Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: June 20, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Cabela’s Continues Canadian Expansion with New Stores
2) RYU Apparel Announces 3rd Canadian Store
3) La Rousse Launches Innovative Mobile Salon in Montreal [Photos]
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Top Stories - National:
-Couche-Tard acquires assets of Premium 7 network in Estonia [Globe & Mail]
-Visa v. Wal-Mart: Credit card fees need to be capped – for small and large businesses to thrive [Globe & Mail]
-Walmart Pay Coming To Canada Amid Dispute With Visa: Report [Huffington Post] and Small businesses root for Walmart in fee battle with Visa [CBC]
-Lululemon's Laurent Potdevin Meditates on Workout Wear [Wall Street Journal]
-Canadian Tire Corporation Limited Has Reinvented a Tired Retail Business Model [Motley]
-Canada Post's innovative FlexDelivery service earns global recognition at World Post & Parcel Awards [Yahoo/press release]
-Canada to See an Increase in Visitors From Within Canada and Abroad in 2016 (good news for retailers) [NewsWire press release]
Canadian News - Regional:
Toronto:
-Indigo's latest location more than just a book destination [Toronto Star]
-Uniqlo targets a unique apparel market: Everyone [Toronto Star]
-Craft beer makers set sights on farmers' markets [Toronto Star]
-Harley-Davidson rides into the latte business; opens motorcycle-themed cafe (in Toronto) [BNN]
-KitchenAid whips up pop-up experience (in Toronto) [Marketing Magazine]
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Ottawa Start-Up Retailer terra20 Opens Third Ottawa Store in Four Years [NewsWire press release]
-Montreal dépanneurs to offer fresh fruit, veggies [CBC]
-Taiwanese organic store chain opens shop on PEI [CBC]
-New north-end Saint John market finds success in halal meat [CBC]
-Giant Tiger in Sioux Lookout, Ontario Celebrates Grand Opening [NewsWire press release]
-RioCan Partners with Plaza to Redevelop Eastcourt Mall [Choose Cornwall]
-New ownership for Carleton Place Ford dealership [Inside Ottawa Valley]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-U of S professor wants to fix 'food swamps' in Saskatoon [CBC]
-Style Q&A: Rocky Mountain Soap Company's Karina Birch shares her soap story [Vancouver Sun]
-Brandon, Manitoba Nursery to close doors after more than 130 years [CBC]
-Vancouver trending: The sweet taste of hyper local, urban honey [MetroNews]
-Damage estimated at $100000 after truck hits 7-11 store [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Why Alberta still has the fastest-growing population in Canada [CBC]
Our Previous Articles:
-Links of London Opens Impressive 1st Freestanding Canadian Store [Photos]
-Uniqlo On Track for Canadian Debut
-Can You Afford To Do Nothing As Fraud Increases?
-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
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