Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: November 3, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Marshalls Continues Aggressive Canadian Store Expansion
The TJX-owned retailer has opened 10 Canadian stores since August, with no end in sight. Competition will be fierce as similar retailers also open locations nationally.
2) Birks Montreal Flagship to Renovate and Add Luxury Hotel
The iconic downtown flagship will see substantial changes, in anticipation of a nearby Saks Fifth Avenue and other recent area announcements.
Top Stories - National:
-Companies aim to sell students on sales (The Globe & Mail)
-How obscure retailers can gain a customer’s trust online (The Globe & Mail)
-Ottawa’s Shopify posts 89% jump in Q3 revenue (Ottawa Business Journal) and Shopify strengthens its analytics offering (Marketing Magazine)
-Consumer confidence posts big drop in October (Marketing Magazine)
-Small businesses could be unintended casualties of infrastructure push (The Globe & Mail)
-Brands should think mobile first: Zenith (Marketing Magazine)
-Inside Lululemon's unconventional influencer network (Fashionista)
-’Tis the season to get a [retail] job (Toronto Sun)
-goeasy Ltd. Launches Point-of-Sale Financing Platform with Sears Canada Inc. (Marketwired)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Online booze ordering needs more buzz, says LCBO’s new CEO (Toronto Star)
-Preliminary Plans Reveal Scope of Toronto's Unilever Redevelopment (Urban Toronto)
-Costco store in Waterloo opening Tuesday (The Record)
-It's beginning to look a lot like the holidays in Toronto, but is it too soon? (CBC News)
-The Bay and political correctness (Montreal: The Suburban)
-The All-New Downtown Montreal “Street-Style” Clothing Boutique You Gotta Check Out ASAP (MTLBlog)
-Ontario retailer has been empowering women through fashion for more than 50 years (Global News)
-$10 for a grande? Starbucks pushes pricey brews at Ottawa store (CTV News)
-Proposal calls for restaurant, food store in former Ottawa church (Ottawa: CBC News)
-Fog Off hits the road to promote unique business (The Chronicle Herald)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Canada: Whole Foods Market opens at Victoria, British Columbia (EPR Retail News)
-Edmonton city councillors consider zoning restrictions on marijuana dispensaries (Edmonton Sun)
-Local businesses connected by community (Delta Optimist)
-Edmonton hospitality company drops bid for ‘mega bar’ on 104 Street (Global News)
-Hideout Distro opens its doors for arts, community, and music in Edmonton (Vue Weekly)
-Craft fairs’ personal touch gives ‘much more meaning’ to holiday gifts (Vancouver Sun)
-Saskatoon playwright asks shoppers for help writing play (Saskatoon: CBC News)
-Firecrust Pizzeria brings its build-your-own Neapolitan pizza to downtown Vancouver (Straight)
Our Previous Articles:
-Saje Natural Wellness Reveals National and International Expansion Plans
-InPost Launches 'Virtual Address' and 'Locker-to-Locker' in Canada
-BonLook Launches Canada-Wide Store Expansion
-Why The Shops at Aura Retail Centre is Unsuccessful (With Photos)
-Downtown Edmonton Seeing Retail Renaissance
-Inside Strellson’s New Yorkdale Store [Photos]
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-Saks OFF 5TH Announces 2 More Canadian Stores
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