Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: May 9, 2016
/Our Articles of the Day:
1) Louise Wendling Honoured with RCC Lifetime Achievement Award
2) Ivanhoé Camabridge Reveals List of Tsawwassen Mills Tenants
3) Rockport to Expand Canadian Outlet Operations
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Top Stories - National:
-PayPal Canada aims to boost sales with free return shipping [Globe & Mail]
-Menswear market in Canada is showing strong growth [Montreal Gazette]
-Jaeger-LeCoultre expands in Canada amid triple-digit growth [Forbes]
-Maple Leaf’s new ‘Canadian Craft’ product line is food for thought [Globe & Mail]
-Canadian retailers respond to Fort McMurray wildfires with donations [Chain Store Age]
-Less than half of Canadians say they trust food retailers [Canadian Grocer]
-How Lululemon botched its sheer-pants controversy [Globe & Mail]
-Canada Post profit falls amid steady decline in letter deliveries [Globe & Mail]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Harry Rosen spreads its wings with $15M investment in Montreal [Montreal Gazette]
-Costco plans for Ogilvie Road draw criticism from neighbours [Ottawa: CBC]
-Consultations Shape Vision for Galleria Mall Redevelopment [Urban Toronto]
-Major development planned near Jacques Cartier Bridge [Montreal Gazette]
-Superhero movies bring new buyers for Fredericton comic store [CBC]
-Original Wheaton's store in Berwick catches fire [Nova Scotia: CBC]
-Honest Ed's loses another sign to a dishonest fan [Toronto Star]
-How Montreal-based Boulart is baking artisanal bread on an industrial scale [Financial Post]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Government Street in Victoria showing signs of rejuvenation, new businesses say [CBC]
-Yaletown Farmers Market moving to Queen Elizabeth Theatre plaza due to lawsuit [Vancouver: CBC]
-No grocery chain wanted downtown store: agent [Saskatoon Star Phoenix]
-Terrace, B.C. mall to renovate space [Terrace Standard]
-Experts hired to aid BC liquor warehouse move [Business in Vancouver]
-Strathcona Beer Company and tasting room opening soon [Vancouver: Vancity Buzz]
-Kit and Ace hires former Roots executive as president [Business in Vancouver]
-eCommerce shows no signs of losing foothold [Kelowna Daily Courier]
Our Previous Articles:
-Shinola to Open 1st Freestanding Canadian Store this Summer
-Superdry Partners with Brokerage to Open Canadian Stores
-AllSaints Opens 1st Montreal Store [Photos]
-Harry Rosen Reveals Overhauled/Expanded Montreal Flagship [Photos]
-CF Don Mills to See Major Redevelopment Investment [Renderings]
-Browns Shoes Opens Two Impressive 'B2' Locations
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