Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 21, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Grab-and-go Food Concept 'Picnic' Opening Multiple Locations [Photos]
The innovative, well-branded business is seeking to open another 5 locations over the next 18 months.
2) Canada Post Wins Prestigious ‘Retail Innovation’ Award
The groundbreaking convenience-focused concept, launched by Canada’s postal service, could revolutionize the e-commerce industry.
3) Amazon Prime Day 2017 Recap
One-Click Retail provides extensive insight into this year's record-breaking event, with a focus on Canada, the United States, UK, Germany and France.
Top Stories - National:
-Sears liquidation sale may disappoint bargain hunters (Globe and Mail), Observers temper expectations for Sears liquidation deals (Financial Post)
-The waiting game (Discussion re: if Lidl and Aldi were to open in Canada: Canadian Grocer)
-Hudson's Bay real estate IPO unlikely any time soon: RioCan CEO (Reuters)
-Loblaw expands imperfect product line into frozen (Canadian Grocer) and Loblaws to freeze imperfect produce (Fresh Plaza)
-Céline Dion Plays Couture Dress-Up In Glorious New Vogue Vid (Huffington Post)
-This is what's really going on with the so-called "death of retail" (Hello Giggles)
-Lululemon Just Bought a Slice of 7Mesh. That's Good News for Cyclists. (Outside Online)
US News: Sears to sell Kenmore appliances on Amazon, shares jump (Globe and Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Shopify expands lease at Toronto's King Portland Centre (Real Estate News EXchange)
-Inside Kotn’s Queen West flagship (Toronto Life)
-Business community rallies around Gorilla Cheese founder (Hamilton Spec)
-Province celebrates craft brewers but doesn't let them grow, industry says (Fredericton: CBC News)
-Ku-kum’s Indigenous cooking has a French accent (Toronto Star)
-One of Hamilton's oldest buildings is for sale - with little to protect it (Hamilton: CBC News)
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-Five Orangeville jobs lost in Sears Canada store closures (Orangeville.com)
-Canning’s Crystany’s Brasserie is first Canadian eatery to be 100% gluten-free (Halifax: The Chronicle Herald)
-Aziz and Company closing its doors after 53 years (Ottawa Citizen)
-Gilmore Lodge to expand on former mall property (Mall repurposing: Times of Fort Erie)
-Rona customer victim of credit card fraud says retailer should have called police (Toronto: CityNews)
-The new interior design studio is the third local business to open at 186 York St. over the building’s 100-year history (The Londoner)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Running Room takes 20 to get Canada moving, but taking new hat off will be real challenge (Vancouver Sun)
-North Vancouver Taylor's Crossing sold for above assessed value (Western Investor)
-Credit and debit card spending down in Sask. this spring (CBC News)
-$14M facelift planned for Third Street S.E. in Calgary's East Village (CBC News)
-Terrace Sears safe (Terrace Standard)
-Amazon Prime vs. Government: The Private Sector Does It Better (Nunavut: Reason.com)
-Constant stream of people heading to new ‘Sobeys extra’ (Westman Journal)
-Brandon Superstore gas bar now a Mobil station (Brandon Sun)
-Snowy Dessert offers up authentic Korean shaved ice on Whyte Avenue (VUE Weekly)
-'We were just blind': Vancouver café staff still stung after pepper spray attack (Elbow Room Cafe: CBC News)
Our Previous Articles:
-Experts Predict 2018 to be ‘Year of the Pop-Up’ [Feature]
-Yorkville Avenue Luxury Complex Secures Upstairs Anchor [Renderings]
-Downtown Oakville Innovates with Temporary Retail Space Initiative
-Study Ranks Canada’s Most Trusted Brands
-This CEO is Pissed Over the State of Relations Between Retailers and Consumers
-RW&CO Launches New Store Design [Photos]
-Unique 'NewWall House’ Opens in Historic Townhouse [Photos/Video]
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