Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: May 12, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) New Era to Close Queen Street Flagship
It’s an opportunity for a new retailer to secure space in one of Canada’s most high-profile retail locations.
2) Last Chance to Register for eTail Canada, May 16-18 in Toronto
A few tickets remain for what will be the largest digital marketing conference in Canada.
3) 2017 Excellence in Retailing Awards Finalists Announced
Retail Council of Canada will present the award at its Excellence in Retail Awards Gala on May 30, and tickets are available.
Top Stories - National:
-Canadian Tire profit surges 26% despite warm winter, soaring past market expectations (Financial Post) and Canadian Tire sets sights on retail heights (Globe & Mail) and Canadian Tire to launch trial run of home delivery this year: CEO (CTV)
-Why Canada's top tier malls thrive while local malls barely survive (Interesting read) (Toronto Star)
-Hudson’s Bay Co sales drop 2.9 per cent amid broader retail slump (Financial Post)
-Canada Goose spreads its wings with London and Chicago store openings later this year (Financial Post)
-Misshapen, blemished, irregular or just downright ugly’: A Canadian ‘ugly produce’ company is taking root in the U.S. (National Post)
-Starbucks celebrates journey in Canada over the past 30 years (EPR Retail News)
-Birks unveils the first 200 diamonds from Quebec (NewsWire press release)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Construction on 'The Crossing' project could start this spring (Saint John New Brunswick: CBC)
-The foodie's guide to Toronto's Bayview Village (Bayview Village)
-Wheaton's sets opening date for new Berwick store (Kings County News)
-Stitches store opening on Barrington St. (Halifax Chronicle Herald)
-Dozens turn out early for official opening of Value Village in New Glasgow (NG News)
-MEC arrives in Waterloo Region (Waterloo Record)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-H & M and HomeSense ready to open at Kildonan Place (Winnipeg Free Press)
-Hunger for ethnic flavours offers marketing opportunities (Western Producer)
-Sylvain Charlebois: We could see the end of food-price shock (Victoria Times Colonist)
Our Previous Articles:
-Yorkville Avenue Transitioning to Become a Luxury Retail Street [Feature/Photos]
-London Drugs’ Clint Mahlman Wins Prestigious Canadian Retailer of the Year Award
-Why Retail Should be a Priority in Urban High-Density Developments
-Sleep Country Canada Takes on Casper
-MCM to Open 1st Freestanding Canadian Store this Fall
-Nordstrom Prepares to Open CF Sherway Gardens Store
-Tiffany & Co. Unveils Expanded Vancouver Flagship
-Change of Scandinavia Confirms 3 More Canadian Locations to Open this Year
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