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TARGET ANNOUNCES 20 MORE CANADIAN STORE OPENINGS THIS MONTH, INCLUDING ITS FIRST IN SASKATCHEWAN

Target has just announced that it will open 20 more Canadian stores this month, between July 16th and July 30th. Target opened 48 Canadian stores earlier this year.  These 20 new stores push Target past the 'halfway mark' of...

LA MAISON SIMONS OPENS ITS 9TH STORE IN AUGUST

Image: Simons *****UPDATE: This store opens on August 15th, 2013***** La Maison Simons continues its Canadian store expansion with a 9th location opening mid-August at Montreal's Les Galeries d'Anjou. It will be the second-largest store in the chain after its 118,000...

CANADA’S TOP MALL COULD BECOME TOPS IN NORTH AMERICA: YORKDALE SURPASSES $1 BILLION IN SALES

Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre could become North America's top selling mall. Yorkdale's sales have surpassed $1 billion per year and it is Canada's number-one mall in terms of revenue. Incredibly, mall management expects sales of $2 billion annually by...

RETRACTION: SUITSUPPLY HAS NOT SECURED TORONTO STORE SPACE

We are posting a retraction of today's article about Suitsupply's securing retail space in Toronto. We were asked to post this retraction as it appears that a deal has not yet been reached. We'll update you if we hear...

ZARA HOME TO OPEN IN MONTREAL AND OTTAWA

This fall Canada will see the opening of at least three Zara Home stores, and we're announcing two of the new locations. In March we reported that Canada's first Zara Home location had been secured at Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping...

SOME SHOPPERS DRUG MART PROMOTIONS MAY DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD

Imagine walking into your local Shoppers Drug Mart, having received an email with an online coupon saying you'd get 20 times the Shoppers Optimum Points if you spend more than $50 in-store. Owning a smart phone and figuring Shoppers...

CANADA’S SECOND MICROSOFT STORE WILL OPEN AT WEST EDMONTON MALL

*****UPDATE: This store is scheduled to open October 26th, 2013***** Canada's second Microsoft Store will open at West Edmonton Mall. It will be located on the mall's first level near the Ice Palace, as per the mall map below. The...

INDIGO TO OPEN INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS + 40 APPLE TECH SHOPS

Toronto-based Indigo Books & Music Inc. will open international stores within the next two years, according to CEO Heather Reisman. Reisman made the announcement at Indigo's annual meeting on June 25th. Indigo will also open 40 in-store Apple technology shops in 2014,...

POSSIBLE SAKS FIFTH AVENUE LOCATIONS IN CANADA

If current negotiations are successful, Saks Fifth Avenue could be purchased by The Hudson's Bay Company ("HBC"). Canada could see several Saks Fifth Avenue locations - either free-standing or as Saks shops-in-store within existing Hudson's Bay locations. HBC has...
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Brief: Mendocino Shuts All Stores, Okaïdi Canada Files

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Grocery Supplier Fees Harm Food Manufacturers and Independent Grocers: Expert

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.

How Twin Brothers from Western Canada Founded 2 Rapidly-Growing Direct-to-Consumer Home Furnishings Brands

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.