Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: April 19, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Breitling to Open 1st Canadian Boutique
The Swiss luxury watch brand will launch its first official Canadian boutique this summer.
2) Annual Retail Stores Compensation Benchmark Survey: Last Call for Retailers to Participate
Employee compensation has a tremendous impact on a retailer’s bottom line, and this study will be a useful benchmarking tool for the industry.
Top Stories - National:
Update: Loblaw is selling all of its 213 gas stations to Brookfield for $540 million (Financial Post)
-Parkland Fuel buying Chevron Canada fuel business for nearly $1.5B (CTV)
-Shopping malls are not dead: Retail experts (RENX.ca)
-Bringing back Bata shoes (with a little help from the Drake General Store) (Globe & Mail)
-Flexiti Financial Welcomes Retail and Marketing Luminaries Diane J. Brisebois, President and CEO of the Retail Council of Canada, and Rick Padulo, Chairman and CEO of Padulo Integrated, to its Advisory Board (NewsWire press release)
-Tim Hortons to serve freshly-ground espresso lattes (CTV)
-Subway sues CBC for ‘reckless’ Marketplace report claiming chicken is half soy (Financial Post)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Toronto councillors open door for change to holiday store closings (Toronto Star)
-Inside fancy fragrance brand Le Labo’s new Queen West flagship (Toronto Life)
-Metro to Open 'Food Basics' Supermarket at Fuse Condos (Urban Toronto)
-Freedom Mobile sorry for selling an iPhone made with knock-off parts (Toronto: CBC)
-Downtown Windsor store to close after nearly 50 years (CTV)
-Walmart fined $27514 over pricing lapses at Montreal store (Montreal Gazette)
-The best places to shop for vinyl in Hamilton (NOW Magazine)
-Anthony Longo, President and CEO of Longo's, and The Longo Family, honoured with Retail Council of Canada's Canadian Grand Prix 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award (NewsWire press release)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-West Georgia and Burrard retail space opens as Bell leaves (Business in Vancouver)
-Marshalls coming to Prairie Mall (Grande Prairie: Alberta Daily Herald Tribune)
-17th Avenue overhaul begins as businesses brace for multi-year project (Calgary: CBC)
-Calgary Sport Chek Features Mannequins Reflecting Women Of All Sizes (Huffington Post)
-Millennials boost premium pet-food business (Business in Vancouver)
-B.C. winery goes up against Loblaw Canada over the name Ziggy (CBC)
Our Previous Articles:
-Last Call for Participants for Annual Retail Stores Compensation Benchmark Survey
-Herschel Supply Co. to Open 5,000 Square Foot Canadian Flagship
-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]
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