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TUMI TO OPEN FIRST CANADIAN STORE IN VANCOUVER

Tumi will open its first free-standing Canadian store at 1033 Alberni Street in Vancouver. It will replace a Betsey Johnson store that formerly occupied the 1,500 square foot space. The Tumi store will be a licensed franchise. For those unfamiliar,...

FLOORPLAN FRIDAY: HOLT RENFREW, OTTAWA

For this week's Floorplan Friday, we're again showing a leaseplan including a Holt Renfrew store. This is Ottawa's Holt Renfrew, located in the 240 Sparks Street building.  This first plan, above, shows the 14,320 square-foot ground floor of the Ottawa...

HR2 BY HOLT RENFREW OPENS ITS SECOND LOCATION TODAY AT VAUGHAN MILLS

Holt Renfrew's off-price retailer hr2 opens its second Canadian location this morning at Toronto-area outlet mall Vaughan Mills. The store is about 25,000 square feet. The first hr2 opened near Montreal in March. The Montreal hr2 has been met with...

TARGET’S NEXT DESIGNER COLLABORATION: 3.1 PHILLIP LIM

Today Target announced its next designer collaboration will be with designer Phillip Lim. Other collaborations have included Mulberry, Missoni, Kate Young and Prabal Gurung and others.  The 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target collection will launch September 15th at Target...

PAUL SMITH TO OPEN ITS FIRST CANADIAN STORE IN TORONTO

 *****UPDATE: The Paul Smith shop at Holt Renfrew, Yorkdale, opened Tuesday August 6th 2013***** Upscale menswear designer Paul Smith will open its first Canadian boutique inside of Holt Renfrew in Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre this summer. It will be a...

BRETTON’S: A REQUEST TO READERS

This sketch of an un-built Bretton's store is the only image we could find Do you remember Bretton's, the upscale Canadian department store? It was started in 1985 and became an upscale national retailer with 11 locations. The chain...

SEARS COULD SUBLEASE CANADIAN STORE SPACE

Forever 21 carved out of Sears, South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa California May 9, 2013 UPDATE: We've received confirmation Sears Canada will actively subleasing space in its stores. We have been informed that Whole Foods' Canadian expansion plans are...

CANADA’S LARGEST OPEN-AIR OUTLET MALL BREAKS GROUND TODAY

Canada's largest open-air outlet mall breaks ground today. We first reported on The Outlet Collection at Niagara in December 2012 and we've got updates and renderings. According to the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, the project's first phase will be about 520,000...

LIST OF CANADIAN TARGET STORES OPENING TUESDAY MAY 7TH

Target opens 22 Western Canadian stores on Tuesday May 7th. Two more will open a week later on May 14th. The 22 stores include 10 in Alberta, 9 in British Columbia and 3 in Manitoba. Here is the list of...

NEW OTTAWA RIDEAU CENTRE DETAILS, INCLUDING SIMONS AND NORDSTROM

We're posting images and updates of Ottawa's Rideau Centre. It will be Canada's first mall to include both Nordstrom and La Maison Simons as anchor stores. Across Rideau Street and connected by second-level pedway is a 335,000 square foot...
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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.