Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: July 5, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Danier Launches Canada-Wide Store Expansion
The revived Canadian fashion brand, formerly known as ‘Danier Leather’, is now opening stores across the country.
2) New Look Vision Group Agrees to Acquire Iris, Le Groupe Visuel
The deal reinforces New Look Vision Group’s position as the largest Canadian retail optical company, and the 8th largest in North America.
Top Stories - National:
-Amazon Prime signups in Canada grew 80% in 2016 (Canadian Grocer)
-Canadian auto sales hit 1-million mark by midway point of year for first time (CTV News)
-The impact of online shopping and retail closures on teen social skills (CanIndia.com)
-Why Kobo didn’t focus only on the U.S., home turf of Amazon (Globe and Mail)
-New research shows Canadians want online product reviews given by real people (NewsWire)
-How Big Is the Moat for Canada’s Grocery Retailers? (Investing: Motley)
Available only to paid 'Unlimited' subscribers, and free for mobile app users: Why HBC's share price keeps shrinking even as it expands (Globe and Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Hunger for opioids makes Nova Scotia pharmacies a target for robbers (CBC)
-Tokyo Smoke to open Canadian flagship retail store on Queen Street West July 20 (Benzinga)
-Market expands for juices, tea, broth (London Free Press)
-Toronto Fashion Week® Reimagined: September 2017 (NewsWire press release)
-Commercial development in Stittsville right from earliest years (Stittsville News)
-14 terrorism charges laid against woman accused of threatening Canadian Tire employees with knife (CBC)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Pop-up shops mulled in effort to lower downtown Edmonton vacancies (Edmonton Sun)
-Winnipeg Retains Title as Slurpee Capital of the World (ChrisD.ca)
-Credit card scam prompts police to issue warning to merchants (Edmonton: CBC)
-Best Buy offers PST refund on Netflix gift cards sold in Manitoba, B.C., Saskatchewan (CBC)
-Star City Produce is the place for local vegetables (Melfort Journal)
-Vancouver startup servicing city’s late-night appetites (Business Vancouver)
-Double distance between pot shops, two Victoria councillors urge (Victoria Times Colonist)
Our Previous Articles:
-Lipault Paris Opens 1st Freestanding North American Boutique
-Premium Children’s Retailer DBbabies Expands from Dubai to Canada
-Canada Seeing Unprecedented Growth in Luxury Jewellery and Watch Retailers [Feature]
-Henry Singer to Open ‘Next Generation’ Flagship [Renderings]
-Woolrich Secures 1st Canadian Retail Space
-Saje Natural Wellness Continues Rapid Growth as it Marks Milestones
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