Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: August 25, 2016
/Our Articles of the Day:
1) Penguin Random House Launches 1st Retail Store
2) UNIQLO Announces 1st Canadian Store Opening Dates [Article Includes Renderings]
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Top Stories - National:
-Sears Canada’s new logo ‘bold, confident’ and not blue-and-white [Financial Post]
-Online shopping tax exemptions penalize Canadian business [Troy Media]
-Online furniture retail startups try to appeal to customers with price, selection [CTV]
-Wholesale sales up, offering sliver of economic optimism [Globe & Mail]
-First look at the Frank + Oak women's fashion collection [Style Democracy]
-Despite social media concern, McCain not discontinuing Pizza Pockets but rebrands as Marché [Financial Post]
-Tim Hortons names another new president — second since 2014 takeover [Toronto Star]
-Canada Post contract talks appear to stall as strike mandate deadline nears [CTV]
-TD upgrades Dollarama Inc to buy [Financial Post] and Dollarama Inc.: Time to Buy? [Motley]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Yellow Shoes steps into its second century [Montreal Gazette]
-New campaign takes aim at racial profiling in retail settings [Global News]
-4-Storey Office and Retail Building Proposed at 336 Queen West [Urban Toronto]
-Canadians beginning to click to shopping for furniture online [Toronto Star]
-McPhail's celebrates a century of cycling (bike retailer) [Waterloo Record]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Superstore to open this Friday in South Surrey [Peace Arch News]
-Regina author Byrna Barclay commends Save On Foods for supporting local literature [Regina Leader Post]
-Vancouver's Mayfair News will shut its doors this weekend (magazine retailer) [Straight.com]
-It's time to implement a national gas tax [Winnipeg Free Press]
Interesting: Thief dressed as goalie robs beer store in Russell, MB [Winnipeg Sun]
Our Previous Articles:
-Mayfair Shopping Centre to See Overhaul [Renderings]
-Nordstrom Rack Announces Ottawa Location
-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
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