Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: January 19, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Mink Mile Colonnade Sees New and Expanded Luxury Retailers
Canada's most prestigious retail complex is seeing some major changes this year, including new and expanded stores.
2) Williams Sonoma Exits Mink Mile Ahead of Hermès Relocation
The retailer will be replaced by a massive Hermès ‘maison’ this fall — one of only a handful in existence.
Top Stories - National:
-Lush Cosmetics brushes off downsizing trend with major bricks-and-mortar expansion plan (Financial Post)
-Canada’s best malls perform as well, or better than U.S.’s top ones: study (Global News)
-So long, American Apparel – you won’t be forgotten (The Globe & Mail)
-Is there a retail marketing opportunity in unwanted gifts? (RetailWire)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Sears set to open call centre in Edmundston, create 180 jobs (CBC News)
-Halifax IKEA on target, recruiting for 300 jobs (The Chronicle Herald) and IKEA Canada Announces Collection Points in Moncton and Saint John (NewsWire)
-Toronto is Becoming a Market for Luxury Products (Toronto Observer)
-Massive lineups for the Shake Shack pop-up store (Metro Toronto) and What's the allure of Shake Shack? Wedbush isn't buying it (BNN)
-New Balance 247 Canadian Launch: Here's What Went Down (High Snobiety)
-1,000 more people are working in downtown Hamilton than in 2015 (CBC News)
-Activists to protest at Wild Rock Outfitters store in Peterborough on Sunday over sales of Canada Goose parkas (Peterborough Examiner)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-New stores set for Prairie Mall (Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune)
-Co-Op Display Offers Products and How-To Information (Hardware Retailing)
-Vancouver airport reveals $5.6 billion expansion plan (Business In Vancouver)
-US launches trade action against Canada over BC wine (News 1130) and U.S. challenges wine sales in B.C., seeks shelf space for American producers (Canadian Grocer)
-Pot companies pitch their products to investors in Calgary (Calgary Sun)
Our Previous Articles:
-Spareparts Continues Rapid Expansion, Announces 3 New Stores
-First-Ever Retail Competition Includes Free Space at Yorkdale
-Study Ranks Canadian Shopping Centres
-School of Retailing Accepting New Consulting Projects
-Footwear Retailer Shumaker Announces Store Expansion
-Nespresso to Expand into Western Canada
-World’s Most Powerful POS Software Expands in Canada
-William Ashley to Relocate Mink Mile Store
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