Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: September 23, 2016
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Saks Fifth Avenue Announces Massive Montreal Flagship
The multi-level store will become Canada's largest Saks location, as well as one of the largest in the company. Saks will compete vigorously with the merged Holt Renfrew-Ogilvy, only about 800 metres west.
2) Traffic Trouble: Store Traffic is Down and it May not Come Back – What are Canadian Retailers Going to do About it?
3) Montreal Friday : On the Road in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Top Stories - National:
-RioCan to step up investment in urban properties: CEO (The Globe & Mail)
-Amazon quietly raises free shipping minimum to $35 in Canada (Calgary Herald)
-President’s Choice, MEC tie for most trusted brands in Canada (The Globe & Mail)
-Tesla becomes most trusted auto brand in Canada, ranks 11th in all industries (Electrek)
-Canadians buying 'too much car' as ultra-luxury sales soar (Globe & Mail)
-Canadian buyers care about quality, compliance, labour practices, and fair-trade (Fibre 2 Fashion)
-Shopify’s resident entrepreneur makes e-commerce look easy (The Globe & Mail)
-Farm Boy opens in Pickering, and Save-On-Foods opens in Coquitlam (Canadian Grocer)
-HBC's Bonnie Brooks tells local women to make “bold decisions” (Waterloo Record)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Downtown Winnipeg retail gets grant boost (Winnipeg Sun)
-Cabela's opening draws thousands (Inside Ottawa Valley)
-Newly redesigned CAA Oshawa Store opens its doors for business (NewsWire)
-Store gallery: Why Montreal's retail reputation is hotting up (Retail Week)
-Montreal’s new meat delivery service (Canadian Grocer)
-New bylaw aims to curb Notre-Dame St. W gentrification (Montreal: CTV)
-Cosmoprof on the Road Is Coming to Toronto (Cosmetics Magazine)
-Locks & Mane Launches Toronto Pop-up Shop with Coco Rocha Meet and Greet (NewsWire)
-My Kind of Place: West Queen West, Toronto, Canada (The National)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Ivanhoe Cambridge's search for ideal location in B.C. took years (Delta Optimist)
-Leduc County racing (and shopping) toward an exciting future (CBC News Edmonton)
-Funding attracts new local businesses to downtown Winnipeg (MyToba)
-Vancouver commercial real estate activity breaks record levels (Mortgage Broker News)
-Observant store manager saves would-be scam victim in Calgary (880 AM)
-Manitoba's liquor regulation best in the west, finds new report (CBC)
-Observant store manager saves would-be scam victim (Calgary: 880 News)
-Fire burns Shamattawa's band office, only store (Winnipeg Free Press)
-Winnipeg's Weeds glass and gifts says business is buzzing (MetroNews)
Our Previous Articles:
-Browns Shoes Announces 3 Store Fall 2016 Expansion [With Renderings]
-Holt Renfrew Opens Vancouver Flagship Expansion [Photos]
-Eataly Confirmed to Open in Manulife Centre Expansion
-Innovative Canadian Retailer BRIKA Continues Growth Through Multi-Channel Innovation
-Pennington’s Expands into US Market
-Nordstrom Opens Flagship to Huge Crowds [Photos/Video/Floor Plans]
-Retail Facility Management Event: October 20 in Toronto
-ECCO to Launch First Accessory Boutique in North America
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