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Holt Renfrew creates Twitter accounts for its individual stores
Holt Renfrew has created Twitter accounts for each of its 7 stores in English-speaking Canada, as well as a bilingual account for its Montreal and Quebec City stores. Individual store twitter accounts...
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La Maison Simons could open at Montreal's Fairview Pointe-Claire
Sources tell us that La Maison Simons could open at Montreal's Fairview Pointe-Claire Shopping Centre. If talks are successful, it would occupy part of the 181,795 square foot Sears store that...
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Nordstrom is the number one brand on Pinterest
With over 4.4 million followers, Nordstrom is the number one brand followed on Pinterest. With Nordstrom's imminent arrival into Canada (its first Canadian store opens in Calgary this September),...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Consumer Psychology and the E-Commerce Checkout
We wanted to share with you this detailed and informative image. It looks at the motivations underlying customers' behaviour during the checkout process on e-commerce sites. [Source:...
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Mountain Equipment Coop may build a new Downtown Toronto flagship
[Image Source]Sources say that Vancouver-based Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC) may build a new flagship store in Downtown Toronto. The store would replace a 28,000 square foot surface parking lot at the...
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Pulse Creek headphone discount for Retail Insider readers
Pulse Creek is providing a discount on LSTN headphones to Retail Insider readers. The headphones are made from reclaimed wood and Pulse Creek donates money from sales to a good cause. The following...
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Canadian grocery wars: major players battle for our dollar
[Image Source]By Adam RamsayThe Canadian grocery industry went through a major transformation in 2013, the likes of which we’ve not seen in this country before. New national players debuted on the...
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Upscale retailer Charals to open on eastern Robson Street, Vancouver
Upscale shopping appears to be moving eastward on Vancouver's Robson Street, with the scheduled opening of luxury accessories retailer Charals. The 1,100 square foot store will open in the spring at...
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Urban Fare to open at Calgary's Mount Royal Village
[Image Source]Upscale Vancouver-baserd grocery retailer Urban Fare will open a store near Downtown Calgary. According to First Capital Realty, Urban Fare will anchor a 110,000 square foot...
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Bass Pro Shops to open 1st BC location at Tsawwassen Mills
[Image Source]Bass Pro Shops will open a 145,000 square foot store at Tsawwassen Mills in suburban Vancouver. It will be the first store location in British Columbia, and is expected to open in the...
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UPDATE: Shoppers Drug Mart to join beautyBOUTIQUE on Vancouver's Burrard Street
Photo: Colin ArberWe previously reported that a beautyBOUTIQUE by Shoppers Drug Mart will open beside Downtown Vancouver's Victoria's Secret store on Burrard Street, just north of Robson Street. We've...
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Tsawwassen Mills/Commons now under construction
Construction has begun on two adjacent suburban Vancouver shopping centres: Tsawwassen Mills and Tsawwassen Commons. They are being constructed on land owned by the Tsawwassen First Nation.Tsawwassen...
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BREAKING: Saks Fifth Avenue to open downtown Toronto flagship and Sherway...
Photo: Skeezix, Urban Toronto [Image Source]Below is a press release revealing that Saks Fifth Avenue will build a 150,000 square foot Toronto flagship, as well as a second location at Sherway Gardens....
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Construction begins on Vancouver airport luxury mall
Construction has officially begun on Vancouver International Airport's luxury mall. For further details we direct you to our two articles below. Following these links is a copy of a press release from...
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Saks Fifth Avenue to open 150,000 sq ft Toronto flagship within Queen St....
Bing.com/MapsSaks Fifth Avenue will open its Canadian flagship store within Hudson's Bay's 851,000 square foot store at 176 Yonge Street (at Queen Street) in Toronto. The 150,000 square foot Saks store...
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Saks Fifth Avenue to replace Sears at Toronto's Sherway Gardens
According to mall management, Saks Fifth Avenue will replace the Sears store at Toronto's Sherway Gardens. Saks will occupy over half of Sherway's 225,000 square foot Sears store location which Sears...
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The best and worst things to buy in February
[Image Source]The following article was written by Lindsay Sakraida and Louis Ramirez on behalf of our friends at Deal News: February may be the shortest month of the year, but it's certainly not...
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Tim Hortons & President's Choice among top 10 most influential brands in...
[Image Source]Ipsos Reid has unveiled the Top 10 Most Influential Brands in Canada at FFWD: Advertising & Marketing Week in Toronto. With the results based on its third-annual Most Influential...
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Victoria's Secret at West Edmonton Mall is the 2nd-highest selling in the world
The almost 18,000 square foot Victoria's Secret (and Pink) store at West Edmonton Mall enjoy sales second only to those of the company's Manhattan flagship. In 2013, sales at the West Edmonton Mall...
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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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