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RENDERINGS OF HOLT RENFREW AT MISSISSAUGA’S SQUARE ONE

Rendering: Jason Goldstein LLP Renderings have been released of the proposed 120,000 square foot Holt Renfrew store at Mississauga's Square One Shopping Centre. The store will anchor an expansion of the south-west portion of the mall. The Square One Holt Renfrew...

SIMONS POSTPONES RIDEAU CENTRE STORE OPENING BY A YEAR

Rendering of Simons/Rideau Centre, including a restored facade of the former Ogilvy department store. Rendering: Rideau Centre/Cadillac Fairview The opening date of La Maison Simons' store in Ottawa's Rideau Centre has been delayed. It is now scheduled to open in August...

CALGARY’S HOLT RENFREW TO OPEN A FOURTH FLOOR

Holt Renfrew, Calgary. Photo: Darrell Bateman Sources tell us that Holt Renfrew will be opening the fourth floor of its Calgary store for retail, including a new restaurant and a combined mens/women's shopping area called 'Holts Commons'. The fourth floor restaurant...

UPDATED ANALYSIS: POTENTIAL SUBURBAN SAKS FIFTH AVENUE LOCATIONS IN CANADA

According to the November 27th edition of the The Globe & Mail Report on Business, Saks Fifth Avenue CEO Richard Baker says that he'll open up to eight Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Canada, including suburban locations in or near Toronto,...

ANALYSIS: BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY 2013, by DAVE RODGERSON

By Dave Rodgerson, Retail Industry Analyst and Consultant Dave Rodgerson is a Retail industry expert with more than 25 years of executive experience working with leading Canadian Retailers in sales, marketing, operations and strategic planning roles.  He works closely with both...

LA MAISON SIMONS TO OPEN FIRST TORONTO-AREA STORE AT SQUARE ONE, MISSISSAUGA

La Maison Simons will open a 113,000 square foot store at Mississauga's Square One Shopping Centre in the spring of 2016. The two-level store will be the anchor of a $52 million reconfiguration of the mall's current 145,000 square...

NEW MOBILE APP ALLOWS SHOPPERS TO BYPASS LINEUPS VIA ‘SCAN, PAY & GO’ TECHNOLOGY

A new mobile app called 'SelfPay' launches tomorrow in Edmonton. It allows shoppers to scan items in-store, then checkout from anywhere in-store on their own mobile device. After standing in long lineups in retailers recently, this news may come...
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Sylvain Charlebois says that a code of practice is required to save the industry, and if nothing is done the consumer will also suffer.

L.L.Bean Continues Canadian Expansion with 1st Toronto Store [Photos]

The iconic US-based retailer is looking to expand into new Canadian markets coast-to-coast.

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The entrepreneurs discuss building growth, taking risks, and where retail is going at an unprecedented time.

Cadillac Fairview Innovates with Virtual Food Court Experience Platform

The new CF Eats aims to help food vendors in the landlord’s malls grow revenue at a challenging time.