Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: December 22, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Swarovski Launches Canada-Wide Store Expansion
The Austrian crystal retailer plans to grow its Canadian operations by opening more corporately-owned stores nationally, and has partnered with a leading brokerage as part of its expansion initiative.
2) Luxury Men’s Footwear Retailer Launches Unique Concept
The Canadian retailer launched an online/personal shopping store for luxury men’s shoes, featuring brands otherwise not available, but known worldwide as being some of the best shoemakers.
Top Stories - National:
-Fantastic Four of Canadian Retail Leaders Launch Canadian Retail Innovation Challenge (NewsWire press release)
-How China partnership helps Indochino offer men's custom suits faster (Globe & Mail)
-Retail rivals to benefit from Sobeys and Sears’ woes as international players retreat: Desjardins (Financial Post)
-For Wayfair’s Canadian chief, the key to being a game changer is bravery (Financial Post)
-Sears online customers fuming over undelivered Christmas gifts (Global News)
-Canada's largest Apparel and Textile Sourcing Show Expanding in 2017 (Benzinga)
-What are your rights around gift cards and gift returns? (CBC)
-Increasing lobster prices still not pinching demand (Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Inside Holt Renfrew’s stylish new office space on Bloor (Toronto Life)
-Local wine coming to a Quebec grocery store near you (CBC)
-Toronto just got a heavy metal record store, Stained Class, for Christmas (NOW Magazine)
-New owners of Elgin Mall believe in power of the petition (St. Thomas Times)
-My Home Apparel: Clothing company making an impact on homelessness (Halifax Chronicle Herald)
-Paul Mason: One-on-one with the original Fashion Santa (24 Hours Toronto)
-Sudbury thief banned from Canadian Walmarts (Sudbury Star)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Expanded Vancouver store on tap for fast-growing MEC in 2017 (Vancouver Sun)
-Vancouverites among first Canadians to get novel Starbucks coffee (Business in Vancouver)
-Strathcona Spirits: Edmonton's first distillery opens (CBC)
-Massive fire devastates local business (Edmonton: 630CHED)
Our Previous Articles:
-INGLOT Cosmetics to Expand Canadian Store Count for 2017
-New Study Finds ‘Convenience Cravers’ to be a Key Canadian Consumer Demographic
-Lululemon Opens 1st Canadian Men's Store [Photos]
-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]
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