Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 25, 2016
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Our Article of the Day:
Shoes.com Launches Brick-and-Mortar Initiative [Photos]
The company’s first permanent store location includes an innovative space featuring more than just footwear.
Top Stories - National:
-Canada May retail sales rise 0.2 percent to set record [Reuters]
-RioCan acquires CPPIB interest in 4 retail properties [EPR Retail News]
-Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec uncork deal to allow online wine purchases [Canadian Grocer]
-In the age of bitcoin and Apple Pay, these businesses are still cash [Globe & Mail]
-For online-only retailers, a pop-up shop can be a brand-builder [Canadian Business]
-Indigo is Planning to Renovate Nearly Every Bookstore [Good E-Reader]
-Costco selling Christmas trees in July has people asking 'Why'? [CBC]
-Canadian Outerwear Brand Spreads its Wings (re: Arc'teryx) [Chain Store Age]
-Puma Lab makes the leap into Canada via Foot Locker [Marketing Magazine]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Fairview Park has been a shopping mecca for 50 years [Waterloo Record]
-Retail rejuvenation: New businesses breathe life into St. John's neighbourhood [CBC]
-Sheridan&Co Creates New Retail Interior Design for Links of London Toronto Store [dexigner.com]
-Downtown dig has Bridgewater merchants miffed [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
-Health Canada seizes sex-enhancement products from St-Jérôme shop [Montreal Gazette]
-THE SIX: Grayson Miller's retail pix (from Style Democracy) [24Hours Toronto]
-Paltrow brings her Gwyneth-ness to Toronto (fragrance launch at Holt Renfrew) [Toronto Star]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Controversy swirls as wine sales in grocery stores increase [Business in Vancouver]
-Rock music-themed retailer (O Calcutta) has operated in downtown Winnipeg for decades [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Alberta economy still the best in Canada by some measures [CBC]
-The Guild sets a new standard for Calgary restaurants in iconic Hudson's Bay building [Calgary Herald]
-Back to school retail sales expected to rise: EY [Business in Vancouver]
-Downtown Langley Business Association calls for moratorium on thrift shops [CBC]
-No spirit for wines in Nanaimo grocery stores [Nanaimo News Bulletin]
-Retail liquor stores are sought by communities [Weyburn This Week]
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