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Target to open 9 more Canadian stores this year
[Image Source]Target will open nine more Canadian stores in 2014. These will be in addition to the 124 Canadian Target locations that opened in 2013, tentatively bringing the total number of Canadian...
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Suitsupply's 1st Canadian store opens February 20th
[Image Source]Suitsupply has announced that it will open its first Canadian store location on February 20th, 2014. We previously reported that the Dutch menswear retailer had leased space at 9-11...
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Chico's to expand into Canada
[Image Source]Popular American womenswear retailer Chico's intends to open Canadian stores as part of its international expansion. Its first Canadian store locations will be in the Toronto area,...
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Chip Wilson confirms new Vancouver Lululemon flagship
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has confirmed that Lululemon will open its flagship Vancouver store at the southeast corner of Robson and Burrard Streets. He did so during his talk at the International...
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What to Expect from Valentine's Day Deals
[Image Source]The following article was written by Louis Ramirez on behalf of our friends at Deal News: Though it's not an official holiday, Valentine's Day is still a big day for many retailers. And...
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Holt Renfrew now accepting China Unionpay card
[Image Source]Holt Renfrew is now accepting the China Unionpay card at four of its stores. Chinese tourism is on the rise in Canada, as are luxury purchases by Chinese in Canadian stores. Given that...
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Walmart to spend $500million on 35 Canadian supercentres and e-commerce
[Image Source]Walmart will invest close to $500 million to build 35 Canadian supercentres in 2014, as well as expand its distribution network and e-commerce projects. These projects will create more...
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Ogilvy & Holt Renfrew merger in Montreal: a winning strategy?
Combined store rendering: City of MontrealBy Mounia Ayoub Montreal's Ogilvy and Holt Renfrew stores will merge, forming one of the largest department stores in North America, slated for completion in...
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Pedestrians or drivers: who is more important in retail environments?
[Image Source]By David FitzpatrickAccording to several studies conducted on retail spending behaviour, customers arriving at street retail areas as pedestrians often spend more per week than drivers....
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Sport Check opens its massive flagship at West Edmonton Mall
Sport Check has opened what it considers to be its flagship store at West Edmonton Mall. Also featured is its outdoor sports concept Atmosphere, which occupies about 21,000 of the store's 77,000 square...
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Canada's 4th Microsoft Store opens Saturday at Mississauga's Square One
Canada's fourth Microsoft Store opens at 10:30am on Saturday, February 8th, 2014 at Mississauga's Square One Shopping Centre. It will also be the second store location in the Toronto area. On Sunday,...
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Karen Millen to open Canadian stores. First location: Montreal's Rockland Centre
[Image Source]Upscale British-based fashion house Karen Millen will open its first Canadian store at Montreal's Centre Rockland. For those unfamiliar, Karen Millen is an upscale womenswear retailer...
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Experiment is working: tariff reductions lead to big savings for Canadians
Savings at the rink (CNW Group/Retail Council of Canada)The Retail Council of Canada released information today that demonstrates tariff reductions are paying off for Canadian consumers. In Budget...
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Sears Canada takes on lululemon with new, moderate-priced yoga and athletic wear
Sears Canada appears to be taking on Lululemon and other athletic wear competitors with the launch of PURE NRG Athletics, a line of performance clothing for active women seeking high-quality...
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Harry Rosen kicks off its 60th anniversary celebrations
Menswear retailer Harry Rosen is celebrating its 60th birthday, starting this weekend. We've been told that many new things will be in store and we'll report on them over the coming weeks and months.On...
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Holt Renfrew to replace Toronto's Roots flagship with a men's store
[Image Source]Holt Renfrew has leased the corner retail location at 100 Bloor Street West in Toronto, and it has confirmed by Twitter that it will open a men's store on the site. The space's former...
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Four major publishers agree to take steps to lower ebook prices in Canada
[Image Source]Canada's Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with four major ebook publishers that is expected to lower the price of ebooks in Canada. In the United States in 2012 and 2013,...
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Canadian first: 'J. Crew Collection' featured at new Bloor St store
[Image Source]J. Crew has opened a 6,500 square foot store at Toronto's 110 Bloor Street West, and it is reportedly the first in Canada to extensively carry the company's more expensive and...
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Bonnie Brooks named Ivey Business Leader of the Year
LONDON, ON – Bonnie Brooks, Vice Chair Hudson’s Bay Company, will be the first woman to receive the Ivey Business Leader Award and will address Canada’s most prominent business leaders at the annual...
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Convenience store alcohol will drive prices up, according to Ontario's 'The...
[Image Source]Ontario's The Beer Store has released a report outlining its claim that deregulated alcohol sales in Ontario will "drive up prices, harm communities and lead to hundreds of millions of...
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Holt Renfrew's planned e-commerce site will compete with Saks/HBC and Nordstrom
[Image Source]Holt Renfrew is reportedly in the process of creating an e-commerce website as it anticipates competition from Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Currently, few Canadian retailers sell...
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Toronto's 'World's Biggest Bookstore' to be replaced with 4 restaurants
Toronto's World's Biggest Bookstore will be replaced by four large restaurants. The new property owner, Lifetime Developments, is plans to build "an exciting and transformational new Restaurant Row"...
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Roots will relocate Toronto flagship to 80 Bloor Steet West
[Image Source]Roots has just announced that it will open a flagship store in the former Gap Kids retail space at 80 Bloor Street West in Toronto. Roots will be about 6,500 square feet and is scheduled...
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Roots to renovate/expand 2 flagships and relocate 3rd
Toronto Eaton Centre 'Roots Central' [Image Source]Roots has confirmed new leases for two flagship stores in Toronto and one in Vancouver, and it is committing several million dollars in major...
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Eataly will bring its innovative Italian food concept to Toronto
[Image Source]Sources tell us that Eataly will open its first Canadian food concept in Toronto, likely in the city's Yorkville area. Steph Chiu has written this analytical piece about Eataly and how it...
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