Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: June 13, 2016
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Sarah Pacini Continues Canada-Wide Expansion, Plans More Locations
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Top Stories - National:
-Walmart Canada to stop accepting Visa cards due to 'unacceptably high' fees [CBC]
-Online retailers open stores to help promote brands, boost sales [Canadian Business] and 5 e-commerce companies that opened shops in the real world [Canadian Business]
-Metro Inc bolsters its locally sourced food program, allowing smaller producers to supply chain [Financial Post]
-Lululemon has fallen to 'C-level' student, says founder Chip Wilson [BNN]
-Beretta Farms makes home delivery cooler [Canadian Grocer]
-Can in-aisle ads bring life back to the centre store? [Canadian Grocer]
-Le Chateau Reports First Quarter Results [Stockhouse press release]
-DavidsTea makes a splash for iced tea [Marketing Magazine]
-Indochino employs Qubit cloud for omnichannel retail [Fibre2fashion.com]
-Nespresso announces expansion of its distribution model in Canada and the U.S. and adds Breville to its successful portfolio of machine partners alongside De'Longhi and KitchenAid [NewsWire press release]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Caplansky's Deli, closed after owner locked out by landlord, can re-open, judge rules [CBC]
-More Rideau Street businesses to re-open as crews remove water from LRT tunnel, councillor says [Ottawa: CFRA]
-Activists target Montreal's Apple store in child-labour protest [Montreal Gazette]
-HBC losses grow, Saks a bright spot [Toronto Star]
-New Toronto neighbourhood gets its first bike shop (Gears, Canary District) [BlogTO]
-Sleep Country Canada Opens New Location in North Bay, Ontario [Stockhouse press release]
-Ottawa airport hosts Shopifly pop-up [Ottawa Business Journal]
-New Sam's sign brings back memories [Orillia Packet]
-Vape Depot opens Cornwall location [Standard Freeholder]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Fort McMurray small businesses slow to spring back to life [Edmonton Journal]
-Stong’s Market opens doors to latest location [Vancouver: Canadian Grocer]
-Mall entering homestretch (re: Tsawwassen Mills) [Delta Optimist]
-Calgary food and retail trucks still a city feeding frenzy [MetroNews]
-B.C. Bans E-Cigarette Sales To Youths [Huffington Post]
-Sleep Country Opens a New Store Location in Surrey, BC [Stockhouse press release]
-Giant Tiger in Neepawa, Manitoba Unveils New Modern Look [MarketWired press release]
-Winners rumoured for Grant Park mall [Winnipeg: MyToba]
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-Reitmans Secures Prime Sainte Catherine Street Retail Building
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