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Loblaw will buy Shoppers Drug Mart for $12.4 billion in cash and stock. Loblaw is Canada's largest grocery retailer, while Shoppers is Canada's largest pharmacy chain.
Shoppers Drug Mart will keep its brand name and operate as a separate division...
Last month we reported that J. Crew and Brooks Brothers were moving into 110 Bloor Street West in Toronto. A source familiar with the deal has informed us that we were slightly incorrect in the way these retailers will...
Mississauga's Erin Mills Town Centre will receive a $100 million update. It will be the mall's first major renovation since it opened in 1989. The renovation coincides with the mall's 25th anniversary.
Rendering, including world's larges glass sphere
Changes will...
Sears Canada will increase its focus on plus-sized womensear. It will initially open five plus-sized shops-in-store of about 4,000 square feet. Much of the new merchandise will be by Penningtons, a plus-size women's clothing label owned by Reitmans. Pennington's also...
Future location of 'Nutshell' on King St W. Image: Retailer's Facebook Page.
This fall, Loblaw will open its latest grocery store concept called 'Nutshell' with the slogan 'live life well'. It will be a smaller-format, health-conscious food and lifestyle retailer....
We were recently strolling through Vancouver's Holt Renfrew and noticed the small Tod's accessories shop had a temporary sign reading 'Salvator Ferragamo'. It's only temporary, as Holt's sold out of all its Tod's bags.
This speaks to the success of...
Massive damage to Toronto's Union Station (and the water isn't helping, either)
We're a bit distracted at Retail Insider this week, given Toronto's flooding as a result of a massive rain storm. Toronto, we send you our best and...
Burnaby BC's Metropolis at Metrotown is becoming more upscale with the inclusion of Canada's second Weekend by MaxMara store, opening this September. Also opening this fall wil be Canada's third Microsoft store which was announced earlier this week. A...
