Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: December 14, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Snowflake Opens New Flagship [Photos]
The iconic Canadian high-end outerwear and accessories retailer has relocated its flagship to one of Canada’s top luxury addresses.
2) Saks OFF 5TH Announces Park Royal Store
It will be the second location for the retailer in the Lower Mainland, following an October store opening at Tsawwassen Mills.
Top Stories - National:
-Update: Costco to open first business centre in Canada — a move that could ‘devastate’ wholesale distributors (Financial Post)
-Canada Post says Dec. 22 last day to mail packages for Christmas (CBC)
-Marijuana task force calls for retail and mail order sales in Canada (Metro News) and Canada marijuana task force recommends retail pot sales and a minimum age of 18 (VICE)
-Hudson’s Bay Co. is failing at beating Amazon.com (HiBusiness)
-Apple’s [delayed] $219 AirPods are now available to order online in Canada (MobileSyrup)
-Stores bring in extra security for the holidays (660News)
-Canada Goose x OVO Are Collaborating on a Winter 2016 Collection (Billboard)
-L'Oreal Canada builds out influencer marketing with shoppable video (RetailDive)
-'Article' targets online supply chain efficiencies (Business In Vancouver)
-Last-minute cyber security tips for retailers (IT World Canada)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-HMV says its flagship store in Toronto isn't going anywhere (BlogTO)
-Artisans hope to cash in on 'Buy Local' this shopping season (CBC News: Nova Scotia)
-Doomie's Vegan Restaurant is opening a boutique (NOW Toronto)
-Freshii opens in downtown Sarnia (Sarnia This Week)
-Iconic Waterloo retailer announces plans to close (The Record)
-PROREIT Closes Four Property Acquisitions (MarketWired)
-According to customers, the Canada Goose store has the worst customer service (StyleDemocracy)
-Three-tower development plan at O-Train junction needs tweaks, critics say [includes grocery retail space] (Ottawa Journal)
-Four-building development planned for Innovation Drive in Kanata (Ottawa Community News)
-2 marijuana stores to open in Plateau-Mont-Royal borough (CBC News: Montreal)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Public Consultation underway on Proposed Accessibility Standard on Employment in Manitoba (Retail Council of Canada)
-Downtown condo tower [including retail space] stands to lose $75K after construction permit expires (CBC News: Winnipeg)
-New Look Vision Group Inc. Completes Acquisition of Retail Optical Chain in British Columbia (MarketWired)
-Confidence growing as Alberta’s economy continues to rally (CTV News Calgary)
-Blaze Pizza opens Calgary store on Thursday (Marketplace)
-Alberta liquor store association unhappy with pot recommendations (Metro Edmonton)
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