Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: June 1, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Kartell Opens 1st Canadian Location [Photos and Video]
2) Saks Fifth Avenue to Open Calgary Store
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Top Stories - National:
-Saks president Marc Metrick seeks ‘new luxury’ in Starbucks model [Globe & Mail]
-Embrace digital technology or become irrelevant, Canadian retailers told by Sephora CEO [Financial Post]
-Le Château adapting in competitive world, founder says [Toronto Star]
-Indigo Books and Music Inc posts revenue increase, smaller quarterly loss due to strong general merchandise sales [Financial Post]
-Canadian outdoor brand expanding its store footprint (Arc’teryx) [Chain Store Age]
-How millennials are reshaping the retail industry [Marketing Magazine]
-All Big Five banks join Apple Pay club [Toronto Star]
-From bakeries to billions: Inside the Weston family’s takeover of Canada’s dinner plates and its retail appetites [Financial Post]
-What do Canadians worry most about? High food prices, says study [Canadian Grocer]
-Why Big Box Retailers Cost Communities More [Huffington Post Canada]
-In a shaky economy, retailers find new ways to drive sales [NewsWire]
-Reitmans Canada posts quarterly loss per share of C$0.09 [Reuters]
-Retailers Concerned Plain Packaging Will Undermine Tobacco Control Measures [MarketWired press release]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Ikea to open Kitchener pick-up location on June 7 [CBC]
-Porsche South Shore City Showroom to open in Quartier DIX30, Brossard, QC [NewsWire]
-St. Catharines rises to top in doughnut study [St Catharines Standard]
-The modern mall experience [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Online grocery shopping launches at Regina Superstore [CBC]
-Local food outlets open their doors for returning McMurray residents [Fort McMurray Today]
-Seafood retailer slapped with $30K fine for illegal spot prawns [Vancouver: CTV]
-Sobeys moves ahead with Langford build [Goldstream News Gazette]
-Vancouver files court injunctions to close unlicensed pot shops [CTV]
-North Delta medical pot shop snuffed out [Surrey News]
-Volunteers from local businesses take a turn as staff at SOS Thrifft shop in Parksville [Parksville/Qualicum Beach News]
Our Previous Articles:
-Sephora Expands Operations with 'Takeover' Initiative
-Dior Opens 1st Canadian Saks Concession [Photos]
-Real-Time Communications Drives Relationships & Business
-Nordstrom on Track for 2 Fall Store Openings
-MEC to Open 1st Tri-Cities Location
-2016 International Retail Design Conference (IRDC) to be Held in Montréal on September 13-15
-Canada Goose to Open 1st Freestanding Store
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