Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: April 18, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Herschel Supply Co. to Open 5,000 Square Foot Canadian Flagship
The brand’s first Canadian store will be contained within a heritage building in one of the country’s hippest neighbourhoods.
2) Last Call for Participants for Annual Retail Stores Compensation Benchmark Survey
he study is of tremendous benefit to the industry, especially considering the impact employee compensation has on a retailer’s bottom line.
Top Stories - National:
-Canadian food deflation is slowing and that should help out the country’s grocers, says new reports (Financial Post)
-Retailers want in on the pot market (Toronto Star)
-Retail Council of Canada Announces Bonnie Brooks to Receive RCC's 2017 Excellence in Retail Awards Lifetime Achievement Award (NewsWire press release)
-Did Reitmans benefit from Meghan Markle’s royal romance? (Globe & Mail)
-BMO cuts DavidsTea’s target price 40% amid company ‘reset’ (Financial Post)
-The importance of shareable experiences for retail (BrandonDonnelly.com)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Should more stores be open in Toronto on holidays? (Toronto Star)
-Whole Foods Market preps to open long-awaited Leaside store (Toronto: Canadian Grocer)
-Quebec Designer shop Cabinet Éphémère opens at Centre Rockland (French-English, Montreal-Weekly)
-The Newfoundland brand: New local online retailer wants to showcase local craftspeople (CBC)
-Meet the Haitian-Canadian who runs an Italian grocery store (Montreal: CBC)
-London, Ont.'s Old East Village a hub for trendy shops, tasty food, and fresh-thinking entrepreneurs (Canoe)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Pick up sushi with your shampoo: Shoppers introduces fresh groceries at Vancouver location (24 Hours)
-Rocky Mountain Equipment looks to future growth (Country Guide)
-Vancouver Could Become Canada's 1st City Without A Downtown Gas Station (Huffington Post)
-Sask. Sunrise Records locations could open by early June (CBC)
-Alberta store's curvy mannequins reflect real life women (630 CHED)
-Bill Wong, legendary Vancouver Chinatown tailor, dead at 95 (CBC)
Our Previous Articles:
-ECCO to Open 1st North American 'Prime' Flagship Concept Store
-Jimmy Choo to Open Freestanding Vancouver Store
-Cheesecake Factory Announces 1st Canadian Location at Yorkdale
-UNIQLO Announces 1st Vancouver Store
-Cadillac Fairview Announces Electric Vehicle Charging Station Initiative
-Cadillac Fairview Unveils CF Toronto Eaton Centre Skybridge Details [Renderings/Plans]
-Foot Locker Launches Footaction Retail Banner in Canada [Photos]
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