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Holt Renfrew’s hr2 Announces Opening Dates, Twitter and Web Link

Holt Renfrew's discount chain hr2 has announced opening dates for its first two stores. The Suburban Montreal store (at Quartier Dix30) will open March 28th, and the suburban Toronto location (at Vaughan Mills) will open May 10th. The temporary hr2...

Hudson’s Bay’s ‘The Room’ Coming to Montreal and NYC

The Room at Hudson's Bay, Toronto. Hudson's Bay's luxury women's department 'The Room' will open September 14th at Lord & Taylor in New York City and in 2014 at Hudson's Bay in Montreal. NYC-based Lord & Taylor is owned by the...

Could Holt Renfrew Open at Mississauga’s Square One?

Holt Renfrew is in talks with Oxford Properties to open a store at Mississauga's Square One Shopping Centre. Negotiations have been ongoing for several years, according to a source at Holt Renfrew head office. This store would replace Holt...

John Fluevog Opening Toronto Distillery District Store in May

World-renowned Vancouver-based footwear designer/retailer John Fluevog will open its second Toronto store in the 'Distillery District' in May. The store will include limited edition men's and women's shoes styles only available at this Fluevog store location. Toronto's other John Fluevog store is...

Lululemon May Build New Robson/Burrard Flagship in Vancouver

Image adapted from Google Maps screenshot. Word has it that Vancouver BC-based Lululemon Athletica may open a flagship location at the south-east corner of Robson and Burrard Streets in Downtown Vancouver. The store would replace a Blenz coffee shop and other adjacent retail spaces at...

Tiffany & Co. Coming to West Edmonton Mall

Image adapted from screenshot of West Edmonton Mall's online interactive floorplan Tiffany & Co. will open an approximately 3,300 square foot store in West Edmonton Mall. The full-line store replaces a former Tiffany & Co. "corner" located in Edmonton's Downtown...

Tiger of Sweden Opens Second North American Store in Toronto

Tiger of Sweden has just opened its 3650 square foot Toronto store at 56 Ossington Avenue. The store replaces an art gallery. This is the second Tiger store location in North America, following a Montreal store at 1130 bd de...

Sandro Opens Concessions at Hudson’s Bay

Popular French fashion label Sandro has opened dedicated men's and women's designer concessions inside of several Hudson's Bay stores. The concessions do not include dedicated 'hard-shop' fixtures per se, but do include dedicated sales representatives for the well-edited collections.  Sandro...

A Look Behind Password-Protected ‘Holts Access’ VIP Website

In January we reported on Holt Renfrew's new 'VIP website', called 'Holts Access'. The site is for Holt's 'VIP clients', and requires a password. We have the password, and today we'll show you what's behind it. So far it hasn't...
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