Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 14, 2017
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Our Article of the Day:
Online Retailer Sweet {Jolie} Goes Brick-and-Mortar [Photos]
The unique retail concept got started in an unconventional fashion, and its new retail space is unlike any in the city.
Top Stories - National:
-Sears managers, executives get $9.2M in bonuses while thousands laid off (Global News), Sears Canada extends benefits to former employees while seeking approval for sales process (Financial Post) Sears Canada gets court approval to begin soliciting bids for its sale (CTV) and Employee featured in hit Sears Canada ad with famous brother Mike Myers loses job and severance (CBC News)
-Dear Canadian retailers: China wants your products (Globe and Mail)
-Circle K owner steps up Canadian invasion of U.S. convenience store market (Financial Post)
-Starbucks' latest bid to perk up sales growth: on-tap coffee (Financial Post)
-Shopify partnership to let customers sell through eBay (Toronto Star)
-Modernising Bata’s 123 year-old family business one step at a time (Marketing Interactive)
-Dollarama Inc. and Hudson's Bay Co. Are Going in Different Directions (Investing: Motley)
-New Age Beverages Corporation Announces Expansion of Portfolio Throughout Canada (Baystreet.ca)
-Nordstrom website crashes during anniversary sale (Montreal Gazette)
-“No other host agency can compete with our brand name recognition”: Flight Centre Independent (Travel Week)
-Lawsuit Between Lululemon And Under Armour Over Patent (Competitor)
-7-Eleven® Canada Launches In-Store Red Cross Campaign for BC wildfires (MarketWired)
-Available only to 'Unlimited' paid subscribers and free for mobile app users: Sears Canada’s sale process sparks conflict-of-interest concerns (Globe and Mail - Marina Strauss)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-LCBO asks vendors to stop selling West Bank wines mislabelled as ‘Product of Israel’ (Toronto Star)
-Ste-Catherine Street Celebrates the largest open-air merchant gathering in Canada (The Suburban)
-Metallica launches Toronto pop-up (Toronto Sun)
-Menkes adds retail anchors at Toronto’s One York Street (Renx.ca)
-Beaver tales from Bytown: The story behind Ottawa's favourite pastry (TVO)
-Kevin Williams Joins Board of Organic Garage (NewsWired)
-Cleve's Opens its New Saint John Location at East Point Shopping Centre (Huddle)
-Large-scale residential/retail development to arise in Hamilton (Mortgage Broker News)
-From Dollarama to Halifax: The odd journey of 2000 Annie Leibovitz photos (CBC News)
-Innovation Has Arrived to Hamilton: Penguin Pickup (Global NewsWire)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Are Vancouver's property taxes killing independent businesses? (Western Investor)
-Vehicle sales soaring in Manitoba (Westman Journal)
-Brick & Mortar Living is a labour of love (re: Bookstore: The Record - New Westminster)
-Parker: Popularity of Wild Tea Kombucha requires bigger production plant (Calgary Herald)
-Horse Creek showcases heritage and candy (Cochrane Eagle)
-Coffee lovers excited by Starbucks new Trail location (Trail Daily Times)
-Chatime's third location is now open in South Edmonton Common (Vue Weekly)
-Another Successful Deployment for the Slimline Collection from The Vendors (Edmonton Location: PR Newswire)
Our Previous Articles:
-Robson Street Transition has Bright Future [Feature]
-Amazon Prime Day 2017 Breaks Records in Canada
-Matt & Nat expanding into new markets
-New Lingerie Retail Concept 'rêve rouge' Caters to Changing Customer Tastes [Photos]
-Factors Contributing to Recent Retail Store Closures in Canada
-Rocky Mountain Soap Company to Launch Retail Expansion
-Les Galeries de la Capitale to See Substantial Investment [Renderings/Video]
-Why Landlords Should Add Rental Apartment Buildings to Mall Properties [Feature]
-Opatra London Launches Canadian Retail Expansion
-Danier Launches Canada-Wide Store Expansion
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