Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 8, 2016
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Place Ville Marie entrance. Photo: Ivanhoé Cambridge
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Place Ville Marie Opens Observatory and 'Made in Montreal' Retail Space [Video]
2) Montreal Friday : Bois & Cuir, and 'The Warehouse' [Photos]
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Top Stories - National:
Update: Sobeys parent Empire Co announces sudden departure of CEO Marc Poulin following huge losses [Financial Post]
-Customers side with Walmart in Visa spat, but retailer may lose shoppers anyway [Financial Post]
-Lee Valley Tools founder Leonard Lee dies [CBC]
-What will and won't be delivered if there's a Canada Post work stoppage [Globe & Mail]
-Retailers’ intense rivalry and lower crop prices are set to cut your grocery bill [Financial Post]
-Revenue Canada probe of pharmacies finds $58M in hidden income [CBC]
-Eight secrets of how people shop [Canadian Grocer]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada/North: ON/QC/Maritimes/NWT
-Organizers cancel Toronto Fashion Week citing lack of support [Globe & Mail] and Could the cancellation of Toronto Fashion Week actually help revive the industry? [CBC]
-Chinatown renovations frustrate local businesses [Montreal Gazette]
-Horror movie aficionado opens vintage clothing store in Barrie [Barrie Today]
-National Cannabis Region: Illegal pot stores pop up across Ottawa [Ottawa Citizen]
-Montreal landlord left with hundreds of dead snakes, other reptiles in building’s walls awarded $32,600 (from former pet store tenant) [National Post]
-Beau's Brewery begins national distribution of its craft beer [Globe & Mail]
-Ottawa sign shops struggle under dated bylaw [MetroNews]
-Early morning fire rips through store in Behchoko, NWT [CBC]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Saskatchewan seeks proposals for five private liquor stores [CTV]
-Safeway strike and lock-out notice period over [Saskatchewan: CBC]
-Vancouver's second Fjällräven shop now open in Kitsilano [Straight.com]
-Mountain Warehouse to open store at Kildonan Place [Winnipeg Sun]
-Lowe's opens in Abbotsford [Abbotsford News]
-Calgary Stampede Style Goes Second-Hand Thanks To Economic Downturn [Huffington Post]
-Local Esso operators decry deal between Imperial Oil, 7-Eleven [Victoria Times Colonist]
Our Previous Articles:
-What's Happening on Bloor Street West [Expansive Photo Tour]
-Structube Plans Continued Store Expansion into New Markets
-Icebreaker Plans Continued Canadian Expansion, Confirms 2 New Locations
-Local Retailer Launches Canadian Baby Brands E-Commerce Store
-Drake General Store Opens 3-Story Flagship [Photos]
-Cushman & Wakefield Study Ranks Canada's 'Coolest' Retail Streets
-Yorkdale’s Nordstrom Wing Construction Progresses [Photo Tour]
-Strellson Hosts Vancouver Launch Party [Photos]
-Studio Helps Canadian Retailers Boost Online Presence
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