Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: June 8, 2016
/Our Articles of the Day:
1) Chanel Opens Flagship Concession in Vancouver [Photos]
2) Saks OFF 5TH Announces 2nd Edmonton Location
3) Reitmans Secures Prime Sainte Catherine Street Retail Building
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Top Stories - National:
-Sears Canada says it will cut more costs as it posts bigger loss [Financial Post]
-Retailer Giant Tiger looks to ‘elevate’ brand with new fashion lines [Globe & Mail]
-Indochino hits monthly sales record as eighth store opens [BIV]
-Shoppers Drug Mart and Metro get loyalty right, say consumers [Canadian Grocer]
-FutureProof Retail preps grocery mobile checkout app for Canada [Mobile Payments Today]
-Victims of cauliflower no more: How we can fix produce affordability [Globe & Mail]
-Sears Canada makes the most of loss prevention technology [National Retail Federation]
-Costco VP talks personalization and strategy [Canadian Grocer]
-Vaping businesses worried about new regulations [Globe & Mail]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-IKEA Officially Opens Pick-up and order point in Kitchener [NewsWire]
-Adidas opens pop-up shop for soccer fans [Toronto: Marketing Magazine]
-Caplansky’s Deli on College shuttered by landlord, owner vows to fight [Toronto: CP24]
-A new Bâton Rouge steakhouse & bar opens in Quebec City's Place Ste-Foy shopping centre [Stockhouse]
-Low-income, lack of access to groceries creates 'double whammy', Lakehead professor says [Thunder Bay: CBC]
-Petro-Canada Sorry After Customer Told 'We Don't Serve Your Kind Here" (re: French/English in Quebec) [Huffington Post]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Photos: Sneak peek inside Vancouver's first Le Creuset boutique [Straight.com]
-Retailer Feature: Boys'Co | Vancouver, BC [Cut and Show]
-Camera Store Mocks Photos Taken With Phones in Spoof of Apple's iPhone Ads (re: BC's Lense & Shutter) [Adweek]
-Lowe's to hire 130 employees in Nanaimo [Nanaimo News Bulletin]
-Vancouver's new food insecurity problem as Produce Row threatened [Business in Vancouver]
-Construction on Broadway Avenue bad for business [Saskatoon: CBC]
-City “streetscaping” efforts like Edmonton's Corner Store program yield few benefits (we disagree) [Edmonton Sun]
-US ethnic-food market beckons for Surrey suppliers [Business in Vancouver]
Our Previous Articles:
-La Maison Simons Reveals New Ottawa Store Details
-NYX Cosmetics Plans Canada-Wide Store Expansion
-Indochino Opens 1st Enclosed Mall Location [Photos]
-Pusateri's Fine Foods Plans Flagship Re-Opening After Fire [Renderings]
-MAC Cosmetics Continues Expansion, Opens 100th Canadian Store [With Photos]
-Kartell Opens 1st Canadian Location [Photos and Video]
-Saks Fifth Avenue to Open Calgary Store
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