Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 19, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Yorkville Avenue Luxury Complex Secures Upstairs Anchor [Renderings]
A unique lifestyle concept will open its second location in the heart of Toronto’s up-and-coming luxury retail street.
2) Downtown Oakville Innovates with Temporary Retail Space Initiative
For the first time, 18 dedicated pop-up retail spaces in the city’s core will be animated with a variety of unique tenants, in an effort to drive traffic while creating interest and awareness.
Top Stories - National:
-Canadian retailers worry as Trump eyes duty-free goods increase in NAFTA talks (CTV News), Trump asked Ottawa to drop duties on e-commerce under NAFTA. Canadians should cheer, say experts (Global News)
-Court grants Sears Canada approval to begin liquidation sales Friday (Globe and Mail), Sears Canada to begin liquidation sales at 59 stores this Friday. Is one of them near you? (Financial Post)
-3 innovations that could disrupt grocery shopping (Canadian Grocer)
-Loblaws Pulls Wasp Trap That Reportedly Killed 7 Birds (Huff Post)
-Bitter battle between Big Beer and craft brewers gets uglier (CBC News)
-Subway looking to update stores' not-so-fresh look (CBC News)
-Lululemon Athletica suing Under Armour for allegedly copying $52 sports bra design (Toronto Star)
-It's Been Almost a Year Since Aritzia Inc.'s IPO: How Is it Doing? (Investing: Motley)
-Majority of Canadians oppose animal cruelty, would pay more at the grocery store to ensure welfare (Vancouver Sun)
-Canadian food fraud presents fresh challenge for officials (Globe and Mail)
-A gas station hold-up: the Competition Bureau completes its review of Couche-Tard and Parkland transactions (Lexology)
-BMW names new ad agency in Canada as US review looms (Automotive News)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-High-Tech Sports Experts Opens at L'Avenue Mode of Les Avenues Vaudreuil (Market Wired)
-Foot Locker Opens Puma Lab and Adidas Foundation on Ste-Catherine St. in Montreal (French/English, Montreal-Weekly)
-Montreal’s Provigo Le Marché L’Avenue (Store of the month: Canadian Grocer)
-Vacheron Constantin, IWC, and Panerai Arrive at Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre (Forbes)
-Opening of new Ikea store on schedule (Halifax location: The Chronicle Herald)
-Value Village management pleased with reaction from Stratford shoppers (Stratford Beacon Herald)
-Customers for spectacular Bugatti Chiron get exclusive preview event at Grand Touring Automobiles (News Wire)
-Moncton becomes No. 1 commercial, industrial development hub in Atlantic Canada (CBC News)
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-Community Partners with Casper to Open its First Pop-Up Shop in Canada (News Wire)
-Charlottetown store that helps women with free clothing needs new home (CBC News)
-Apple Canada now offering up to $2,000 credit for Mac and PC trade-ins (Mobile Syrup)
-Farm Boy, Flash Food team up to create new app (Global News), New Farm Boy at Rideau Centre will be a shock for the ByWard Market (Ottawa Citizen)
-Queen Street food market reopens after mice spotting (CTV News)
-StoryArt Creative Centre and Boutique on Stittsville Main Street (Ottawa Community News)
-Noted Quebec weaver sets up at Carriageways (Millstone News)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Local retail presence is now on Metro's endangered species list (Business In Vancouver)
-Old PSG Wind-down Ltd. (formerly, Performance Sports Group Ltd.) Provides Restructuring Process Update (Market Wired)
-Long live record stores: Sunrise rises from HMV's ashes (Focused on Saskatchewan: Renx.ca)
-Province raises food subsidy in Churchill (Winnipeg Free Press)
-April fire may destroy another Terrace business (Terrace Standard)
-Local Ford dealership celebrates 100 years of business in Calgary (Calgary Herald)
-Canucks' Erik Gudbranson struggles ... with his style? (National Post)
-Edison Partners Exits TIO Networks (Vancouver Based) to PayPal (Benzinga)
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-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
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