Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 15, 2016
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Photo of the new m0851 flagship, by Maxime Frechette
Our Article of the Day:
m0851 to Expand and Open New Global Flagship, and Bouffons MTL [Montreal Friday]
IRDC has chosen a Canadian city for this year's event, and Retail Insider readers get a discount with code 'RETAIL2016'. Details:
International Retail Design Conference (IRDC) Prepares to Host September Event in Montréal
Top Stories - National:
-Distributor went abroad to bring brands like Bench to Canada (re: Freemark Apparel) [Globe & Mail]
-Plaza and RioCan form JV to develop malls [RENX.ca]
-The CEO Of Shoes.com Explains Why He Doesn't Think He's Competing with Zappos [Forbes]
-Pokemon Go in Aisle Five? Perhaps a new way to lure in customers [Canadian Grocer]
-Krispy Kreme’s Canadian expansion doesn’t have these artisanal doughnut shops worried [Financial Post]
-Yves Saint Laurent Beauté Launches E-Commerce in Canada [Cosmetics Magazine]
-Dealer Tire selling Canadian business [Automotive News]
-hmv Canada Celebrates CCMA Award Nomination [MarketWired press release]
Available only to Globe 'Unlimited' paid subscribers: Death by digital: CEOs pay the price for tech trouble [Globe & Mail, paywalled]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Famed Glad Day bookstore crowdfunding move from Yonge St. to Gay Village [Toronto Star]
-Lee Valley Tools opening in Windsor this fall [Windsor Star]
-Enterprise opens two new locations in Toronto area [Travelweek]
-Squeak-ies cheese to hit PEI store shelves [CBC]
-Local Toronto Men Create New Trend In Men's Jewelry [Digital Journal]
-Cher Ross retiring after 28 years [Simcoe Reformer]
-Holt Renfrew Welcomes Gwyneth Paltrow [Toronto: NewsWire press release]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Alberta measures ail BC craft breweries [Business in Vancouver]
-Report Indicates Chestermere Is 'One of the Best Untapped Retail Markets in the Calgary Region' [NewsWire]
-On the Street: Shoreline Surf and SUP Ltd. opens on Douglas Street [Victoria Times Colonist]
-Langley's red hot shopping district [Langley Times]
-At Jim's it's not really about the clothes [Campbell River Mirror]
-South Vancouver auto retail legend retires at 90 [Straight.com]
-After lengthy delay, Edmonton's 102 Avenue Bridge opening Friday (retailers will be happy) [Edmonton Journal]
Our Previous Articles:
-Indochino Launches Mall Store Initiative [Feature]
-Study Ranks Canada's Most Trusted Online Retailers
-International Retail Design Conference (IRDC) Prepares to Host September Event in Montréal
-Giant Tiger Continues With Gigantic Expansion Plans
-Carrefour de l’Estrie to See Substantial Redevelopment [Photos]
-Shinola Opens 1st Canadian Store, Plans Further Expansion [Photos]
-Saint Laurent Paris Opens 1st Freestanding Canadian Store [Photos]
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