Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: November 28, 2016
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Our Article of the Day:
PINKO Opens 1st Canadian Store [Photos]
The contemporary, trend-focused Italian women's fashion brand has chosen Canada's most fashion-forward city for its first store, prior to any potential national expansion.
Top Stories - National:
-Cyber Monday deals 2016: What retailers are offering online in Canada (Financial Post)
-Black Friday shoppers hunt for bargains, minus pandemonium (CBC) and 'It's not really worth it': Canadians shun Black Friday shopping in U.S. (CBC)
-Black Friday no holiday for small retailers, bookseller says (CBC) and Black Friday isn't really impacting retail sales, StatsCan says (Kelowna Now)
-Retailers' use of dynamic pricing skyrockets (Toronto Star)
-Expect holiday retail sales to be 'flat': Analyst (Toronto Sun)
-Canadians warm up to social commerce (Strategy)
-Canada home to more than a million millionaires — but more are coming soon (CBC)
-Hatchimals craze causes frustration as demand outstrips supply (Global)
-Numerous Canadians flock to U.S. for Black Friday sales (WDAY)
-International News: Black Friday sparks violence around the world (CTV)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Inside The Weeknd's Starboy Pop-up on Ossington in Toronto (Style Democracy)
-Slow start for Black Friday gathers pace as shoppers in Toronto get into gear (Toronto Star)
-Blue Water Bridge Duty Free builds on store expansion (Moodie Report)
-Invasion of the pop-up shops: are temporary merch stores the new record stores? (NOW Magazine)
-Hidden gems: 'Tis the season to shop local (Halifax Chronicle Herald)
-'Poor sales island-wide' to blame for closure, says Templeton's owner (Newfoundland: CBC) and ealy's Deli third Water Street business to announce closure this week (Newfoundland: CBC)
-Black Friday shopping comes to P.E.I. (The Guardian)
-BIA pushing to keep Pelisser garage's retail space (Windsor: CBC)
-Christmas craft fair benefits both shoppers and sellers (New Brunswick, CBC)
-Panhandlers won't be welcome outside new liquor store (New Brunswick: CBC)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Downtown Vancouver retailers double-down on market faces competition on all sides (Vancouver Sun, with comment from Retail Insider's Craig Patterson)
-Shirtless man uses belt as a whip outside Vancouver Black Friday sale (CTV)
-Eat, drink, shop: Vancouver department stores offer some stylish food options (Vancouver Sun)
-Brewing controversy: redevelopment hit and misses in Edmonton (Calgary Herald)
-Change of landscape coming to Winnipeg's Osborne Village (Global)
-Collaboration blossoms between The Glenbow and Etsy (Calgary Herald)
-Federated Co-Operatives alarmed as non-Sask. companies win urban liquor licenses (650 CKOM)
-Saskatchewan MLA apologizes for liquor conflict (Canadian Grocer)
-Offsale prices dropping after SLGA debuts new sales model (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
-Threatening phone call led to Saskatoon Safeway store evacuation (CBC)
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