Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 18, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) RW&CO Launches New Store Design [Photos]
The Canadian fashion brand has launched a new look for its stores, which will be rolled-out into its top locations beginning this summer.
2) Study Ranks Canada’s Most Trusted Brands
The majority of the top 10 are either retailers or retail industry-related.
3) This CEO is Pissed Over the State of Relations Between Retailers and Consumers
Retailers are carelessly hurting their brand and relationship with consumers.
Top Stories - National:
Top Stories - National:
-Retail disruption leads manufacturers to seek new sales channels (BIV)
-Judge rejects Joe Fresh class action related to Bangladesh factory disaster (Financial Post)
-Brookfield Business Partners Completes Acquisition of Gas Station Business from Loblaw (NewsWire)
-3 Ways Couche-Tard Is Battling Slow Fuel Demand (CSP Daily News) and Couche-Tard to Divest 'Nonstrategic' Stores (CSP Daily News)
-Lucara's tennis ball-sized 'Lesedi La Rona' diamond too big to sell (BNN Canada)
-The New Way to Make Money in Retail … Allegedly (re: Department Stores/Investing: Motley)
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-Five emerging payments trends for small businesses (Financial Post)
-Indigo Books Eyes US Expansion (Publishers Weekly)
-Plastic-versus-cash battle heats up after Visa, Mastercard deals (Globe and Mail)
-Amazon's making people really, really happy. Obviously it must be stopped (Financial Post)
Interesting US News: America’s Top 10 Retail Center Experiences (West Edmonton Mall's sister, Mall of America, is a clear winner: Chain Store Age)
US News: Sears inks $200 million credit line from CEO Eddie Lampert (CNBC)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Farm Boy to open in the Rideau Centre (Ottawa: CTV News)
-Place Vertu: an integral part of the Montreal landscape for more than 41 years (The Suburban)
-A digital farmers’ market brings local foods to Ontarians (Globe and Mail)
-A stretch of Yonge St. could become Canada’s ‘most accessible’ neighbourhood (Toronto Star)
-IWC Shauffhausen opens first boutique in Canada (World Tempus)
-Toronto health authorities close down entire market where mice caught eating sweets (CTV News)
-Spreading the taste of Cedar's Eatery across Atlantic Canada (in Sobeys) (CBC News)
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-Steve's Music Store to move after more than 50 years (CTV News) and Steve's Music Store forced to move (Sherbrooke Times)
-Business owners decry Notre-Dame St. closure; Coderre adjusts timeline (Montreal Gazette)
-Vandalism is not the answer to gentrification (Montreal Gazette)
-Blackbird gift shop up for sale (Millstone News)
-NSLC store in Wolfville reopens three weeks after ceiling collapse (Nova Scotia: The Register)
-Subway's newest restaurants look totally different (Quebec locations: Business Insider) and Subway Refreshing Store Designs With Self-Order Kiosks That Accept Apple Pay (MacRumors)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Made in Calgary pop up shop flies into YYC International (Metro News)
-Nunavut brewery making progress on shop, tasting room (Nunatsiaq Online)
-'Feisty' Riversdale fights downturn trend with new summer businesses (Saskatoon: CBC News)
-Iconic Victoria music store closing, owner plans to keep on playing (Victoria News)
-Nanaimo SPCA wants ban on retail of cats and dogs (Nanaimo News Bulletin)
-Whole Foods Market retires (Not affiliated w/US chain, Penticton location closing: Castanet)
Our Previous Articles:
-Unique 'NewWall House’ Opens in Historic Townhouse [Photos/Video]
-Online Retailer Sweet {Jolie} Goes Brick-and-Mortar [Photos]
-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
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