Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: June 29, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Canada Seeing Unprecedented Growth in Luxury Jewellery and Watch Retailers [Feature]
Five Richemont-owned luxury boutiques have opened this month alone, and several more luxury jewellers and watch brands will open stores in Canada over the next 12 months.
2) Henry Singer to Open ‘Next Generation’ Flagship [Renderings]
The iconic luxury menswear retailer is relocating its downtown Calgary store from Banker’s Hall to a unique street-front space nearby.
Top Stories - National:
-Tip Top Tailors owner sells assets in deal that will see 140 stores remain open (CTV)
-Foreign Invasion of Optical Retailers May Threaten Eye Care Professionals (eyecarebusiness.ca)
-Sobeys sees first signs of improvement in 17 quarters, but ‘not out of the woods yet’ (Financial Post)
-Shopify sees boost in applicants from U.S. after Trump's election, CEO says (CTV)
-Canadian Amex users can add cards to Android Pay (Retail Customer Experience)
-Specialty lamps retailer expands online presence into Canada (Chain Store Age)
-2900 Sears Canada employees won't receive severance after layoff (Global News)
With stores in Canada: Sycamore Partners to buy Staples for $6.9-billion (Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Marshalls comes to Alexis Nihon (Montreal: Newswire press release)
-Has the mall hit a wall in Toronto? (Toronto Storeys/Christopher Hume)
-Cyclists want trail improvements if Bowmanville outlet mall goes ahead (DurhamRegion.com)
-Dorval business group looking to revitalize commercial districts (Montreal Gazette)
-This Dufferin Mall store sells nothing but fidget spinners (Toronto Life)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Alberta car and truck sales surge to nearly 3-year high (CBC)
-Vancouver council votes to ban retail pet sales (Vancouver Sun)
-London Drugs unveils LDExpress, a new smaller format store (Drug Store News)
-Community partners brainstorm ways to save Neechi Commons from financial woes (Winnipeg: MetroNews)
-'Glamping' trend burning up with help from Winnipeg candle makers (MetroNews)
Our Previous Articles:
-Woolrich Secures 1st Canadian Retail Space
-Saje Natural Wellness Continues Rapid Growth as it Marks Milestones
-Jean-Paul Fortin Launches National Expansion [Includes Renderings]
-Digitizing Your Customers' Experience – 4 Ways Companies Can do it Successfully
-INDOCHINO Sees Substantial Growth as it Announces US Expansion [Feature]
-ECCO Opens 1st North American Flagship at Yorkdale [Photos]
-La Maison Simons Prepares to Open Innovative Londonderry Location [Renderings]
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