Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 24, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Inside Hublot’s 1st Canadian Store [Title]
The luxury watch brand has opened one of its largest stores globally.
2) Change Lingerie Unveils Plans for 25 More Canadian Stores
The Danish lingerie and fashion brand, with its unique value proposition, is seeing considerable growth in Canada.
Top Stories - National:
-Amid liquidation sales, Sears Canada faces calls for boycott over employee treatment (Globe and Mail), Sears shows us the wisdom of defined-contribution pensions (Globe and Mail), and Sears Canada launches liquidation sales at 54 locations (BNN Canada)
-FedEx Office stores closing in Canada (Globe and Mail), and FedEx closing all retail office stores in Canada (Doors Close Aug 18: CBC News)
-Retail sales in Canada up beyond expectations in May 2017 (J.C. Williams Group National Retail Bulletin)
-How low can we go? (re: prices in stores: Canadian Grocer)
-Couche-Tard prepares for growing electric car sales (Canadian Grocer)
-Whole Foods deal gives Amazon even more access to consumers (Canadian Grocer)
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-Hot sales of cold brew might be just what the coffee market needs (Financial Post)
-Canada's annual inflation rate slows again, this time to 1.0 per cent in June (CTV News)
-Auto sector propels retail sales higher in May (CBC News
-Hindus welcome Lululemon for launching meditation space in its stores (Panjab News Express)
-UK'S Beattie Group merges with Canada's Tartan Group (BDaily)
US Content: Big, bold … and broken: is the US shopping mall in a fatal decline? (The Guardian)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Stinson: Golf industry scrambles to innovate in trying times (Toronto Sun)
-George Drummond Birks led Montreal family jewellery firm for 40 years (In Memoriam, Globe and Mail)
-How Bite Beauty is building an all-natural lipstick business (Sephora Toronto Popup: BBC News)
-Historic townhouse now an elegant design studio (NewWall: Toronto Star)
-Charlottetown entrepreneur gets his product on store shelves across Atlantic Canada (Garlic paste, The Guardian)
-These are the Sears locations in Quebec that are liquidating (Montreal Gazette)
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-What's next for Sears' space? (Sault Star)
-Shoppers disappointed by Sears closing sale in Kingston (Global News)
-PEI retro swimsuit designs inspired by vintage find (CBC News)
-Mount Joy Gift & Thrift celebrates 40 years, $5.2M for Mennonite Central Committee (Lancaster Online)
-Organic Garage Engages Integral as Designated Market Maker (Market Watch)
-Montreal Tim Hortons museum opens in an unlikely place (Global News), Canada in a cup: Montreal couple curates unofficial Tim Hortons 'museum' (CBC News)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-BC retail-sales growth tops among provinces (Business in Vancouver)
-Storefront Cannabis Retail Coming To Edmonton? (Mondaq.com)
-'Better is always possible' for Summit Meats and Sausage (Saskatoon StarPheonix)
-Rexall store changed to RX Drug Mart IDA in Sechelt (Coast Reporter)
-Pharmasave Powell River staff create welcoming atmosphere at convenient location (Powell River Peak)
-At Meat and Bread, good sandwiches are a family affair (CBC News)
-5 Best Thrift Shops On Main Street (Vancouver: 604 Now
-La Glace: French-style ice cream parlour will soon debut in Vancouver’s West Side (Straight)
-Queensbury businesses on the radar (North Shore News)
-Hicks on biz: Local bakery grows into gluten-free juggernaut (Edmonton Sun)
-LT's Corner Store open for business (Souris Plaindealer)
Our Previous Articles:
-Grab-and-go Food Concept 'Picnic' Opening Multiple Locations [Photos]
-Canada Post Wins Prestigious ‘Retail Innovation’ Award
-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
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