Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: April 21, 2016
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Photo: m0851/Oakmont Real Estate Services
Our Articles of the Day:
1) m0851 Partners with Brokerage for Canadian Expansion
2) MEC Secures Former Future Shop Location for New Store
3) Family-Founded Retail Construction Company Continues to Grow and See Success
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Top Stories - National:
-Meghan Markle on lending her star style to an iconic Canadian retailer Reitmans [Globe & Mail]
-Westons bringing Eataly to Canada, joining upscale food trend [Globe & Mail]
-Article on Gender Wage Gap Subjective Study & Questionable Reporting affect the Reputation of Retail - RCC IS ON IT –WITH THE FACTS [Diane J. Brisebois, RCC/LinkedIn]
-Pfizer Canada, Rexall partner on medsync service [Drug Store News]
-Digital flyer company Flipp gets $61-million investment [Canadian Grocer]
-Canada Goose Wants Shoppers to Know It's More Than Just Parkas [AdAge.com]
-Indigo Celebrates Canada Book Day on April 23, 2016 [NewsWire]
-Why buying pot has never been easier [Macleans.ca]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Metro Inc holds its own in grocery price wars, reporting higher profit and sales [Financial Post]
-Couche-Tard chairman says Bay Street investors blocking founders’ control [Globe & Mail]
-Murphy's Pharmacies taking over former Co-op Atlantic location [Guardian Charlottetown]
-PEI HST increase cause for concern for business community [CBC]
-Trainyard General Store pulls into downtown Dartmouth [The Coast Halifax]
-Some Nova Scotia pharmacies charging women more than men for same cream [CBC]
-Ottawa tea startup gives Syrian refugees a place to work, aims to aid settlement [CBC]
Western Canada/North: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Scotch & Soda opens first B.C. shop at Richmond Centre [Straight.com]
-800 block of Robson Street to be permanently closed to vehicles [Business in Vancouver]
-MEC opens first Okanagan store [Business in Vancouver]
-Whitehorse Sears outlet shutting down next month [CBC]
-Premier charging ahead on minimum wage hike, but opposition says 'whoa' [Calgary Herald]
Our Previous Articles:
-Overhauled RioCan Centre to Anchor Yonge and Eglinton Transformation
-Saje Natural Wellness Reveals 2016 Store Openings
-Aritzia to Launch New Brand Store Concept
-Saint Laurent Paris to Open 1st Freestanding Canadian Store
-Video Marketing Made Easy for Retailers with Magisto for Business
-Marc Cain Opens Eaton Centre Flagship
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