Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: April 26, 2017
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Our Article of the Day:
Inside Off-White’s 1st North American Store [3D Phototour]
The world's leading luxury streetwear brand has opened its first North American location in Canada’s most prestigious shopping area. We interviewed founder/designer Virgil Abloh about the brand’s future in Canada, and have included an innovative 3D tour of the space, also linking directly to the brand's eCommerce site (worth checking out).
Top Stories - National:
-Metro Inc’s surging profit beats expectations as cost controls pay off (Financial Post) and Four takeaways from Metro’s quarterly results (Canadian Grocer)
-Inside Aldo's first website redesign in 10 years (Digiday)
-The Canadian Luxury Shoe Shopping Site You Need to Know About (TheSeptember.com) (Footwear News)
-Reitmans taps into style habits (Strategy)
-Versature's Key Takeways from Dx3 Conference (Versature)
-Despite struggles, many Syrian refugees’ businesses are gaining traction (Globe & Mail)
-eBay Canada Reminds Sellers of May 1st Fee Changes (EcommerceBytes)
-Struggling malls aim to satisfy customers’ hunger (Multibriefs)
-Taco Bell Canada Plans to Start Serving Alcohol in 2017 (NewsWire press release)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-'It's all about creating the right shopping experience': new NB Liquor location opens in Fredericton (CBC)
-Samsonite Canada to build 140,000 square foot facility for Canadian distribution headquarters behind Festival City Marketplace Mall (Stratford Beacon Herald)
-Louis Vuitton going to battle with Etobicoke flea market over counterfeit goods (Globe & Mail)
-New Sequoia Location to Open in Fredericton (Huddle Today)
-Finalists selected for annual West Island business Accolades (Montreal Gazette)
-1 in 3 Cigarettes Sold in Ontario are Contraband (NewsWire press release)
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Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Amazon Launches Free One-Day Delivery In Calgary, Edmonton (Huffpost)
-City Centre officials want to give mall 'sexy feel' after successful food court move (Edmonton Journal)
-Albertans receive rebates from retailers for eligible energy efficient products (CTV)
-Minimum wage staff at designer mall dinged for parking (Richmond News)
-Costco building moving into Aurora subdivision, will replace smaller location at University Park Drive (Regina Leader Post)
-ATB Financial introduces Pepper, Canada's first bank robot assistant (Global)
-Vancouver's independent businesses struggle, entangled in 'triple-net' leases (Vancouver Sun)
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Our Previous Articles:
-Cominar Launches Innovative Multi-Purpose Mall Space
-Ride Cycle Club Launches Canadian Expansion
-Bebe to Close All Canadian Stores
-Promenade Shopping Centre Acquisition Concludes
-eTail Canada Releases Conference Attendee List
-DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse Launches Spring 2017 Canadian Expansion
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