Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: January 6, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) The Rec Room Announces Canadian Shopping Centre Expansion
The entertainment complex is moving into various Canadian shopping centres, addressing the trend of providing added attractions to malls.
2) Cadillac Fairview Announces CF Masonville Target Space Redevelopment
Another former Target location will be redeveloped, located in one of the country’s most productive shopping centres.
Top Stories - National:
-Walmart and Visa put an end to their public Canadian feud, cards accepted again in all stores (Financial Post) and Wal-Mart and Visa Agree on Terms in Dispute Over Canadian Stores (The Wall Street Journal)
-Amazon, Forever 21 vie with Montreal's Gildan in pitch to buy American Apparel (CBC News)
-The Most Anticipated Canadian Store Openings Of 2017 (StyleDemocracy)
-Imposing tariffs on US goods likely to increase costs for Canadian consumers (Global News)
-The inside story of Shop.ca’s failed e-commerce revolution (Canadian Business)
-Shopify Connects its Merchants to the Amazon Marketplace (Digital Journal)
-Kevin O’Leary talks Canadian grocers (Canadian Grocer)
-Canada's Steveston Pizza dares to take on giants, goes for ‘high-end’ customers in Philippines (Inquirer)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-TTC gift store a hit over the holidays (Metro Toronto)
-Taking back the streets: Most businesses on urban streets make their money from pedestrians and cyclists (Treehugger: Toronto)
-Milan, Paris, Sackville? Seamstress bringing fashion to province (CBC)
-Scarborough's Golden Mile Joins Wave of Mall Redevelopment (UrbanToronto)
-Squirrel chocolate bar thieves driving local Toronto shopowner nuts (CBC News)
-Next Generation Barbershop Barber & Co. Opens On Ossington (StyleDemocracy)
-Corner store bistro thrives in village of 1000 (New Brunswick: CBC)
-Sustainable-seafood-only store opens in Montreal's N.D.G. neighbourhood (Montreal Gazette)
-2 arrested after search of 'illegal' medical pot dispensary in St. John's (CBC News)
-Local business in Windsor back on track after $5k of meat stolen (CBC News)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Pacific Centre BC Assessment's most valuable commercial property (Western Investor)
-Suburban businesses brace for business tax 'shock and awe (Calgary Sun)
-New Concentra Bank focused on Canada's credit union system (NewsWire)
-The Federal Store is a new neighbourhood favourite in Mount Pleasant (Metro Vancouver)
-New business opens in historic Sylvan Lake home (Sylvan Lake News)
-Mission Thrift Store Opens New Building (Okotoks News)
-Hudson's Bay security made wrongful arrest of cookware shopper, experts say (24 Hours Vancouver)
-Vancouver mayor absent as councillor calls for snow removal inquiry (CBC)
Our Previous Articles:
-Saks OFF 5TH Announces 1st Montreal Store Opening
-Filson Announces Canadian Expansion with 1st Store
-Chanel Closes Mink Mile Flagship Ahead of Relocation [Photos]
-Van Cleef & Arpels to open 1st Freestanding Toronto Store
-Swarovski Launches Canada-Wide Store Expansion
-Luxury Men’s Footwear Retailer Launches Unique Concept
-INGLOT Cosmetics to Expand Canadian Store Count for 2017
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