*At Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Photo: Craig Patterson*

Our Article of the Day:

Ted Baker to Open 3 Canadian Locations this Year

The popular British fashion brand will open its 1st locations in Ottawa and Calgary, as it grows operations nationally.

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Top Stories - National:

-From the grocery aisle to the dollar store, Canadians are jumping on food discounts [Financial Post]

-Kit and Ace Names Wendy Bennison President [BusinessWire]

-Groupe Dynamite CEO, Andrew Lutfy, named Distinguished Canadian Retailers of the Year by Retail Council of Canada [Montreal Gazette]

-Why does Loblaw hold hackathons? [Canadian Grocer]

-Walmart Canada to extend plastic bag fees [Canadian Plastics]

-Sears Canada reinvention brings leadership, IT overhaul [Retail Customer Experience]

-Breakfast is fast becoming most important fast-food meal [Globe & Mail]

-Couche-Tard Completes the Acquisition of Shell's Retail Business in Denmark [Stockhouse]

Canadian News - Regional:

Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes

-Longo's brings back the Nutella Crêperie [Food in Canada]

-Do daily deal sites offer fake discounts? Quebec gov is investigating [CJAD]

-New Brunswickers thirsty for cheap Quebec booze after court ruling [CBC]

-Shiraz Market opens in new Chinatown spot 6 months after fire [Ottawa: CBC]

-Customers celebrate free groceries in Loblaws' campaign [Kawartha Media]

-Toronto vows to crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries [CBC]

-'Urban market' set to open in Paris (former Canadian Tire space in Paris, Ontario) [Brantford Expositor]

-Halifax businesses aim to start a discussion on best way to tackle panhandlers [Chronicle Herald]

Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB

-The scent of success: Escents pushed through hard times to find success [Vancouver Sun]

-Edmonton fish store thrives thanks to Icelandair direct flights [Edmonton Journal]

-Vancouver shuts down 22 pot shops in bylaw crackdown [CTV]

-BC's First Aritaum (Korean Cosmetics) Opens In Richmond's Aberdeen Centre [604 Now]

-The North West Company Inc. Enters Into Letters of Intent to Acquire Majority Ownership Position in Roadtown Wholesale Trading Ltd. (Operating as Riteway Food Markets) [Winnipeg: Stockhouse]

-Fired Walmart greeter, 78, gets support from angry shoppers [Edmonton: CBC]

-Silk Weaving Studio on Granville Island celebrates 30 years with themed exhibit [CBC]

-Calgary gas prices rise due to retailers and higher demand [660 News]

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