Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 6, 2016
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At CF Shops at Don Mills in Toronto. Photo supplied by Structube.
Our Article of the Day:
Structube Plans Continued Store Expansion into New Markets
The popular Canadian home furnishings retailer, known for affordable and modern designs, is expanding as it continues to see considerable success.
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Top Stories - National:
-Loblaw sends strongly worded letter to major suppliers, asks group to lower costs [Financial Post]
-Birks turns a profit after restructuring, sees shine in luxury market [Financial Post] and Birks picks up steam in wobbly market [Toronto Star]
-Walmart still on track to refuse Visa unless compromise reached [CBC]
-Shop.ca has filed for bankruptcy in a last-ditch effort to find a buyer [Betakit]
-Jean Coutu Group PJC Inc faces regulatory headwinds as it posts a stable first quarter [Financial Post]
-Canada Post lockout: 72-hour notice given, mail stoppage may start Friday [CBC] and Looming Canada Post stoppage forces businesses to find alternatives [Toronto Star]
-Mobile payment use continues to increase in Canada [Mobile Syrup]
-Heather Reisman on reimagining the 21st century bookstore [Marketing Magazine]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Postal stoppage preparations being made by some PEI businesses [CBC]
-Quebec pharmacy chain open to selling marijuana, but won't lobby government [CTV]
-Local Lowe's store set for August grand opening [Thunder Bay News Watch]
-Big things in store for Toronto's Yorkdale Mall [Marketing Magazine]
-Woman puts love of shopping to work helping seniors [PEI: CBC]
-Gas regulation system celebrated for bringing lower pump prices [New Brunswick, CBC]
-Inside the Drake General Store's giant new Queen West flagship [Toronto Life]
Western Canada/North: BC/AB/SK/MB
-For members with stores in Alberta – Alberta’s minimum wage to increase to $12.20 on October 1, 2016 [Retail Council of Canada]
-Quebec-based chocolatier opens store on Government Street (Chocolats Favoris) [Victoria Times Colonist]
-Nunavut fur designer moves into downtown Iqaluit shop [CBC]
-Esso owners offered jobs for roughly half-pay after 7-Eleven buyout [CTV Vancouver Island] and Victoria Esso store owners forced out: “They've been callous” [CHEK]
-Saskatoon small businesses brace for Canada Post work stoppage [Global News]
-Fred Brick, 'one of a kind' furniture store owner, dies at 80 [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Alberta barbecue lovers face high beef prices for most of summer, analyst says [CBC]
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-Yorkdale’s Nordstrom Wing Construction Progresses [Photo Tour]
-Strellson Hosts Vancouver Launch Party [Photos]
-Studio Helps Canadian Retailers Boost Online Presence
-COS by H&M Announces 2 Canadian Stores, including 1st for Vancouver
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