Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: May 1, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) INDOCHINO Lands at Metrotown [Photos]
The world’s largest made-to-measure menswear company has opened its second Lower Mainland showroom -- its first mall location in the province. The company continues to see exceptional growth, according to its CEO.
2) Zadig & Voltaire to Open Freestanding Canadian Stores
The upscale French fashion brand is planning to open its first two freestanding Canadian stores this fall.
Top Stories - National:
-With only 3% market share, Canadian discount grocers have ample room to grow: report (Financial Post)
-‘We don’t want to be an office:’ Cafe owners are pulling the plug on WiFi (Globe & Mail)
-Le Chateau Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results (MarketWired press release)
-Iconic Dad's chocolate chip cookies discontinued, customers bitter (CBC)
-Will Canada's Tim Hortons win over UK coffee fans? (The Guardian)
Available to 'Unlimited' paid subscribers and free for mobile app users: At Sobeys, ‘change is imminent’ (Marina Strauss, Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Salvation Army Exec Diverted Thousands Of Donations To Black Market (Toronto: Huffington Post)
-Toronto businesses got a boost during Maple Leafs' return to playoffs (Globe & Mail)
-New CANEX Supermart opens at Garrison Petawawa (Pembrook Daily Observer)
-Weston bookstore Squibb's Stationers celebrates 90th anniversary (Inside Toronto)
-Old is new at the Retro Rides bike shop in Ottawa (CBC)
-Free for all: Dominion gives free groceries to every customer in line (Newfoundland: CBC)
-Shoe drops in Montreal for Kanye West-designed Yeezy sneakers (Montreal Gazette)
-Woman gives birth in Halifax grocery store (CBC) and Father of Superstore baby says mother didn't know she was pregnant (CBC)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Real Canadian Superstore opening a testament to growth in Regina: Mayor Fougere (Global)
-Are you outlet mall savvy? Experts offer tips on eve of Winnipeg's big mall opening (CBC)
-Seasons of Tuxedo developing quickly, generating more tax revenue — but city has to give money back (Winnipeg: CBC)
-Consumers 'screwed' by B.C. liquor reform: Vancouver wine merchant (MetroNews)
-'It has been incredibly difficult for me': Vancouver camping store packs it in (CBC)
-Social media plea saves neighbourhood hardware store... for now (Winnipeg: CBC)
-Style Q&A: Denise Elliott Beauty Co. sets up shop in North Vancouver's Lonsdale (Vancouver Sun)
-Audreys Books is getting into the Oilers spirit (Edmonton Sun)
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Our Previous Articles:
-JYSK Announces 6 Canadian Stores for 2017
-3 Emerging Retail Trends That Will Improve Canadian Retailers' Online Sales in 2017
-Zvelle Launches Brick-and-Mortar Strategy to Complement eCommerce
-Inside Off-White’s 1st North American Store [3D Phototour]
-Cominar Launches Innovative Multi-Purpose Mall Space
-Ride Cycle Club Launches Canadian Expansion
-Bebe to Close All Canadian Stores
-Promenade Shopping Centre Acquisition Concludes
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