Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: January 23, 2017
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Our Article of the Day:
Stefano Ricci Opens 1st Canadian Store [Photos]
The Ultra-luxury Italian brand’s first Canadian store carries several one-of-a-kind pieces, and is located next to the city’s new Trump Tower.
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Top Stories - National:
-Canada Retail Sales Advance 0.2% in November (Wall Street Journal) and Inflation, retail sales rise less than expected (Globe & Mail)
-E-book publishers and Apple reach new deal with Competition Bureau over pricing (CBC)
-Rachel Mielke — a true entrepreneur (Hillberg & Berk jewellers) (Regina Leader Post)
-Whole Foods faces Canadian challenges, opportunities (Supermarket News)
-On the floor at NRF: Retailers must personalize their product and service offerings (Canadian Grocer)
-Should Shopify heed petitions to ditch Breitbart as a client? (Canadian Business)
-Non-browning apple coming to U.S. next month but Canada will have to wait (CBC)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Halifax Shopping Centre tops Maritimes in sales production (Halifax Chronicle Herald)
-Shuttered No Frills store causes worry in Parkdale (Toronto: CBC)
-Lacklustre Ontario consumer spending over Christmas raises concerns for 2017 (Ottawa Citizen)
-A new chapter for a beloved comic hideout (Toronto: Globe & Mail)
-Police seize 1.6 tonnes of thawed meat bound for Ottawa grocery store (CBC)
-Island tea company finding success in western Canada (The Guardian PEI)
-Kaleidoscope Kids' Books turns last page after 11 years (Ottawa: CBC)
-North America's Largest “Sex Show” Is Coming To Montreal (MTL Blog)
-Top 5 Things That Should Occupy the Former Walmart Space in Mississauga (InSauga.com)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Cadillac Fairview sells half its Vancouver portfolio, which includes Pacific Centre, Richmond Centre (Business in Vancouver)
-Edward Chapman site sells for triple last year's assessed value (Business in Vancouver)
-Albertans' retail spending still outpaces the rest of Canada, despite downturn (CBC)
-F21 Red opens at Highstreet in Abbotsford (Abbotsford News)
-Co-ops adapting as times change (Regina Leader Post)
-Rezoning application for Southpark on Whyte heads to council (Edmonton: Global)
-Beer at the barbershop? Relaxed B.C. liquor laws come into effect Monday (CTV)
-Okotoks pet store closes after attacks from animal rights activists (Alberta: CBC)
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-Study Ranks Canadian Shopping Centres
-School of Retailing Accepting New Consulting Projects
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