Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: August 1, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) SHAPE Announces L Catterton Partnership for Groundbreaking 'The Amazing Brentwood' Redevelopment
The landlord has partnered with the real estate group associated with luxury conglomerate LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy), with plans to reposition the Metro Vancouver centre as a world class retail destination.
2) Joe Fresh Expands Size Ranges [Brief/Photos]
The Canadian fast-fashion brand will be a 'fitting choice' for a wider range of consumers.
3) Seriously? Still focused only on Email and not Mobile Acquisition?
Does it feel like your company is stuck in 2005? Mobile acquisition should be a focus moving forward in 2017.
Top Stories - National:
-U.S. fund threatens board fight in push to restructure HBC (Globe & Mail) and HBC faces pressure from major shareholder to sell its real estate (CBC)
-Sleek, stylish look elevates marijuana retail (Globe & Mail)
-What we learned from Loblaw, Weston Foods earnings calls (Canadian Grocer)
-Baconomics: Why bacon prices are sizzling this summer (Financial Post)
-Digital 'absolutely cannibalizing' cash as stores, shoppers snub bills (CBC)
-Letter: Why I won't be boycotting Sears (The Telegram)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Yonge Street vacancies hurt small businesses during transformation phase (Toronto: CBC)
-Ikea launches collection point in Bathurst (New Brunswick: CBC)
-Cambridge Farmers' Market has been around longer than Canada (Cambridge Times)
-Organic Garage Issues Stock Options (Stockhouse Press Release)
-Kawartha Local Launching All Local Marketplace In Downtown Peterborough (Press release)
-Sarnia entrepreneur believes his product can become Canada’s No. 1 hot sauce (London Free Press)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Ikea opens 2 collection points on Vancouver Island (CHEK)
-Manitoba Looking for Suppliers & Retailers of Marijuana (MyToba)
-Sask. entrepreneurs' clever parking app at odds with city bylaws (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
Our Previous Articles:
-Holt Renfrew Unveils Impressive New Vancouver Beauty Hall [Photos]
-Millennials Changing Canadian Retail Inside Out
-Copper Branch Launches National Expansion
-Why Canadian Airports Should Court Chinese Shoppers [Analysis]
-July Recognized as ‘Independent Retailer Month’
-Sears Canada’s Most Valuable Real Estate [Analysis]
-Have Retailers Lost Their Minds and Stopped Caring About Sales?
-SoulCycle Continues Canadian Expansion [Profile/Tour]
-Why Adding More Luxury Retail to Toronto's Pearson Airport Makes Sense [Feature]
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