Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: February 27, 2017
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(PHOTO: VINCENZO PISTRITTO. DESIGN: CUTLER)
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Inside Samsung’s Canadian Retail Strategy
The South Korean company has perfected the retail model for its Canadian stores, which feature a variety of experiences as well as stunning interiors.
2) Holt Renfrew to Shutter hr2 Division
The off-price retail concept originally launched in 2013. It was expected to expand nationally, but only opened 2 locations.
Top Stories - National:
-Sunrise Records takes over 70 HMV locations in malls (CBC) and Sunrise Records to move into 70 closing HMV locations across Canada (Globe & Mail)
-How Harry Rosen is making alterations to appeal to millennial shoppers (Canadian Business)
-Giant Tiger and other discounters in expansion mode (CBC)
-StatsCan shows modest growth for grocery in 2016 (Canadian Grocer)
-Loblaw expects food business to grow despite decline in food prices (The Hamilton Spector)
-Is the Ivanka Trump brand boycott anti-feminist? (CBC)
-NOTE: You must be a Globe Unlimited subscriber to view, or mobile app user: Could slowing retail sales burst Canada's housing bubble? (The Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Metro invests $19M in Windsor grocery stores (CBC News)
-Great Canadian Dollar Store opening 5th P.E.I. location on Saturday (CBC News)
-Uniqlo's new modest line featuring hijabs debuts in Toronto (CTV News)
-Here’s how Toronto said farewell to Honest Ed’s (Toronto Star)
-Ivanka Trump protesters eye Toronto’s Hudson’s Bay store (NOW Toronto)
-Making sense of Elgin Street's rapidly changing face (Ottawa Business Journal)
-Yonge St. pedestrian-friendly transformation in the works (CBC News)
-Halifax store owner closing up shop after violent robbery (CTV News)
-Another marijuana dispensary reopens in Saint John (CBC News)
-Fire destroys Trepassey convenience store (CBC News)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-COS sets up shop in Gastown (Vancouver Sun)
-Move over macarons, flashy eclairs take centre stage (Vancouver Sun)
-Calgary Walmart store under fire for treatment of customers by store security (Global News)
-City engages 17th Avenue businesses after construction woes (Calgary Herald)
-Anthony Gismondi: B.C's multi-headed wine retail monster (Vancouver Sun)
-'Total loss': Massive blaze guts furniture store in Burnaby (CTV News)
-Independent Corydon Hardware still in business because of customer service (Winnipeg Free Press)
-The vintage revival of 33rd Street (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
-Green Tree Beauty offers natural, Canadian cosmetics (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
-In Vancouver’s Chinatown, gentrification and food collide (The Globe & Mail)
-Tru Value checks out of Cordova Bay (Saanich News)
Our Previous Articles:
-Organic Grocer Launches Ontario Expansion
-Nordstrom Launches ‘The Lab’ at 2 Canadian Flagships
-Independent Optical Retailer Sees Success Through Personalization And Unique Store Design
-Saks OFF 5TH Announces 5 Store Opening Dates for this Spring
-Upper Canada Mall to See Significant Investment
-Lightspeed Reaches eCommerce Customer Milestone
-Le Labo to Open 1st Canadian Store
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