Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: May 31, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) WANT Apothecary Focuses on Tasteful 'Neighbourhood Retail'
The Montreal-based multi-brand concept chooses upscale and up-and-coming neighbourhoods for its highly-curated stores.
2) KandJu Announces Significant Retail Expansion
The popular Quebec-based candy retailer plans to enter several new markets, after seeing success with its first stores.
Top Stories - National:
-Best Buy Canada resurgence fuelled by ‘total retail’ strategy after shutting down Future Shop brand (Financial Post)
-Survey shows big gap between Canadian retail’s mobile commerce intentions vs. implementation (IT Business)
-Retail Council of Canada Celebrates the Industry's Top Achievers at 2017 Excellence in Retailing Awards Gala (Newswire press release)
-Sears Canada Is On The Right Track, Though It's Too Late To Matter (Seeking Alpha)
-Online survey to help shape national food policy (Canadian Grocer)
-A look at what minimum-wage workers get paid across Canada (CTV)
-Empire Company Limited: Patience May Be Key (Investing: Motley)
Available to 'Unlimited' paid subscribers, and free for mobile app users: Retailers seek opportunities amid ‘chaos’ of digital revolution (Marina Strauss, Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-KandJu to expand base of retail stores (French/English, Montreal-Weekly)
-Organic Garage Launches Private Label Brand (Stockhouse press release)
-Sobeys, Shoppers, airport authority top reputation poll for Newfoundland and Labrador: CRA (The Telegram)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Oliver & Bonacini set to open event venue on top floor of historic Hudson's Bay store (Calgary Herald)
-Centron begins construction on Eagle Ridge shopping centre, theatre (Fort McMurray Today
-Lowe's to start rebranding Langford Rona on June 5 (Victoria Times Colonist)
-Wonderland reopens downtown (Wonderland Toy & Hobby: Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune)
-Rebel Canadian grocer Pirate Joe's prepares for Trader Joe's court battle (Guardian)
Our Previous Articles:
-Ambitious ICE District Development Aims to Transform Downtown Edmonton
-Design Studio Burdifilek Wins 7 Retail Design Institute Awards [Photos]
-Retail Opportunities Abound in Ambitious Clairmont Heights Development
-Belstaff to Open 1st Freestanding Canadian Location
-Henry’s Cameras Launches New Brick-and-Mortar Strategy
-Canada Continues to Attract International Retailers
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