Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: February 1, 2016
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Ex-CEO of Lululemon makes her new pitch: high-end frozen food [Globe & Mail]
-Canada’s online grocery market shows growing pains [Canadian Grocer]
-Holt Renfrew to Launch Second Chapter of 'All Together' Campaign [WWD]
-Sugar Mobile could shake up cellphone oligopoly in Canada [CBC]
-Sleep Country Canada Declares Second Quarterly Dividend [Newswire]
-How Should Legal Marijuana Be Advertised? [Huffington Post]
-Canadian food banks fear perfect storm from rising fresh food prices [Canadian Grocer]
-McDonald’s need for speed: Inside CEO Steve Easterbrook’s bold strategy to transform the fast-food giant [Financial Post]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Lansdowne redevelopment signals demand for malls near transit [Business in Vancouver]
-HY Louie sells three IGA stores to Overwaitea, closes wholesaling division [Business in Vancouver]
-Inside the HAY Market pop-up at Nordstrom in Vancouver [Eco.Lux.Luv]
-Everyone should have food security [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Downtown shops feeling economic pinch [Calgary: News 660]
-North Vancouver artisan collective showcases local talent [North Shore News]
-BC wine drinkers paying a lot more for a lot less [Vancouver Sun]
-Why is cauliflower so expensive in northwest B.C.? [Prince Rupert News]
Central/Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Fredericton Flea Market thriving in former Target location [CBC]
-IKEA celebrates 100k visitors since opening in Quebec City [Live in Quebec]
-Walmart arrives at Bayshore Shopping Centre — and leaves Lincoln Fields [Ottawa: CBC]
-Labour council challenges proposal for holiday shopping in the Glebe [Ottawa Sun]
-Goodwill closure leaves United Way Peel scrambling to find new partner [Mississauga.com]
-Retailer eyes move into medical marijuana sale [Brantford Expositor]
-'It's hard to say bye' (grocery store closing) [Brockville Recorder]
-Historic Amherst store shut its doors Saturday [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
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