Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: March 9, 2016
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Top Stories - National:
-Gap, Winners seek rent breaks in wake of Target exit [Globe & Mail]
-Danier Leather starts closing sales at 76 stores across Canada [Financial Post]
-Imperial Oil sells Esso gas stations for $2.8-billion [Globe & Mail]
-Why the time is right for 175-year-old Quebec retailer Simons to take a big plunge across the country [Financial Post]
-Dogged pursuit: How Lowe's won over Rona [Globe & Mail]
-Facial recognition technology used by high-end retailers sparks concerns [CTV]
-Walmart, Unilever and RBC map the new customer journeys [Canadian Grocer]
-Suburban malls in Canada see increased sales growth [Canadian Jeweller]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Tesla Motors to open store blocks from Parliament Hill [Ottawa Citizen]
-Federal and Ontario governments invest in Donini Chocolate [Food in Canada]
-Popular Toronto Deli Spreading Chutzpah Across Canada [Forward]
-At 95, menswear retailer almost ready to retire (Sam Warner) [Canadian Jewish News]
-Iconic Halifax shorts producer Cousin Smoothy back in act [Chronicle Herald]
-New Food Desert Opening in East Hamilton [Raise the Hammer]
-Home Depot hiring 70-plus in Niagara [St Catharines Standard]
-NB Liquor's new logo is too pricey for some customers [CBC]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-After 20 years, Black Dog Video keeps on barking [Vancouver Courier]
-Honolulu Coffee to open first North American shop in Vancouver [Straight.com]
-Is a business ever entitled to call customers "entitled" online? [Vancity Buzz]
-Starbucks launching Mobile Order and Pay in Calgary [660 News]
-Get your kicks at Sneaker Freak 2016 [Vancity Buzz]
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