Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: February 23, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Nordstrom Launches ‘The Lab’ at 2 Canadian Flagships
Canada is home to two of only five Nordstrom locations to feature the unique designer initiative, which launched this week.
2) Independent Optical Retailer Sees Success Through Personalization And Unique Store Design
The recently opened Glass Monocle concept store is already seeing success, catering to locals while also looking to potential future growth.
Top Stories - National:
-Loblaw Q4 profit up 57 per cent to $201M (CTV)
-Retail sales fall 0.5 per cent in December as holiday shopping slowed (CTV)
-Hudson’s Bay Co fights back against Canadian competition watchdog, denies deceptive pricing accusations (Financial Post) and The Bay misled consumers with mattress sales prices, says competition watchdog (CBC)
-Why Indochino is opening new stores in shopping malls (Glossy)
-Freshii Inc is heading to the U.K. by partnering with a Starbucks and Domino’s Pizza franchisee (Financial Post)
-Chip Wilson, Former Lululemon CEO, Is Keeping His Signature Brand of Drama Alive (Racked)
-Theft of shoppers' PC Plus points prompts Loblaw warning (CBC)
-Irradiated ground beef approved by Health Canada (Global)
Available only to Globe 'Unlimited' subscribers, and mobile app users: Inside the brutal transformation of Tim Hortons (Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Chic canucks – see what’s in store for a closed American Apparel outlet (Globe & Mail)
-Inside Toronto's last Zellers store (Style Democracy)
-City council approves zoning application for restaurant at Kingston Centre (Kingston Whig-Standard)
-NSLC ready to carry more local wines (Halifax Chronicle Herald)
-'Princess of pot' opens Ottawa cannabis store (Ottawa Business Journal)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-For members with stores in B.C.: 2017 provincial budget cuts costs for retailers (Retail Council of Canada)
-Alberta retail sales rise for 5th straight month in December (CBC)
-Kelowna goes top drawer with European fashion (TopShop coming to the city's Hudson's Bay) (Kelowna Now)
-Maria's boutique a quaint European style shop (Kelowna News)
-Saks Off Fifth has opening date in Winnipeg (Winnipeg Free Press)
-Lordco seizes northern opportunity (Smithers BC: Auto Service World)
Our Previous Articles:
-Saks OFF 5TH Announces 5 Store Opening Dates for this Spring
-Upper Canada Mall to See Significant Investment
-Lightspeed Reaches eCommerce Customer Milestone
-Controlling Costs in a Shifting Retail Landscape
-Le Labo to Open 1st Canadian Store
-Simons Reveals Calgary Opening Date, Details and Store Renderings
-Saks Fifth Avenue Marks 1st Year in Canada with Remarkable Growth
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