Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: March 14, 2016
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Prada Opens Vancouver Flagship [Photos]
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Top Stories - National:
-Canadian retailers closing amid intense competition, failure to adapt to market [CBC]
-Rexall's takover could boost bottom lines for pharmacies and health care [Globe & Mail]
-CEO says Hudson's Bay plans to invest $1.4-billion in Kaufhof: report [Globe & Mail]
-High-end retailers try to unravel millennials' idea of luxury [Toronto Star]
-Aldo’s reboot: The shoe giant’s bold next steps ['Unlimited' Paywall: Globe & Mail]
-Diving deep into Loblaw’s loyalty program [Canadian Grocer]
-Reitmans wages 'retail offensive' with jeans video [Marketing Magazine]
-Why Empire Company Limited Fell 15% in a Day [Motley]
-South Asian, Chinese Canadians more brand loyal (Study) [Marketing Magazine]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Your favourite shop doesn't have a website? Toronto really wants to help [Globe & Mail]
-Sobeys Quebec launches mobile app [Canadian Grocer]
-Alimentation Couche-Tard And The Temptations Of Consolidation [Seeking Alpha]
-Labour council files appeal of Glebe holiday shopping expansion [Ottawa Citizen]
-Family-run Mile End clothing store to close after 57 years [Montreal: CTV]
-Hall's Pharmacy: Family shares its fond memories [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
-Simons to spill family fashion secrets at Square One [Toronto Star]
-Mega auto mall drives controversy in east end [Toronto Sun]
Western Canada/North: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Edmonton pawn shops booming as economy tumbles [Edmonton Journal]
-Vancouver Island-based vegan handbag brand: founder Q&A [Vancouver Sun]
-A slippery road to success for Metchosin soap company [Victoria Times Colonist]
-Parker: Raw Canvas a colourful addition to Kensington [Calgary Herald]
-148 New 7-Eleven Stores to Open in Western Canada [Kelowna Now]
-Vancouver Entrepreneurs: Stiffy's & Co. [Vancity Buzz]
-Return of alcohol fuels controversy, worry in Iqaluit [T.Star]
-Sask farmers show interest in vegetables as value rises [Global]
Our Previous Articles:
-Aesop Continues Rapid Expansion With More Canadian Locations
-Prominent Saint Catherine Street Retail Buildings Acquired
-Links of London to Open 2 Freestanding Canadian Locations this Spring
-World's 1st Saks Fifth Avenue Food Hall Opens [Photos]
-Inside Harry Rosen's New Square One Flagship [Photos]
-Black Goat Cashmere to Open Unique Governmenet Street Location