Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: January 12, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Nespresso to Expand into Western Canada
The popular Swiss coffee brand will open its first permanent freestanding location in Western Canada this spring, as Nespresso continues its Canadian store expansion.
2) World’s Most Powerful POS Software Expands in Canada
The Canadian company is seeing tremendous growth as it continues targeting independent businesses looking to compete against global giants.
Top Stories - National:
-Better design and ‘atmosphere’: Why Canadian malls are thriving while American ones struggle (Financial Post)
-Amazon Canada fined $1 million plus $100,000 costs for misleading price claims on website (Financial Post)
-Starbucks drive-thru locations now equipped with 2-way video screens (Global News)
-Freshii's IPO: What you need to know before taking a bite (The Globe & Mail)
-Canadian millennials 'discovering the world through tea' (Metro Toronto)
-Canadians paying less than Americans for iPhones, other devices even cheaper: Study (BNN)
-3 ways retailers can merge digital and physical store strategies (Luxury Daily)
-Manning up: How these hot Canadian designers are going global (The Globe & Mail)
-Egg-citing! McDonald’s is testing all-day breakfast in a handful of Canadian locations (Financial Post)
-NOTE: You must be a Globe Unlimited subscriber or app user to view Not long after IPO, Aritzia’s private investors sell more shares (The Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-American Apparel stores in Toronto are closing (BlogTO)
-Online alcohol sales in Ontario rose over the holidays: LCBO (CTV News)
-Ontario slams brakes on last Sam the Record Man's bid for tourism marker (CBC News)
-Shopping malls becoming an endangered species in Toronto (BlogTO)
-Montreal's Cannabis Culture stores to reopen Friday — without the pot (CBC News)
-Mississauga couple shocked after receiving empty iPhone box (CBC News)
-Record pressing plant set to tap into vinyl resurgence (The Record)
-Freshii Now Energizing Billy Bishop Airport for Fresher Fuel and Better Journeys (Yahoo)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Vancouver has two of Canada’s three most productive malls (Business In Vancouver)
-Some of Canada's most popular malls are in Vancouver (News1130)
-Lush Cosmetics shutting down Robson Street location to undergo expansion and renovation (Straight)
-Tom Lee Music to move into new Granville Street location (Business In Vancouver)
-It doesn't take a math whiz to know business costs are piling up (Calgary Herald)
-Earth’s General Store threatens to close central location if sales don’t improve (Edmonton Examiner)
-Cloves thriving in downtown location (Comox Valley Record)
-RCMP shut down illegal marijuana dispensary in Banff (Calgary Herald)
Our Previous Articles:
-William Ashley to Relocate Mink Mile Store
-Nordstrom Appoints New Canadian Vice President, Announces 6th Rack Location
-Theory to Enter Canada with Store Locations
-2017 Canadian Retail Forecast [Analysis]
-The Rec Room Announces Canadian Shopping Centre Expansion
-Cadillac Fairview Announces CF Masonville Target Space Redevelopment
-Saks OFF 5TH Announces 1st Montreal Store Opening
-Filson Announces Canadian Expansion with 1st Store
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