Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: August 24, 2016
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Photo: Ivanhoé Cambridge
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Mayfair Shopping Centre to See Overhaul [Renderings/Plans]
2) Nordstrom Rack Announces Ottawa Location
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Top Stories - National:
-IKEA Canada president takes global role [Marketing Magazine]
-44% of Millennial Canadian Parents Plan to Spend More on Back-to-School Shopping This Year [Cantech]
-Canada a drag on impressive Best Buy earnings [BIV] and Best Buy Co Inc profits beat quarterly estimates, boosting shares by nearly 16% [Financial Post]
-Brave Aritzia makes bold move in weak retail environment: Wells [Toronto Star]
-John Williamson: Keep the tax on online imports and stop favouring U.S. interests [Financial Post]
-‘Is anybody doing anything for menstrual cramps?’: Whoopi Goldberg wants to bring menstrual pot business to Canada [Financial Post]
-Staples Canada Names Mary Sagat President [NewsWire press release]
-Buy groceries online? Never in Canada! (Column) [Marketing Magazine]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Montreal adopts plastic bag ban [Montreal Gazette]
-Profile: Pusateri's Fine Foods [NUVO Magazine]
-Square One gets sultry for fall campaign [Marketing Magazine]
-Sobeys converting Grand Bank store to Foodland [Newfoundland: Southern Gazette]
-Loyal employees celebrate Pen Centre Sears' 50th birthday [Niagara This Week]
-Downtown vacancy rate dropping [Brockville Reporter]
-Corner Brook's Broadway businesses fighting sluggish economy [Newfoundland: CBC]
-Sobeys to withdraw appeal of discrimination decision [Nova Scotia: CTV]
Western Canada/North: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Second-last gas station to close in downtown Vancouver [Globe & Mail]
-'Canna Mall' aims to be hub of Victoria's marijuana culture [Vancouver Sun]
-Online marketplace pops up at Nanaimo shopping mall (Etsy) [Nanaimo News]
-Bright lights, big city: Vancouver looks to change its sign bylaws (retailers take note) [CBC]
-Back to school savings: Is it worth the trip to Bellingham? [BC: CTV]
-Riley and McCormick selling off everything including old catalogues (iconic Calgary western store closing) [MetroNews]
-Soda pop re-sellers look for big online profits in Nunavut [Nunatsiaq News]
-Waterton jewelry store robbed of more than $100K in diamonds and jewellery [Waterton Lakes Alberta: CBC]
Our Previous Articles:
-Nordstrom to Expand Designer 'Space' Concept in Canada this Fall
-Urban Decay to Open 1st Freestanding Canadian Store
Sephora Opens 1st Canadian 'TIP' Concept Store
-Why Online Retailer Casper is Getting Physical in Canada
-Giant Tiger Launches 3 New Children's Lines [With Video]
-How CF Shops at Don Mills Reflects Leading Shopping Centre Trends
-Nordstrom Prepares for GTA Launch with Several Store Events
-Tom & Sawyer Plans Substantial Expansion After Initial Success [Photos]
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