Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: April 8, 2016
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Top Stories - National:
-Canadian retail mogul back in court with another bankruptcy (Isaac Benitah, International Clothiers) [Globe & Mail]
-Lululemon expands line of small, peculiar ‘Lab’ stores to the U.S. after testing in Vancouver [Financial Post]
-Leather accessories brand Opelle finds clicks-and-bricks business model best of both worlds [Financial Post]
-Indigo, ex-Lululemon CEOs push for ‘straightforward’ food labelling on sugar [Toronto Star]
-Canadian Pharmacists Association wants pharmacy distribution of medical cannabis [liftcannabis.ca]
-IKEA Canada Puts Priority in its People with Talent Focus Week [Montreal Gazette]
-Loblaw exec joins Ahold USA [Canadian Grocer]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Jean Coutu app allows “snap and send” prescription requests [Canadian Grocer]
-Saint John to get fashion giant H&M store [CBC]
-Digby County hardware store relaunching as artisan woodworking shop [Nova Scotia: CBC]
-Downtown St. John's fixture Sportscraft moving west [CBC]
-New Look Vision Group Inc. Adds to Greater Montreal Market [Stockhouse]
-St-Hubert, Rona and new fears of a hollowed-out Quebec Inc. [Globe & Mail]
-New store has a mission in Orléans [Ottawa Community News]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-West Vancouver mayor sides with chess players in dispute against Park Royal Mall [Business in Vancouver]
-The Home Front: Talking textiles (re: Rotman & Co.) [Vancouver Sun]
-Five things we learned at Grocery and Specialty Food West [Canadian Grocer]
-Vancouver dishes out fines to three marijuana dispensaries [CTV]
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