$60 plastic egg with Canadian roots cracked the holiday toy market (Financial Post)
-A new crop of digital businesses is going physical and seeing results (Financial Post)
-Saje Natural Wellness to Open First US Store in Valencia Nov. 25 (Santa Clarita News)
-How Aldo Survives the Mall (Racked)
-Available only to paid 'Unlimited' subscribers, or free via G&M's mobile app: Losing streak for Canadian retail sales may be ending in Canada (Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Gatineau boy's drawing comes alive as a plush toy at Ikea (Ottawa: CBC)
-Prepared meals in vending machines coming to Toronto (BlogTO)
-Inside Stole My Heart, a new lingerie store on Dundas West that sells Claire Underwood’s PJs (Toronto Life)
-Menswear store may be old, but it's open to new ideas (in Amherst NS) (Guardian)
-Parents in Kitchener, Ont. line up before sunrise for Hatchimal toys (CTV)
-Toronto gets an epic new candy store ('Sweet Addictions') (BlogTO)
-Sleep Country Opens in Chatham, Ontario (NewsWire)
-The Right Chemistry: Is all this plastic packaging necessary? (Montreal Gazette)
-Plastic object found in bread raises concerns for PEI couple (CBC)
-Ontario couple plead guilty to quick-switch theft of $10,000 diamond in N.B. (MetroNews)
-Parking tax will get a bumpy ride: Briefing note (Toronto Sun)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Changes to B.C. liquor rules allow barbershops, salons and other retail outlets to serve alcohol (Globe & Mail)
-Mall redevelopment in works in Coquitlam (Coquitlam Centre) (Tri Cities News)
-Calgary store Eisenbergs' Fine Furniture closing after nearly 100 years (Global News)
-Alberta Craft Council to expand spaces in Edmonton and Calgary (CBC)
-Google opens retail space in Vancouver (Vancouver Sun)
-Serving up coffee with unique home decor (One and Only Design Studio) (Brandon Sun)
-Grocery competition heats up as new chain arrives in Winnipeg (CTV)
-Parksville thrift store offers more than deals (Parksville Qualicum Beach News)
-B.C. man accused of profiting from reselling stolen baby formula (Canadian Grocer)
-Yukon jewelry designer's sales skyrocket after nod from Duchess of Cambridge (Chronicle Herald)
Our Previous Articles:
-Squish Candies Embarks on Canadian Expansion
-50000-sq-ft liquor store coming to new True North Square (Winnipeg Sun)
-Richemont Launches Canadian Luxury Boutique Expansion [Feature Article]
-Les Avenues Vaudreuil Set to Transform Retail in Suburban Montreal
-Sandro Opens 1st Freestanding Canadian Store, Plans National Expansion [Photos]
-Retail Council of Canada to Launch Shopping Centre Study
-Philipp Plein to Open Canadian Stores
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