Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: November 22, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) The ‘Cashman’ Russell Oliver Goes Back to His Retail Roots [Feature/Photos]
One of Toronto’s most familiar faces (and voices) has opened a luxury goods store in a prominent location — marking his first retail space in 25 years, after focusing on wholesale.
2) One Day 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:
-HBC pulls out the stops to kickstart holiday shopping season (BNN)
-Roots Partners with Air Canada to Launch High-Flying Shopping Experience (NewsWire)
-Apple Store's will replace batteries on iPhone 6S smartphones that unexpectedly shut down (Global News)
-Why IKEA is playing up its downstairs (Marketing Magazine)
-Wind Mobile is rebranded as Freedom Mobile (Toronto Star) and Wind Mobile seeks fresh start with new name, LTE Service (The Globe & Mail)
-Genesis, a new human-centred automobile luxury brand [retail stores to come] (The Province)
-McDonald’s to start offering McCafe on WestJet flights as coffee wars move from ground to the skies (Financial Post)
-More Canadians plan on crossing the border for U.S. Black Friday deals: survey (570 News)
-In uncertain times, consider the defensive stability of grocery store stocks (Canadian Business)
-Three Ways Brick And Mortar Retailers Can Survive In An Online Shopping World (Huffington Post)
-Opinion: Support local businesses (Orilla Packet)
Canadian News - Regional:
-Toronto's First Canadian Place to Open Saturdays Nov 19-December 17 (Style Democracy)
-The Weeknd's Starboy pop-up is coming to Toronto [Ossington] (BlogTO)
-Thunder Bay to decide if Fort William mall is help, hindrance to downtown redevelopment (Northern Ontario Business)
-The LCBO is opening a pop-up bar in Toronto that doesn't serve any alcohol (National Post)
-Cafe opens in what was once an old Toronto junk shop (BlogTO)
-Inside Pusateri’s swanky new 25,000-square-foot food hall in Saks (Toronto Life)
-Father and daughter team up to bring Freshii to south Guelph (Guelph Today)
(Regional News Continued Below)
-Store renovation paves way for growth at Importations Guay (The Moodie Davitt Report)
-’Tis the season to shop and Downtown Dartmouth has a great selection of hot spots (The Chronicle Herald)
-Sobeys boycott ends after company agrees to racial profiling training (Global News)
-Fried chicken frenzy heats up in Edmonton as first Popeyes opens (Global News)
-WSI Opens Mega Store In Calgary (Auto Service World)
-Chinatown seniors protest city plan (Vancouver Sun)
Our Previous Articles:
-L’Oréal Discusses Urban Decay Canadian Store Expansion
-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]
-Philipp Plein to Open Canadian Stores
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