Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: April 1, 2016
/Shopping Bloor Street West in the springtime. Photo: Henry Lin for Bloor-Yorkville.com
Top Stories - National:
-Hudson's Bay launches new 'Hudson's Bay Home' concept stores [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Rona shareholders back Lowe's $3.2-billion takeover [Globe & Mail]
-Beyond the Rack obtains protection from creditors [Toronto Star]
-Hundreds of Canadians line up to put down deposits for yet-to-be-revealed Tesla Model 3 [Globe & Mail]
-Reitmans Tumbles Despite Announcing Dividend [Baystreet.ca]
-Loblaw fake shop puts gluten-free food to the test [Marketing Magazine]
-Lululemon Learns The Hard Way Not To Sass Beyonce [Huffington Post]
-'Rip-roaring' Canadian economy takes biggest jump since 2013 in January [CBC]
-Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. Announces First Quarter 2016 Earnings Release [Stockhouse]
-Product of the Year winners announced. See who won [Canadian Grocer]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada/North: ON/QC/Maritimes/Yukon
-Honest Ed's signs up for sale [Toronto Sun]
-Parts retailer expected to add up to 50 jobs (Princess Auto) [St. Catharines Standard]
-Deal with Co-op Atlantic creditors 'very, very close' [CBC]
-Tesla Model 3, yet to be unveiled, sparks lines at Toronto dealerships [CBC]
-More than 200 line up at Montreal Tesla dealership for dibs on new car [Montreal Gazette]
-East Coast Lifestyle founder speaks at Ignition [Cape Breton Post]
-CF Fairview Mall Introduces 'Girls Night' for the Month of April [Province]
-New supermarket will employ 100 people [Whitehorse Star]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Regina designer launches clothing line in Yorkton, Sask [CBC]
-Local Seafood Purveyor Hooks First Vancouver Location [Vancouver Province]
-Beloved North End butcher shop expanding [Winnipeg: CTV]
-Save-On Foods opening pushed back to 2017 [Moose Jaw Times-Herald]
-'Misfit' fruits and vegetables for sale at new Regina grocer [CBC]
-Ronsons: Only comfortable (and stylish) shoes [Kelowna Daily Courier]
-Surrey's Little India Plaza is taking shape [CBC]
-Local owners of Sears outlet in disbelief that head office is closing store [Osoyoos Times]
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