Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: November 24, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Pusateri's Fine Foods Reopens Fire-Devastated Flagship (and it's Better than Ever)
The upscale food retailer's original location is open again for business, after being closed for almost 15 months. We snapped photos of the impressive new space.
2) Study Finds ‘Generation Z’ to be a Driving Force for Holiday Consumption [With Video]
A new study finds that this youthful group is having a profound effect on spending patterns, in a considerably different way than previous generations.
Top Stories - National:
-Black Friday deals 2016: What retailers are offering in Canada (Financial Post)
-Move over, Gen Y: Gen Z is ready to spend (BNN)
-Inside the shopping extravaganza that Black Friday has become in Canada (Financial Post)
-Black Friday now part of our holiday festivities (CANOE)
-Shopify's garage group launches flash sale app Frenzy (Mobile Syrup)
-BMW Canada invests in the future (Wheels)
-Couche-Tard profits hurt by a flood, a hurricane and an oil pipeline leak (Montreal Gazette)
-Birks Slides to Loss in Weak Canadian Economy (Rapaport)
-Department stores rethink strategy as they lose ground to online shopping (More US-based, but in Toronto Star)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Plans for The Well at Front/Spadina get council’s praise (Toronto: the Bulletin)
-Yorkville store bashed for 'Black Fridays Matter' ad (CTV News)
-Toronto Old City Hall could feature a museum, commercial space in the future (CBC News)
-There’s a new 'Fashion Santa' at Yorkdale (Toronto Star)
-Cobourg Sears store to close in March (Northumberland Today)
-Ballistic latest business to close in downtown St. John's (CBC News)
-Retail sales rebound on P.E.I. (CBC News)
-Downtown Montreal getting another hotel and condo tower by 2019 (with retail: Montreal Gazette)
-Partynextdoor Announces Toronto Pop-Up Shops (Exclaim)
-Newly opened shoe store to collect 'Socks For Troops' (Ottawa Trooper)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-James Munro, owner of iconic Victoria bookstore, dies (Toronto Star)
-Vancouver stores look to cash in on Black Friday (Business in Vancouver)
-Liquor stores operated by Sobeys, as well as Alberta and B.C. companies, coming to Saskatoon in next 18 months (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
-Locations, owners announced for 50 private liquor stores in Saskatchewan (CBC News)
-Inside Mount Begbie Brewing's new brewery [and retail shop] (Revelstoke Review)
-Grocers in Kelowna use different models to sell alcohol (Daily Courier)
Our Previous Articles:
-Trendy Ossington Avenue Sees Changes with Major Retail Additions
-The ‘Cashman’ Russell Oliver Goes Back to His Retail Roots [Feature/Photos]
-L’Oréal Discusses Urban Decay Canadian Store Expansion
-Squish Candies Embarks on Canadian Expansion
-Richemont Launches Canadian Luxury Boutique Expansion [Feature Article]
-Les Avenues Vaudreuil Set to Transform Retail in Suburban Montreal
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