Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: March 2, 2016
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Photo: Square One/Oxford Properties
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Square One Opens 'Luxury Wing' Expansion [Photos]
2) Kate Spade Continues Canadian Store Expansion
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Top Stories - National:
-Rexall drug store chain to be sold to McKesson in $3 billion deal [Financial Post]
-February a hotbed of activity in Canadian retail [Marketing Magazine]
-Canada’s second-hand economy worth $28 billion: report [Financial Post]
-Outdoor retailer MEC commits to using renewable energy at all facilities [Canadian Manufacturing]
-Senate committee calls for tax on sugary drinks [Canadian Grocer]
-Five reasons why Loblaw's dividend is ripe for growth [Globe & Mail]
-Canadian Designer Christopher Bates Launches Shoe Line [Huffington Post]
-IKEA goes local with living rooms [Marketing Magazine]
-Kraft Heinz announces Canadian leadership team changes [Canadian Grocer]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Ontario wine producers have mixed feelings about grocery store sales [Globe & Mail]
-LCBO readies launch of home delivery service [Canadian Grocer]
-Dartmouth's Gateway Meat Market has recipe for cheap groceries [CBC]
-Lachine residents to help shape new and improved Notre-Dame St. [Montreal Gazette]
-Cape Breton food co-op wants municipal money [CBC]
-An expanded retail footprint for essence makeup [Retail Realm]
-Fresh local food even in the winter: Just because we can [Ottawa: Metro News]
-A sweet coincidence for new Sidney shop owner [Peninsula News Review]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-L’Oro Jewellery, CUPIDO owners acquire five Pandora stores (in BC) [Canadian Jeweller]
-Downtown Duncan store enjoys rapid growth in just six months [Cowichan Valley Citizen]
-Aging building and store fronts on Vancouver's Granville Street ripe for a reboot [Vancouver Sun]
-Pirate Joe's plans relocation as redevelopment begins on W 4th Ave [Vancouver: Straight.com]
-Behind the failure of Calgary's 'core of the core' (Eau Clair Market) [CBC]
-Thrifty Foods shoppers fight to keep Coquitlam store open [Canadian Grocer]
-Walmart opens 3 supercentres in former Targets [Bisnow Vancouver]
-Growler jug refills now allowed at liquor stores in Saskatchewan [CBC]
Our Previous Articles:
-Canada's Top 25 Most Productive Shopping Centres [2016 Edition]
-AllSaints Continues Canadian Expansion (new Toronto and Montreal stores)
-Suitsupply Commences Montreal Flagship Construction
-Inside Saks Fifth Avenue's New Sherway Store [Photos]
-Saks OFF 5TH Announces First Canadian Opening Dates
