Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: December 20, 2016
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Our Article of the Day:
Lululemon Opens 1st Canadian Men's Store [Photos]
Canada's first exclusive Lululemon men's store has opened, with more locations to follow. The new store is unique, featuring community space and various guy-targeted features.
Top Stories - National:
-Grocery store medical clinics: See the doctor & go shopping all under one roof (CBC News)
-Funeral Thursday for Home Hardware co-founder Walter Hachborn (CBC News)
-Hudson's Bay: A Comprehensive Strategy That Is Paying Off (Seeking Alpha)
-Amazon Launches its First Cloud Data Center in Canada (Nearshore)
-It's time to talk about the politics of the fashion industry (Metro)
-How to have smart sales that draw profits (Chronicle Herald)
-Available only to paid 'Unlimited' subscribers and G&M App users: Don't be tempted by the beaten-down shares of Sobeys owner Empire (The Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Take a final tour of Honest Ed's with David Mirvish (CBC News)
-A suburban power centre has been plopped down in the Junction (Toronto: BlogTO)
-Finding art and history among the malls of Montreal's underground city (Ottawa Citizen)
-Yes, you can buy TTC parody merchandise now (Metro Toronto) and Take a look at this parody TTC merchandise (Toronto Life)
-Cannabis Culture Montreal Locations Close After One Day (Marijuana)
-Freed Developments acquires rights to Toronto Fashion Week (Banner)
-Used and unusual: The past, present and future of Toronto’s used and antiquarian bookstores (National Post)
-Ontario craft distillers say new rules hamper small business growth (CityNews)
-The clothes are free at this new store (CBC News: PEI)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Downtown arena drawing business to Edmonton's inner city (CBC News)
-Partners REIT announces sale of British Columbia property for $12.8 million (MarketWired)
-After years of prohibition and tough regulations, craft distilleries open for the first time in Edmonton (Edmonton Journal)
-B.C. retailer cashes in on holiday gift returns (Vancouver Sun)
-First “World of Whisky” store in Calgary opens (Food In Canada)
-Seton Park Place brings convenience to the doorstep (includes retail) (Calgary Herald)
-Christmas dinner by Earth's General Store, on Christmas Day ($35) (Edmonton Journal)
Our Previous Articles:
-Christofle Launches Freestanding Canadian Store Expansion [Photos]
-Warby Parker Opens 2nd Canadian Store [Photos]
-Saks OFF 5TH Announces Park Royal Store
-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]
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