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Despite speculation that former Hudson's Bay president Bonnie Brooks would become CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue, the job has been given to Marigay McKee, 'chief merchant' of Harrod's. She will begin her duties at...
Yorkdale Shopping Centre announced today the launch of a new Tourism Program designed to further elevate Canada’s leading shopping centre as a global destination for international visitors. As a part of Yorkdale’s tourism strategy, the shopping centre will become...
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Holt Renfrew could keep its location at Toronto's Sherway Gardens open, contrary to what we reported in April. A source tells us that despite its opening a 120,000 square foot store at Mississauga's Square One in 2016,...
***** Update: This store opens the evening of Thursday, November 14th 2013*****
British-based lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur continues its cross-Canada expansion with a store set to open this fall at Holt Renfrew in Toronto. It will the the third Agent Provocateur store...
Last month we reported that Macy's could possibly open in Canada by buying Sears Canada. We've got an update which may disappoint - Macy's has no interest either in Sears Canada or in opening Canadian stores.
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We're noticing that Hudson's Bay and Holt Renfrew are starting to carry many of the same upscale designers. At first, Hudson's Bay's then-president Bonnie Brooks said she wasn't competing with Holt Renfrew by upscaling Hudson's...
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A source tells us that Vancouver's Pacific Centre is struggling to secure tenants for its new retail space, to be located directly below Nordstrom. The 48,000 square feet of new retail will be accessed from the mall...
Yesterday, Neiman Marcus was sold to the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board and American private equity partner Ares Management LLC (they acquired majority ownership of Neiman's for about $6 billion). Despite new Canadian ownership, we don't expect Neiman Marcus...
