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CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN ‘APARTMENT’: NORTH AMERICAN FIRST AT HOLT RENFREW, TORONTO

North America's first Christian Louboutin 'apartment' will open at Holt Renfrew, Yorkdale Shopping Centre this fall. It will open within Holts' new 10,000 square foot women's shoe floor.  The Louboutin 'apartment' will be modelled on Louboutin's actual Paris residence. Selfridge's in London...

RETAIL INSIDER DAILY: Our Publication to Update You on Daily Canadian Retail News

We are pleased to announce that we have created a free daily online news publication called 'RETAIL INSIDER DAILY'. It summarizes Retail Insider's daily twitter postings of Canadian retail news. You can subscribe to it to keep updated on...

HUDSON’S BAY OPENS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST SHOE FLOORS

Photo: Samson Yuen Hudson's Bay has opened a 50,000 square foot women's shoe department on the ground-floor of its flagship "Queen Street" store in Toronto. From our research, it appears to be the fourth largest shoe floor in the world....

FIRST HERMÈS FRAGRANCE SHOP IN NORTH AMERICA OPENS IN TORONTO AT HOLT RENFREW, YORKDALE

North America's first Hermès fragrance shop has opened at Holt Renfrew, Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto. The shop carries the entire collection of Hermès fragrances for both men and women. It is located within the new 10,000 square foot...

DRAKE GENERAL STORE OPENS ‘POP-UP’ SHOP AT HUDSON’S BAY IN TORONTO

Today (Friday, June 7th) Toronto's Drake General Store will open a pop-up shop at Toronto's flagship Hudson's Bay Queen Street store. It will be located on the lower-level of the department store, accessible to Toronto's underground PATH system. Drake General...

NORDSTROM’S CANADIAN PRICES WILL BE HIGHER THAN IN THE US

Prices in Canada's Nordstrom stores will be higher than those in its American stores. This can be attributed partly to our higher duties and taxes on imports, not to mention our higher fuel costs, labour costs and rent. Nordstrom...

BAR REFAELI WILL BE THE FACE OF LABEL ‘NEVADA’ FOR SEARS CANADA

Supermodel Bar Refaeli will be the new face of Sears Canada's label, Nevada. She will also be featured on the cover of Sears' fall 2013 publication called 'LOOK!' Sears Canada's CEO, Calvin McDonald says: "With the launch of our new...

COSTCO TO OPEN 25 MORE CANADIAN STORES

Costco plans on opening as many as 25 more Canadian stores. New stores will open in Ontario and several Western Canadian provinces. Metro areas targeted for new stores include Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg.  Selected communities in Alberta and...

NORDSTROM LAUNCHES ITS CANADIAN WEBSITE

June 5 2012 UPDATE: Nordstrom's Canadian president, Karen McKibbin, says Nordstrom's Canadian website will not initially include online shopping. This may change at a later date. Nordstrom has launched its Canadian website in anticipation of its Canadian store openings....
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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.

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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.