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Upscale Pusateri's Fine Foods will operate Saks Fifth Avenue's Canadian food halls. Saks' first two food stores will open in the spring of 2016.

By J.C. Williams Group

Alibaba wants a piece of the North American market, and sales from its two e-commerce platforms, Tmall and Taobao, have already surpassed the combined sales of eBay and Amazon.

Colourful, moderately-priced casual Spanish clothing brand Desigual is aggressively opening stores across Canada. It has already secured several high-profile locations, and we're told that negotiations are ongoing for more Canadian stores.

Canada's largest and best-known chocolatier, Laura Secord, is looking to further expand its national store base -- especially in Western Canada. 

The fact is, working in retail is so much more than you think.

Despite recent challenges, Target opened three new Canadian locations last week, bringing its total store count to 133.

Vancouver is such a strong market for Harry Rosen, in fact, that the retailer may open a third location. 

Popular Italian food concept Eataly has partnered with a large Canadian-owned retailer, possibly signalling its launch into Canada.

The following is a list of department stores (including some luxury chains) which are either new to Canada, or expanding their operations nationally. 

How Optimal Payments developed a customized online solution, NETBANX®, that Desjardins could offer its e-tailers.