Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: April 12, 2016
/Our Article of the Day:
1) Atelier New Regime Opens Unique 1st Freestanding Store [Photos]
2) Study Reveals List of Canada's Most Trusted Retailers
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Top Stories - National:
-Loblaw says it will open 50 new stores this year [Globe & Mail]
-Who’s winning the grocery cart wars? (re: Metro/Loblaw/Sobeys) [Canadian Grocer]
-How ex-Lululemon CEO Christine Day is trying to persuade healthy eaters to take a fresh look at the frozen food aisle [Financial Post]
-Throat Threads to Distribute Fusalp in Canada and US [Subscription required at WWD]
-Canadian retailer Roots finds surprising success in Asia [Vancouver Sun]
-Would you eat canary seed? Health Canada says it’s safe for humans [Canadian Grocer]
-Sugar tax would be healthy for Canada: Wells [Toronto Star]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Former Barrie Goodwill worker opening new store at south-end site [Barrie Examiner]
-IKEA Canada coming to Kitchener this Spring [570 News]
-Downtown Kingston gets approval for year-round holiday shopping [Kingstonregion.com]
-Shopify to anchor new Allied/RioCan project on Toronto's King Street West [Stockhouse]
-Longo's grocers celebrates 60 years [NewsWire]
-Pioneering video rental shop closes its doors [Montreal Gazette]
-ESSGO Carpets renovates and expands Montreal store [Wire Service]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Meet the woman who made Vancouver's Lush a cosmetics a powerhouse [BC Business]
-Healthy food classes sprouting at Earth's General Store on Whyte Avenue [Edmonton Journal]
-Value Village unveiling thrift store designs at Vancouver's Eco Fashion Week [Vancity Buzz]
-Overwaitea Food Group: one to watch in Canada [IGD Retail Analysis]
-GoodLife Fitness coming to Brandon Shoppers Mall [Brandon Sun]
-Competition brewing on coffee scene [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Non-profit wants Vancouver businesses to ban plastic straws [MetroNews]
Our Previous Articles:
-Wolford Continues Canadian Expansion with New Stores
-RYU Apparel Reveals 2nd Store Location
-DSW Shoes Reveals 6 More Canadian Locations to Open in 2016
-Bikini Village Reveals New Store Concept and Expansion Plans
-Van Cleef & Arpels to Open 1st Freestanding Canadian Location
-Saje Natural Wellness Launches Home Concept [Photos]
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