Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: March 21, 2016
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Top Stories - National:
-Retail sales rise at fastest pace in almost 6 years in January [CBC]
-Lessons in Retail from Bonnie Brooks [The Constant Shopper]
-Sears Canada strategy ‘starts’ with Toronto innovations lab [Globe & Mail]
-How Indigo's Heather Reisman chooses her Heather's Picks [Toronto Star]
-Loblaw, Metro, Sobeys, Walmart commit to 100 per cent cage-free eggs [CTV]
-Rise of the robots: How retailers are planning on using cutting-edge technology to get customers into stores [Financial Post]
-AutoCanada founder stepping down amid major management shakeup [Globe & Mail]
-Sears Canada seeking to cut up to $127 million in expenses this year, mostly by first quarter [Financial Post]
-Grocery Sales Tank in January Despite High Inflation [JC Williams]
-Loblaws wouldn't be 1st store to prioritize its own brands [CBC]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Cadillac Fairview Creates 'Instapit' for Toronto Fashion Week mobile fans [MediainCanada.com]
-The 19-year-old running a vinyl business [Toronto Star]
-Michael-Angelo’s goes for the gusto with new rewards program [Canadian Grocer]
-Supreme Court of Canada confirms legal victory by Dunkin' Donuts Quebec franchisees [BNN]
-Toronto's Queen Video was my film school during a dark time [Globe & Mail]
-Reevely: Let's kill the Sparks Street mall [Ottawa Citizen]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-The best outlet and discount shopping in Vancouver [Style Democracy]
-B.C. regulations water down liquor e-commerce [Business in Vancouver]
-Developer unveils Sidney Gateway mix: grocery, pharmacy, appliances [Victoria Times Colonist]
-Alberta only province to see year-over-year decline in retail sales [Calgary Herald]
-Uniqueness a big draw for Tsawwassen Mills [Delta-Optimist]
-Leon's Furniture to take over Sears Home location in Abbotsford [Abbotsford News]
-Independent Jewellers wins award [Winnipeg Sun]
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-Home Furnishings Retailer 'Provide' Relocates Storefront [Photos]
-Surmesur Continues Expansion, Goes International