Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 13, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Giant Tiger Continues With Gigantic Expansion Plans
2) Carrefour de l’Estrie to See Substantial Redevelopment [Photos]
3) International Retail Design Conference (IRDC) Prepares to Host September Event in Montréal
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Top Stories - National:
-Canadian Tire reappoints Wetmore as CEO in surprise shakeup [Globe & Mail]
-Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc hikes dividend 15% as profit tops $1 billion [Financial Post]
-Rona Inc sees sales double after experimenting with 15-page digital-only flyer [Financial Post] and Rona tests digital flyer to appeal to female shoppers, ends up doubling sales [Toronto Star]
-Retailers grapple with Canada Post uncertainty [BIV]
-5 Canadian Cities Worthy Of A Back-To-School Shopping Vacation [Huffington Post]
-Canadian company launches retail line of hemp products [Canadian Grocer]
-'Illegal' cash from renegade marijuana retail shops creates tax jackpot for government [National Post]
-Roots launches virtual showroom [Marketing Magazine]
-More lanes for lotteries? To attract millennials, yes [Canadian Grocer]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Made-in-Ottawa chocolate is deemed best in the world [CTV]
-Tax break proposed for small businesses in Kensington Market [Toronto: MetroNews]
-88 Queen: From Parking Lot To Downtown East Hotspot (will include 150k sf retail) [Toronto: Bisnow]
-Province Apothecary Expands in Toronto [Cosmetics Magazine]
-Toronto is getting its first PUMA Lab [BlogTO]
-This new Toronto app is like a GPS for the grocery store [BlogTO]
-Fired Loblaws director jailed for defrauding company of nearly $4 million [Brampton Guardian]
-Ontario woman wants to know fate of LCBO employee who took her image from security footage to post online [National Post]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Broadway running shoe store celebrates 25 years in business [Saskatoon Star Phoenix]
-Anthem and Ontario investment firm partner to purchase retail space (2 Lower Mainland malls) [Business in Vancouver]
-Kamloops council allows Save-On-Foods to sell wine in about face [CBC]
-Alberta beer costs could rise as government changes mark-up [MetroNews]
-Staffers bear-sprayed as 3 Cold Lake liquor stores robbed in 20 Minutes [CBC]
-Prairie landmark Junk for Joy closing up shop of treasures [Manitoba: CBC]
-The dictator, the doughnut king and a shop called Duffin's [Vancouver Courier]
Our Previous Articles:
-Shinola Opens 1st Canadian Store, Plans Further Expansion [Photos]
-Saint Laurent Paris Opens 1st Freestanding Canadian Store [Photos]
-Carrefour de l’Estrie to See Major Redevelopment [Photos]
-Sephora Opens Largest North American Location [Photos]
-Pusateri's Fine Foods Opens at Oakville Place [Photos]
-Montreal Friday : Bois & Cuir, and 'The Warehouse' [Photos]
-Place Ville Marie Opens Observatory and 'Made in Montreal' Retail Space [Video]
-What's Happening on Bloor Street West [Expansive Photo Tour]
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