Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: May 4, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Over the Rainbow to Relocate Iconic Yorkville Store
The popular denim retailer will relocate to a considerably larger space, after operating in the same location for 36 years.
2) Brazilian Luxury Designer Boutique Opens 1st Location in Canada, Plans Expansion
The unique independent multi-brand women’s luxury fashion boutique was founded by an entrepreneur who plans to test out new markets in an innovative way.
Top Stories - National:
BREAKING: Express to Shutter Stores, Exit Canada (RETAIL-INSIDER)
Update: Sobeys owner announces sweeping overhaul aimed at saving $500 million a year (Financial Post)
-Loblaw sees gains in its Shoppers Drug Mart fresh food business (Financial Post)
-Target's 'colossal flop' in Canada has turned into a sinister omen for American retailers (Business Insider)
-Shopify reports $127.4 million total revenue in Q1 2017, up 75% YoY (BetaKit)
-Bombay Sapphire gin recalled for having almost twice the labelled alcohol content (CBC)
-Virtual grocery store will offer insight into shopping behaviour (Guelph Today)
-Cadillac Fairview Propels Change, Empowers Students Nationwide (Yahoo Finance)
-'I never ordered it': Facebook blocks LuxStyle beauty product ads after customers complain (CBC)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Glebe businesses blame rising rent as more chains move in (Ottawa: CBC)
-At a time when many video stores are closing down, St. Thomas’s Family Video has found a way to thrive (St. Thomas Times Journal)
-Cacau 70 Opens in Montreal's Griffintown (French-English, Montreal-Weekly)
-Shortt's story a tale of fresh foods, gourmet gifts (Waterloo Record)
-Kent Street Market set to open in downtown Charlottetown this summer (CBC)
-Wrinkle City' fights gas station (Brockville Recorder)
-The Chainsmokers Open Store in San Francisco, NYC, Toronto Coming Soon (Radio.com)
-First look at plans for massive redevelopment near Dufferin Mall (Toronto: MetroNews)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Downtown grocery trends continue to puzzle owners, experts (with comment from Retail Insider's Craig Patterson: Edmonton Examiner)
-Locations announced for Sobeys liquor stores in Saskatoon, Regina (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
-Cruise around the mall on one of Regina's 'Stuffy Riders' (CBC)
-Bad bike rack design has Edmonton's Brewery District owners backpedalling (CBC)
-Winnipeg Clothing Designer Rolls in New Business with Mobile Store (ChrisD)
-Saskatoon's Tiger Courier to pounce on STC rural parcel shipping (CBC)
Our Previous Articles:
-Retail Insider Launches 2 Morning Emails
-Bonnie Brooks Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
-Structube Announces New 50,000 Square Foot Megastore Concept
-Zadig & Voltaire to Open Freestanding Canadian Stores
-INDOCHINO Lands at Metrotown [Photos]
-JYSK Announces 6 Canadian Stores for 2017
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