Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: March 21, 2017
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Our Article of the Day:
1) Brunswick House Rexall Opens with Exceptional Heritage Preservation [Photos]
The 141 year old former dive bar has been transformed into a remarkable retail space that preserves and reuses many of the building’s heritage elements, both inside and out.
2) ECCO Opens Largest Canadian Store to Date
The Danish footwear and accessory brand continues to open stores, and selected a high traffic location for its largest Canadian unit.
3) eTail Canada Launches eCommerce Benchmark Report
The study provides insight into which retailers are succeeding with omnichannel, how they’re doing it, and why it’s important in order to remain competitive.
Top Stories - National:
-Oops: Hudson’s Bay exposes Saks Fifth Avenue customer info online (Financial Post)
-Shopify to triple size of Ottawa headquarters (Ottawa Citizen)
-Gum-chewing shoppers spend more time browsing stores (Canadian Study) (CTV)
-Moneris CEO Angela Brown on a cashless world, innovation and why she likes Millennials (Financial Post)
-Wholesale sales hit record in latest good news for Canadian economy (Toronto Star)
-Penningtons ad campaign turns heads (Strategy)
-Is it Time to Consider Canada Goose Holdings Inc.? (Motley)
Canadian News - Regional:
-Cushman & Wakefield Completes Acquisition of Toronto's Ashlar Urban Realty (MarketWired press release)
-Minor Variance Could Spell Major Changes for the Atrium on Bay (includes retail component) (Urban Toronto)
-The Beguiling Books and Art spotlighted in Toronto’s Uniqlo indie market (Quill & Quire)
-Cooper: Downtown grocery store among downtown fixes within jurisdiction of city council (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
-Charles Gauthier's soft diplomacy gets solid results (Mr .Gauthier is head of the Downtown Vancouver BIA) (Business in Vancouver)
-Photos: BCBG’s Store Clearance Under Bankruptcy Filing (Style by Fire)
-Parker: Tanzola grows Calgary Co-op's real-estate plans (Calgary Herald)
Our Previous Articles:
-COS Opens 1st Vancouver Store [Photos]
-Uniqlo Launches 'Local' Retailer Partnership in Toronto
-Simons Opens Five-Level Downtown Calgary Store [Photos]
-Jimmy Choo to Open 2nd Freestanding Toronto Store
-Deciem Opens 1st Mall-Based Store
-Old Navy to Launch 8 Canadian Stores in 2017
-Saks Flagship Wins International Design Award [Video/Photos]
-Yonge Street Hard Rock Cafe to be Replaced with Flagship Shoppers Drug Mart
-Adidas Launching Unique-to-Canada Store Expansion
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