Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: June 24, 2016
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WLKN Store. Rendering provided by the company.
Happy St. Jean Baptiste Day to those living in the Province of Quebec.
Top Stories - National:
-Contrary Opinions: Why the government keeps spoiling your online bargains: Neil Macdonald [CBC] and Canada's customs threshold: out of step and out of pocket [Globe & Mail] versus Retail Council of Canada Opinion: Join the fight for fairness: Ensure a level playing field for retailers in Canada [RCC]
-RioCan REIT repositioning its Canadian portfolio [Real Estate News EXchange]
-How Lululemon Is Competing at the Rio Olympics [Fortune]
-Lush Cosmetics Launches App in Canada [Cosmetics Magazine]
-Kiehl’s to Launch Personalized Skincare Service in Canada [Cosmetics Magazine]
-Temporary foreign worker program cap to remain at 20 per cent for now [CTV]
-Best Buy Canada Grants Elementary Schools with New Technology [NewsWire press release]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Police conduct more raids on Toronto pot dispensaries [CityNews]
-UPDATE: Richmond Hill to decide where pet stores get their animals [YorkRegion.com]
-Farm Boy opens first urban concept store (Ottawa) [Canadian Grocer]
-Pets Unlimited fined $960 for hamster neglect [New Brunswick: CBC]
-Farm truck fans look to franchise [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
-Want my email? What for? Small businesses in Yellowknife talk privacy [CBC]
-Store owner sent to hospital after car crashes through front window [Charlottetown: CBC]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-In Vancouver, 'startling' sales at furniture stores amid housing boom [Globe & Mail]
-Portage Avenue retail must be allowed to grow [Winnipeg Free Press]
-B.C. liquor stores now allowed to give larger samples, and charge [Business in Vancouver]
-Merit Home Furniture showroom expansion puts them at the forefront of retail centres [Campbell River Mirror]
-Christine Day sets her sights on turning Luvo into a billion-dollar business [BC Business]
-Saskatchewan retail sales slowly recover in April [Regina Leader Post]
-Business booming for Vancouver's online dispensaries [640 News]
-Calgary mall investors attracted by unique store ownership business model (re: New Horizon Mall ) [CBC] and Construction begins on New Horizon Mall in Balzac [Calgary Herald]
Our Previous Articles:
-Behind the Deals: Ivanhoé Cambridge Secures 7 Canadian Saks OFF 5TH Locations
-Chocolats Favoris Opens Montreal Flagship, Plans Substantial Expansion [Photos/Video]
-Browns Shoes Announces 3 Store Summer Expansion [With Renderings]
-Cadillac Fairview Expands Mall Digital Experience
-WLKN Announces Expansion Initiative [With Photos]
-Holt Renfrew Announces Square One Opening Date
-Nordstrom Releases Tickets for 2 Fall Store Opening Charity Galas in Toronto
-Cabela’s Continues Canadian Expansion with New Stores
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