Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: June 16, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Uniqlo On Track for Canadian Debut
2) Can You Afford To Do Nothing As Fraud Increases?
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Top Stories - National:
-Customers are pawns in high-stakes battle between Visa and Walmart, credit company says [CBC]
-Uniqlo takes slow and ‘smart’ approach to Canadian expansion: ‘Simple apparel with a not-so-simple purpose’ (Hollie Shaw expands on what we wrote above by profiling fashions/concept and the COO) [Financial Post]
-Liberals vote down 'free-the-beer' motion [CTV]
-Giant Tiger Stores Limited launches new campaign – “Inner Voice" to empower women [EPR Retail News]
-1 in 5 books sold in Canada is an eBook [Good E-Reader]
-Food and Grocery Retailing in Canada - Market Summary and Forecasts; Comprehensive overview of the market, consumer, and competitive context, with retail sales value and forecasts to 2020 [PR Newswire press release]
-Canadian Tire Corporation Limited or Dollarama Inc.: Which Is the better buy right now? [Motley]
-Exploring Aromatherapy With Saje Natural Wellness [Fashion Savage]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Tsawwassen Mills retailers seek 1,000 new hires at job fair [Business in Vancouver]
-New food court the start of turning Londonderry into a go-to mall [Edmonton Journal]
-Ikea invests $13.5M to expand Edmonton store [Edmonton Journal]
-Winners moving to Orchard Plaza [Kelowna Daily Courier]
-Century-old East Vancouver convenience store set for rebirth as neighbourhood cafe [Straight.com]
-Call it a double-double: District coffee shop expands to more than twice original size [Edmonton: MetroNews]
-Ownership change at Chilliwack retail phenom (re: Auld Phillips) [Chilliwack Progress]
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Primecorp Acting as Exclusive Advisor Completes Sale of Whitby Mall [Yahoo Finance]
-Tabusintac Co-op set to close at end of July [New Brunswick: CBC]
-Mirvish Village: Updated Plan Praised, Criticized at Consultation (includes retail) [Urban Toronto]
-Vaudreuil-Dorion's fashion footprint expanding with F21 Red concept store (we reported on this yesterday as part of a national story) [Montreal Gazette]
Our Previous Articles:
-Canada's Largest Home Improvement Centre to Open Next Week
-Moncler to Open 2nd Freestanding Toronto Store
-F21 RED by Forever 21 Expands into New Canadian Markets
-Sarah Pacini Continues Canada-Wide Expansion, Plans More Locations
-New Child-Friendly Concept Attracts Mall Shoppers [With Video]
-Shumaker Plans Store Expansion After Initial Success
-Chanel Opens Flagship Concession in Vancouver [Photos]
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