Simons' CEO revealed that it will open 3 GTA stores as part of its $200 million expansion. Remarkably, it plans to almost triple its current Canadian store count.
Most consumers are so addicted to their smartphones that a clinical term is now dedicated to the psychological attachment people have to their devices: nomophobia, short for no-mobile-phone-phobia. This may sound like a joke, but the fear of phone separation is a real growing trend that should make retail marketers sit up and pay attention.
The following is a list of retailers which are either new to Canada, or are expanding their operations nationally. Some haven't been revealed to the public until now.