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SAKS FIFTH AVENUE’S DISCOUNT ‘OFF 5TH’ TO OPEN UP TO 25 CANADIAN LOCATIONS

Saks Fifth Avenue's discount retail concept 'Off 5th' will open up to 25 Canadian locations, according to Hudson's Bay Company CEO Richard Baker. Saks' Off 5th concept will likely follow the opening of Canadian Saks Fifth Avenue stores, which we...

RETAIL INSIDER GOES ON VACATION: WE’LL RETURN TUESDAY AUGUST 6TH

We're taking a brief holiday to continue researching Canadian retail. We'll have new articles up for the morning of Tuesday, August 6th. We're working on some ground-breaking stories, including: Research relating to Saks Fifth Avenue's opening stores in Canada, including...

MANOLO BLAHNIK, JIMMY CHOO AND GUCCI SHOE BOUTIQUES OPENING AT YORKDALE’S HOLT RENFREW

Women's shoe boutiques for Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo and Gucci will open this fall at Holt Renfrew's Yorkdale Shopping Centre location. They will join the previously reported Christian Louboutin 'apartment', modelled after the residence of shoe designer Christian Louboutin....

DOLCE & GABBANA’S CANADIAN STORES COULD CLOSE IF THE COMPANY SHUTTERS

Dolce & Gabbana Toronto store, 111 Bloor St. W., nearly finished. Milan-based fashion house Dolce & Gabbana could shutter if tax fraud convictions against its designers aren't overturned. A Dolce & Gabbana flagship store just opened on Toronto's Bloor Street, and...

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE’S CANADIAN STORES WILL MOSTLY BE WITHIN EXISTING HBC STORE SPACE

Hudson's Bay Company CEO Richard Baker says that he expects up to 7 Saks Fifth Avenue stores to open in Canada. He also says he wants them to open quickly. The quickest and most cost effective way to do this...

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE TO OPEN IN CANADA. HBC PURCHASE FINALIZED

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) has just purchased American luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue. This paves the way for Canadian Saks Fifth Avenue store locations, as well as its discount chain Off 5th to open Canada-wide. Hudson's Bay will pay...

ROOTS WILL OPEN AT 89 BLOOR ST. W. IN TORONTO

Readers may be disappointed to learn that Roots has leased the retail space at 89 Bloor St. W. in Toronto. The space had sat vacant since early 2011. We've been told that Roots will be vacating their 100 Bloor...

FORMER MAC SPACE, 89 BLOOR ST. W. (TORONTO) IS FINALLY LEASED

Photo: Google Streetview screenshot MAC Cosmetics' former space at 89 Bloor Street West, Toronto, has sat empty for over 2 years. It is located on what is arguably Canada's most upscale retail strip. Speculation has been rampant as to who...
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