Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: February 12, 2016
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Square One Rendering: Janson Goldstein via Holt Renfrew
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Holt Renfrew Reveals New Square One Details and Renderings
2) Inside Michael Jordan's First Canadian Store [Photos]
*Note: Due to Holidays in most of Canada, Retail Insider will not publish on Monday, February 15*
Top Stories - Canada:
-Work in retail? Brock Prof wants to hear from you [News 610]
-Hudson's Bay Partners With Dsquared2 To Design Team Canada's Opening Ceremony Look For Rio 2016 [Newswire] Related: World to get glimpse of Canadian cool at summer Olympics [Chain Store Age]
-Decentral to Sell Bitcoin in Retail Stores Across Canada [CryptoCoinsNews]
-It's 'Christmas in February': Why car shows are so important [Globe & Mail]
-How grocers are aiming to connect with ethnic consumers [Marketing Magazine]
-Billion-dollar mistake: How inferior IT killed Target Canada [ZDNet]
-The Body Shop Celebrates Its 40th With a New Social Responsibility Plan (including Canada) [Cosmetics Magazine]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Government, critics duel over Saskatchewan liquor stores' future [Regina Leader Post]
-Michael Hingston: Meet some of Edmonton's online booksellers [Edmonton Journal]
-Buy Canadian food and save money [Western Producer]
-A new era in grocery shopping? [Squamish Chief]
Central/Eastern Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Valentine's Day in Nova Scotia is good business for retailers [CBC]
-All-Star weekend latest round in running battle of the shoe brands [Toronto Star]
-This is what riding Nike's streetcar shoe store is like [BlogTO]
-Longo’s Family Charitable Foundation donates $500,000 to hospital [Grocery Business]
-Expect wine sales in Ontario supermarkets this fall [Canadian Grocer]
-Photos of the Week: The transformation of Loblaw’s original head office [Grocery Business]
-Plastic industry wants Montreal suburb to halt proposed bag ban [Canadian Grocer]
Our Previous Articles:
-Nordstrom and Saks to Transform Yonge Street Retail
-J2 Merchandising Now Available Throughout North America
-Holt Renfrew to Shutter Sherway Gardens Store
-InPost Lockers 24/7 Expands into Western Canada and Quebec, Seeks Partner Landlords
-F21 RED by Forever 21 to Open 1st Western Canadian Location
-Saks Prepares for its Canadian Debut [Photos]
