Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 4, 2017
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Our Article of the Day:
Lipault Paris Opens 1st Freestanding North American Boutique
The colourful Samsonite-owned brand has launched its first retail store on the continent, in Canada. More are expected to follow.
Top Stories - National:
-Canadian Tire and other retailers fight for digital authenticity with verified reviews (Globe & Mail)
-Dying Sears Canada Saw Its Stock Skyrocket 189% on Friday Out of Nowhere -- What We Know (The Street) and Sears Canada Common Shares to be Delisted from TSX (NewsWire press release)
-Interac restores e-Transfer service (CTV)
-Farmer’s markets have been a success story throughout Canada’s history (Fresh Plaza)
-What does Amazon want with Whole Foods? Data (Canadian Retailer)
-Has the Rebound Begun for Empire Company Limited? (Investing: Motley)
-Canadian Convenience Stores Association To Celebrate C-Store Day (Convenience Store Decisions)
-Jollibee opens 1000th store; plans expansion in JAPAN, Canada (Inquirer.net)
-Tim Hortons plays dare-to-eat with poutine doughnuts and bacon coffee (Macleans.ca)
Available only to paid 'Unlimited' subscribers and free for mobile app users Cineplex’s new Rec Room emporiums may be company’s next blockbuster (Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-I love malls. I hate that they’re dying. I have a suggestion: Teitel (Toronto Star)
-With so many quality used, and consignment, and antique stores, Hamilton’s a gem (The Spec)
-48 kayaks stolen from Canadian Tire in Bedford (CBC)
-The Beer Stores Saga Continues with Bloor & Islington High-Rise (Urban Toronto)
-Out of sight, out of mind? Tougher rules for tobacco sales land in NL (CBC)
-Brossard store badly damaged by arson (CTV)
-Montague liquor store opens in new location (PEI: CBC)
-End of an era for Wortley's Village Harvest Bakery (CBC)
-From Kit Kats to beer, Toronto manufacturers take pride in local roots (Toronto Star)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Richmond business dresses Trudeau kids for Canada Day (Vancouver Sun)
-Ethical shoe biz Poppy Barley opens pop-up shop in Vancouver (Straight.com)
-Should pets be allowed in air-conditioned stores during a heat wave? (Global)
-Province sells off former SLGA liquor stores (Regina Leader Post)
-Heritage builds opportunity downtown (Winnipeg Free Press)
-Tip Top will maintain nameplate store in Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat News)
-Urban Fare Yaletown belts out Canada 150 spirit (Global News)
-City seeks input for downtown's public spaces (Vancouver Sun)
-Stettler Sobeys partnered with Heartland Youth Center for ‘Canada Screams for Ice Cream’ (stettlerindependent.com)
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