Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 20, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Hopson Grace Plans Expansion After Initial Success
2) Taschen! Shutters Stores Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Top Stories - National:
-Retail Council: No reason why Visa's fees should be so high [Video: BNN]
-Ikea adds PayPal to list of accepted payment forms in Canada [CTV]
-Why is Walmart phasing out Visa transactions in Canada? [CTV]
-The rise of the grocery industry’s free agents [Canadian Grocer]
-New app sorts grocery lists by aisle [Canadian Grocer]
-Dollarama announces private offering of $525 million senior unsecured notes [Stockhouse press release]
-Hudson’s Bay Company Announces U.S. $400 Million Mortgage Refinancing [Stockhouse press release]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Shinola, the coffee shop, and the price of doing business on Toronto's Ossington [Globe & Mail]
-Waterloo-based Tulip Retail sets sights on major expansion [CBC]
-An open (love) letter to Glad Day Bookshop's queer history section [Toronto: Daily Xtra]
-Montreal food trucks: New app offers info about nearby street food [Montreal Gazette]
-Bathurst grocer struggling after 6 downtown restaurants close [New Brunswick: CBC]
-As new pot dispensaries open in Ottawa, city urged to shut down or regulate them [Ottawa Citizen]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-MEC opening two new Calgary stores as it explores new opportunities amid recession [Calgary Herald]
-Fjällräven Launches 2nd Vancouver Store [Blush Vancouver]
-It’s not quite Trader Joe’s, but Vancouver’s Pirate Joe’s is expanding [TorStar] and Convenience, desire for exclusive products behind rise of grocery free agents [News 610]
-More Stores Coming To Altona Mall [Manitoba: Pembina Valley Online]
-Firm develops device that tracks your location [24 Hours Vancouver]
-Sell Off Vacations has a new location in Brandon [Westman Journal]
-Fort Chipewyan added to Nutrition North food subsidy program [Ft McMurray Today]
Our Previous Articles:
-Short-Term Retail Sees Unprecedented Growth in Canada [Analysis]
-Saint Laurent Paris to Open Freestanding Toronto Store
-m0851 Expansion/Flagship, and Bouffons MTL
-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
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