Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: May 3, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Retail Insider Launches 2 Morning Emails
To bypass email spam filters, we will be sending out two daily emails: One from ‘Retail-Insider Morning Report,’ and another with the same daily e-news, as we have done in the past.
2) Bonnie Brooks Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
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:
Update: Loblaw beats expectations with 20% profit boost, but sales slip (Financial Post)
-GM Canada leads industry with record-setting sales month (Automotive World)
-HBC says its CFO will be stepping down to return to his family in Canada (MetroNews)
-Retail leader buckles down on EV range anxiety (Cadillac Fairview) (REMI Network)
-PetSmart® Launches Philanthropic Grooming Services to Support Canadians Living with Cancer (NewsWire press release)
-Cineplex offsets weak attendance in Q1, delivers higher revenue, profit (CTV)
-Weather, 'economic challenges' drag on A+W sales (Canadian Cattlemen)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Lowe's Canada welcomes Matériaux St-Étienne to its network and will now bear RONA banner (EPR Retail News)
-Councillors vote to discontinue expensive tax break for owners of vacant commercial property (Ottawa: MetroNews)
-Notre-Dame St. businesses unhappy with mountain of gravel (Montreal: CTV)
-New transit line spurs Ottawa development (Globe & Mail)
-Sydney pharmacist disciplined after baking marijuana cookies for patient (CBC)
-City hall considering licencing pet stores in London (Global News)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-New Edmonton MEC store bigger, and parking is free (Edmonton Journal)
-Earth's General Store closing in downtown Edmonton (Global News)
-Winnipeg's Diamond Gallery Named 2017 Independent Retailer of the Year by Retail Council of Canada (NewsWire press release)
-A big 'yes' for beer and wine stores in 2 Nunavut hamlets (CBC)
-Liquor prices soar despite Liberal promises, claims new report (Vancouver: News 1130)
Our Previous Articles:
-Structube Announces New 50,000 Square Foot Megastore Concept
-Longo Family Honoured with RCC's Canadian Grand Prix 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award
-Zadig & Voltaire to Open Freestanding Canadian Stores
-INDOCHINO Lands at Metrotown [Photos]
-Canadian Grand Prix Finalists Announced for Outstanding Grocery Products
-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
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