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Rolex To Open First Canadian ‘Corporate Store’ in Toronto

Rolex will open a 'free-standing' store within Toronto's 'Rolex Building' at 50 St. Clair Avenue West. This will be the first corporately-owned Rolex store in Canada, and only the second in North America. The Rolex Building is located at...

New North Vancouver Mall Could Break Ground Soon

Image adapted from Google Maps Construction of a proposed 430,000 square foot, $65 million North Vancouver shopping mall, located on aboriginal lands, could begin as early as next year.  The mall would include an enclosed element as well as possibly big-box...

TopShop to Open in Renovated Hudson’s Bay Store at Calgary’s Chinook Centre

TopShop/TopMan will open in November at the Hudson's Bay store in Calgary's Chinook Centre. This will coincide with a complete renovation of the Hudson's Bay store. Both are in anticipation of the opening of Nordstrom and Target stores in...

Ottawa’s Tanger Outlet Mall – With hr2?

*UPDATE: This outlet mall proposal was approved by city council and will break ground shortly - Feburary 27 2013 * We're updating readers on the proposed Tanger outlet mall in suburban Ottawa (Kanata). According to submitted city planning documents, the...

Queen Street Hudson’s Bay to Expand Menswear and Women’s Shoes

Queen Street Hudson's Bay entrance, next to Burberry shop-in-store. The flagship Hudson's Bay store at Queen & Yonge Streets in Toronto will see two substantially renovated men's floors (one of them 'new') and a main-floor women's shoe floor. The men's offerings will...

De Beers Opening First Canadian Store in Vancouver

De Beers will open its first Canadian store on Alberni Street in Vancouver. It will be located within 'The Carlyle' retail complex, currently under renovation at the south-east corner of Alberni and Thurlow Streets. De Beers will join Tory...

La Maison Simons West Edmonton Mall Wins ‘Retail Store of the Year’ Award

Simons West Edmonton Mall dressing rooms, viewed from above. West Edmonton Mall's La Maison Simons department store has won Chain Store Age's prestigious 'International Store of the Year' Award. Simons opened its Edmonton store October 2012 as we previously...

Canada’s ‘Joe Fresh’ Opening at JC Penney March 15th

Canadian 'cheap chic' retailer Joe Fresh will open 683  locations inside of American JC Penney stores on March 15th. A 13,000 square foot Joe Fresh 'pop up store' will open March 8-10 on the south-east corner of Melrose Avenue...

Mulberry Opening First Canadian Location in Toronto

Mulberry Store Rendering British luxury label Mulberry will open its first Canadian store at Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre. It will be next to the recently opened Cartier store, across from the recently expanded Holt Renfrew.  'Pre-expansion' Yorkdale Floorplan w/Mulberry's Location....
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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.