Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: December 15, 2016
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Our Article of the Day:
Warby Parker Opens 2nd Canadian Store [Photos]
The innovative American retailer launched its Canadian expansion over the summer, in an increasingly-competitive eyewear market. It's newest store includes several unique features.
Top Stories - National:
-To buy Rexall, McKesson agrees to sell 28 stores (Toronto Star) and McKesson selling 28 stores to win Competition Bureau nod for Rexall deal (The Globe & Mail)
-Pot chains make plans to expand across Canada ahead of legalization (Globe & Mail)
-Canadian retailers must disrupt — or be disrupted (Toronto Star)
-Sobeys’ struggles continue as parent sees profit cut in half (The Globe & Mail)
-Costco set to open its first Canadian office, business supplies store (The Globe & Mail)
-Despite A Comeback, Lululemon Can't Shake Its Gadfly Founder (Forbes)
-Loblaw pledges 30 per cent carbon reduction by 2030 (The Province)
-Health Canada’s new food labels will help shoppers better compare products (Toronto Star)
-The changing face of Boxing Day (Marketing Magazine)
-Amazon and death of the shopping mall: 10 retail trends to watch for in 2017 (Global News)
-Salesfloor Performance Data Points to Stronger Holiday Results for Retailers (MarketWired)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Corner stores, LCBO left high and dry by pot report (Toronto Star)
-Toronto will get a Toronto Women's Fashion Week next spring (StyleDemocracy)
-Drake General Store pop-up opens under 'Nyctophilia' lights in Mount Dennis (InsideToronto)
-No licence needed: N.S. drops requirement for stores selling movies, video games (570NEWS)
-Old “Yeh! Frozen Yogurt” On St-Laurent Street Turning Into Montreal’s First-Ever Legal Weed Store (MTLBlog)
-Kredl's Corner Market on verge of bankruptcy (CBC: New Brunswick)
-The vinyl comeback (Waterloo Record)
-Former Yonge/Eglinton Split-Level Retail Plaza Demolished (UrbanToronto)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-'It's not just shopping, right?': life in the shadow of North America's biggest mall (West Edmonton Mall: The Guardian) and The Ghermezians: Canadians who want to build the 'American Dream' in New Jersey (NewsWorks)
-Jollibee opens first Canadian store in Winnipeg (Global News)
-Canine staffer at Regina Lowe’s store passes away (Global News)
-Attacks on shoppers at 2 Calgary malls triggers security review (CBC News)
-Inside Phil & Sebastian’s New Downtown Calgary Cafe (Sprudge)
-Powell River store owners compete for sales (Powell River Peak)
-Federated Co-op disappointed in permits awarded (Estevan Mercury)
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-Snowflake Opens New Flagship [Photos]
-TWG Tea Launches North American Retail Expansion [Photos]
-Air Miles Opens 1st Brick-and-Mortar Store [Photos]
-Aritzia Officially Launches Babaton Store Concept [Photos]
-Luxury Brands Increasingly Choosing Suburban Canadian Malls [Analysis]
-L'Éclair de Génie to Open 1st North American Retail Location
-BUILD IT By Design Expanding into High-End Retail
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