Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: September 15, 2016
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Photo: chantsy via IG
Our Articles of the Day:
1) ECCO to Launch First Accessory Boutique in North America
The Danish footwear brand will open its first North American accessory boutique this month, and it also plans to continue opening stores in Canada.
2) Leicht Opens 1st West Coast Showroom
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Top Stories - National:
-Update: Empire Co. quarterly profit declines as Western Canadian stores struggle [Financial Post]
-Update: Wal-Mart’s ban on Visa spreads to Manitoba [Globe & Mail]
-Sobeys will need to open its discount banner out West to stem losses from its botched Safeway takeover [Financial Post]
-2 Canadian investors to buy retailer Golf Town as U.S. parent may go under [CBC]
-Galen Weston Sr. stepping down, making way for son [Toronto Star] and -As W. Galen Weston passes baton to son, George Weston Ltd shows its generational staying power [Financial Post]
-Starbucks Canada to post calorie info on its in-store menu boards [CP24]
-Is it too early for Christmas decorations in stores? [Canoe]
-Drone Delivery Canada achieves semi-autonomous flight and guided pickup [Mobile Syrup]
-Beef could soon get cheaper at the butcher counter [CBC]
-Available only to Globe & Mail 'Unlimited' paid subscribers: -Golf Town to be sold off to debt holders, close some stores [Marina Strauss, Globe & Mail]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Ontario retailers to get a 5% WSIB premium rate reduction for 2017 [Retail Council of Canada]
-Toronto shop stocks hard-to-find global brands (called 'Soop Soop') [BlogTO]
-Toronto tailor Cy Mann dressed celebrities [Globe & Mail]
-Canada Revenue Agency in standoff with Rona over client information [CJAD]
-Family run Whitby, Ont. butcher shop caters to community with full buying experience [Global]
-Former student creates own line of paper agendas in a digital age [Windsor: CBC]
-D'Aoust department store turns back time [The Suburban]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Federated Co-op retains title of Saskatchewan's largest business (includes retail) [Saskatoon Star Phoenix]
-Alberta app lets medical marijuana users order pot with click of a button [Toronto Star]
-Oil and balsamic vinegars flowing at new Duncan shop [Cowichan Valley Citizen]
-Anita's marks a decade in the Heights (pharmacy) [Burnaby Now]
Our Previous Articles:
-Christian Dior to Open Massive Toronto Flagship
-Inside Strellson's New Rideau Centre Store
-What’s With the Pop-up Phenomena in Canada?
-Mizrahi's 'The One' Gets Green Light
-Forever 21 Launches Another New Concept in Canada
-Meet With MyPlace Building Services at ICSC Toronto
-Inside Nordstrom's Eaton Centre Flagship, and List of Brands/Boutiques [Photos]
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