Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: December 23, 2016
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(source: Zimbio)
Happy Holidays from Retail Insider
Top Stories - National:
-Update: Boxing Day deals: What are the best bargains in Canada and where to find them (Financial Post)
-Top retail stories of 2016: Sobeys has a bumpy ride, Rexall and Rona deals change the landscape (Financial Post)
-Canada retail sales jump in Oct on gasoline, merchandise stores (Reuters)
-Le Chateau Announces a Securities Reclassification Resulting from the Voluntary Conversion of Multiple Voting Shares by its Founder (MarketWired)
-Ikea warns customers in Canada not to attempt sleepovers in its stores (Global News)
-Drag of lower food prices helps slow inflation to 1.2%, while retail sales rise (Metro)
-Attention, shoppers: Be wary of 'free' shipping that's not actually free (CTV News)
-6 common shopping mistakes to avoid on Boxing Day (Global News)
-A guide to making holiday returns (CTV News)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Birks courts millennials with new concept store in Toronto’s Yorkdale mall (Financial Post)
-Hundreds pay their respects to Home Hardware co-founder (News 570)
-The Imperative is Toronto’s 100% all-vegan shop (BlogTO)
-Skittles’ Holiday Pawn Shop reopens in Toronto (Strategy)
-How one Syrian refugee saved a Nova Scotia bakery (Canadian Grocer)
-Toronto's department store holiday window displays, ranked (Toronto Life)
-From banking to booze: Ontario gets its first ombudsman for beer (680 News)
-Heritage committee in Hamilton at odds with councillors over fate of historic Gore Park buildings (CBC News)
-Parkdale BIA to dish out random acts of kindness in community (InsideToronto)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Victoria bookseller challenged chains, supported local authors (Re: Bolen Books CBC) and Mel Bolen, founder of Bolen Books, has died (Victoria Times Colonist)
-Shopping local good for Calgary retailers (Global News)
-Kazoodles Toys focuses on classic toys, child-toy matchmakin (The Reflector)
-New Banff shop for pot paraphernalia (Rocky Mountain Outlook)
-Pharmacy in Sechlet, BC to be divested again (Coast Reporter)
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