Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: December 27, 2016
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(131 Bloor St. W., Toronto - Cartier/Black Goat Cashmere/Agent Provocateur - photo: Bloor-Yorkville, via Instagram)
Top Stories - National:
-Challenge 2017: ‘Pets, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ will dominate the retail landscape (Financial Post)
-Dollarama, Amazon 'forces to be reckoned with' in Canada in 2017 (CTV)
-DIG360– Leger Survey: Holiday & Boxing Day Observations (PDF Study)
-Fred's, a small drugstore chain, may become national player (Montreal Gazette)
-Should retailers pay for customers to return merchandise? (Globe & Mail)
-Return policies a must-read for unwanted holiday gifts (Toronto Star)
-Why Lululemon has stayed sweet (Toronto Star)
-Boxing Day still relevant in face of online and Black Friday shopping (Leader Post)
-Busiest shopping day of the year in Canada (December 23) (Global News)
-Business owners must ensure their loyalty points and gift card programs are up to date (Financial Post)
-Saje offers peaceful oasis in Malibu (Canadian retailer expands to US) (Malibu Surfside)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Estimated 120,000 shoppers visit Yorkdale for Boxing Day deals (Toronto Star) and Boxing Day shoppers line up early for deals despite slippery streets (CBC)
-Meet Milli, in the fashion business on Main St. in Hamilton for 52 years (CBC)
-The ten best Toronto store openings of 2016 (Toronto Life)
-Oakville bookstore Archetype gets heart-warming epilogue from cartoonist (Globe & Mail)
-Airports have figured out the key to traveller happiness — bump up the luxury (Toronto Star)
-Recreational marijuana ruling creates foggy space for artisanal products (Toronto Star)
-Burlington's Filman's men's wear closed Saturday (Inside Halton)
-Couple hopeful Torreense Store tradition will carry on (Waterloo Record)
-Shopify named a top pick for Q1, 2017 at Paradigm (Cantech)
-Free Hatchimals: Parents rush to Labrador City Canadian Tire to sing for this year's hottest toy (CBC)
-Owner of former Eaton's building in Thunder Bay fined $50K (CBC)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Boxing Day sales brisk in Metro Vancouver - but not for electronics (CBC) and Parking lots packed with shoppers at Calgary malls (CTV)
-Retail Store's flyers reportedly dumped and not delivered by Canada Post (Kelowna Now)
-Robson St. rent second priciest in Canada, way behind New York (Western Investor)
-Liquor warehouse continues taking shape (St Albert Gazette)
-Strong Christmas For Winnipeg Reatilers (MyToba)
-Tiny store specializes in timeless toys (Manitoba Cooperator)
-Commercial sector has grown considerably over 25 years (Lethbridge Herald)
-Wrapping paper famine hits Yellowknife just before Christmas (CBC)
-Richmond RCMP arrest 16 during "Christmas blitz" against shoplifting (Vancouver Sun)
-Parker: UNDRCARD brings group boxing fitness to Calgary (Calgary Herald)
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