Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: August 2, 2017
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Babaton Launches National Store Expansion
The Aritzia-owned brand, which spun off to become a freestanding retail concept last year, has opened its first two stores, with two more confirmed to be opening within a few months.
2) Lululemon Unveils Overhaul to its 1st Store [Photos]
The Vancouver-based athletic apparel brand has expanded and renovated its original location, and it’s particularly unique with its quirkiness.
Top Stories - National:
-Walmart Canada cancels grocery pickup fee, two years after launching service (CTV)
-Shopify beats estimates as revenue jumps 75 per cent (Globe & Mail)
-Metro acquires majority stake in ready-to-cook meal service MissFresh (BNN)
-Canada carves out more European cheese for retailers after EU concerns (CBC)
-Sears Canada Execs Targeted By Ad Campaign's Toilet Humour (HuffPost)
-GM Canada sales rises 22 percent in July (Reuters)
-Should Hudson's Bay Sell Saks Fifth Avenue? (Business of Fashion)
-Why a $15 Minimum Wage Will Hurt Canada's Economy (Investing: Motley)
Available to 'Unlimited' paid subscribers and free for mobile app users: What worries Shopify’s CEO? Five questions with Tobi Lutke (Globe & Mail)
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Major Redevelopment Plans in the Works for Bayview Village (Urban Toronto)
-Hundreds of LCBO stores will be open this holiday Monday (MetroNews)
-A new chapter begins at Mercedes-Benz de Québec (NewsWire press release)
-Toronto gas prices expected to rise Wednesday (Toronto Sun)
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Icebreaker Onboards New Leadership In North America (Based in Vancouver)
-Londonderry Mall adding stores with Alberta focus (Edmonton Journal)
-Winnipeg's Grant Park retail proves a winner (Western Investor)
-Ikea opens collection centres in Saanichton, Nanaimo (Victoria Times Colonist)
-Unique West Vancouver café serves fresh fare in a setting that would suit the pages of a glossy design mag (Straight.com)
Our Previous Articles:
-SHAPE Announces L Catterton Partnership for Groundbreaking 'The Amazing Brentwood' Redevelopment
-Joe Fresh Expands Size Ranges [Brief/Photos]
-Seriously? Still focused only on Email and not Mobile Acquisition?
-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]
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