Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: May 24, 2016
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Photo: myfirstcanadianplace.ca
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Maska Mode Continues Canadian Expansion, Seeks New Locations
2) Grocery Innovation Delivers Lessons for all Retail at STORE Conference 2016
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Top Stories - National:
-Ikea sees upside from cocooning Canadians as sales growth surges past rivals [Financial Post]
-M&M Food Market to ditch fake flavours and trans fats [Canadian Grocer]
-Holt Renfrew teams with Kenzo for oceanic cause [Luxury Daily]
-Ivanhoé Cambridge appoints Claude Sirois President, Ivanhoé Cambridge Retail [NewsWire]
-Bicycle sales in flux as road-bike frenzy cools [Globe & Mail, viewable only to 'Unlimited' paid subscribers]
-Lowe's completes $2.4 billion Rona buyout [Daily Mail]
-Mezzi brand to launch with two major retailers [BayStreet.ca]
Re: Canadian Retail Sales for March 2016:
-Food, shelter lift Canada's inflation rate; retail sales fall [Globe & Mail]
-Weak auto, furnishing sales pull retail lower in March [Toronto Star]
-Retail sales slide 1% in March [CBC]
-Big Ticket Items Suffer while Clothing Sales Thrive [jcwg.com]
-Canadian dollar falls to six-week low as retail sales decline [Calgary Herald]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Government pushing companies to get online in Quebec [CTV] and Quebec dedicates $188 million to improve online economy [Montreal Gazette]
-PHOTOS: Halifax's Mobile Food Market improving access to quality food [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
-Prime Commercial Buildings in Montreal Sell for $20M [Commercial Property Executive]
-Goodwill opens up shop in Port Colborne [Niagarathisweek.com]
-Cultural strategist aims to make Sudbury's downtown more vibrant [CBC]
-Chinatown's survival requires new development [Ottawa Citizen]
-Warehouse owners sell off stock left by evicted non-profit thrift store [Ottawa Citizen]
-Teens open ice cream shack, get scoop on running a business [New Brunswick: CBC]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Saskatchewan liquor sales up $7.9 million: StatsCan [Saskatoon Star Phoenix]
-Foxy Originals launches Alberta Strong necklace [Canadian Jeweller]
-Sobeys moving to Shoppers Mall [Brandon Sun]
-Keep the popcorn machine in Rona store, or else [Medicine Hat News]
-Calgary woman eyes success with new lash and brow serum [Edmonton Journal]
-Derelict historic building in McCauley could be brought back to life as retail [Edmonton: CBC]
-Locally grown and consumed food becoming more popular in Regina [Global News]
-ATM smash-and-grabs continue as thieves strike north of St. Albert [Alberta: CBC]
Our Previous Articles:
-Sephora to Relocate Mink Mile Flagship
-Lougheed Town Centre Wins Planning Award
-Warby Parker to Open 1st Canadian Location
-Finalists Announced for Retail Council of Canada’s Excellence in Retailing Awards
-Black Goat Cashmere Opens Beautiful Government Street Store [Photos]
-Sport Chek Plans More Innovative Flagship Locations
-Nespresso Reinforces Canadian Presence, Plans Expansion
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