Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: September 2, 2016
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Simons West Edmonton Mall. Photo: figure3
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Ted Baker Opens Calgary Location [Photos]
2) Montreal Friday : A T-Shirt Story (Ça va de soi) and the Eco-Cup
3) Retailers Sought for School of Retailing's October 'Retail Week'
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Top Stories - National:
-Dollarama Inc considers offering online sales for bulk buyers to complement business model [Financial Post] and Dollarama draws more shoppers, beats profit estimates [Globe & Mail]
-Lululemon shares plunge on earnings outlook disappointment [Globe & Mail] and Lululemon Athletica set to open smaller hyper-local stores as it meets expectations in second quarter [Financial Post]
-Penguin Pick-Up Distribution Network Broadens With The UPS Store [MarketWired press release]
-Hanjin bankruptcy causes global shipping chaos, retail concerns [CTV]
-The Return of Department Store Dining? (includes considerable Canadian discussion) [Forbes]
-Words of wisdom for small businesses venturing online [Globe & Mail]
-Open Season: 6 Stores Finding New Homes in Canada This Fall [Flare]
-Michael Hill Jewellers Names Brett Halliday North American President (Mr. Halliday leads Canadian operations) [JCK]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Online ordering a smash with LCBO drinkers [Toronto Star]
-Retiree fights to keep childhood general store alive (Quebec) [Canadian Grocer]
-Inside Kids at Home, a children’s furniture store with grown-up sensibilities in Leslieville [Toronto Life]
-Safeway stores set to drops prices this week [Thunder Bay Chronicle]
Western Canada/North: BC/AB/SK/MB/YK
-Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th opens stores in Calgary, Edmonton [CBC]
-First Vancouver Island Lowe's opens in Nanaimo [Nanaimo News Bulletin]
-Winnipeg woman helps struggling local pie shop using social media [CTV]
-Mystery shopper scam tricks Yukoners into depositing fraudulent cheques [CBC]
Our Previous Articles:
-Dutch Fashion Brand Sandwich to Open First Canadian Store
-Saks Opens Massive 3-Level Flagship Restaurant [Photos]
-Tommy Bahama Ramps Up Canadian Expansion Plans
-Only 2 Weeks Until IRDC Montreal Conference
-Le Creuset Opens Montreal Flagship
-Once Upon A Child Continues Canadian Expansion
-Penguin Random House Launches 1st Retail Store
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