Holt Renfrew's discount concept hr2 will open its second Canadian location at Toronto's Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre. It will be located at the current 'Holt Renfrew Last Call' store currently on site, and be about 28,000 square feet. Holt...
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Sears Canada is partnering with Buffalo and ALDO. Both companies will produce private-label merchandise for Sears.
Buffalo International will design and manufacture Sears' 'Nevada' line of clothing for both men and women. ALDO will design and manufacture brands 'Nevada' and...
Suburban Toronto's Vaughan Mills is about to enlarge by 150,000 square feet, bringing in about 50 new retailers and three anchors, including 'LegoLand Discovery Centre'. This isn't just significant for Toronto… Canada is about to see a...
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What will Canadian stores look like in a few years? Here's a glimpse of what some experts predict.
Technology will play a big role, not surprisingly, while 'bricks-and-mortar' stores will become more 'entertainment' based rather than simply a...
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Walmart is thinking 'small'. It's opening a 2,500 square foot store on a university campus in Atlanta, GA, and already has 3,500 square foot store at a university in Arkansas. Could Walmart 'boutiques' come to Canada?
It's a novel idea that might actually...
We got word that Canon's first store, to be located in Calgary, will be called 'Image Plus' and will be located at Calgary's Eight Avenue Place. This is the world premiere of a retail concept that will soon be...
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Discount contact lense/eye glass retailer Clearly Contacts is opening a retail storefront at 1049-51 Robson Street in Downtown Vancouver. This is the first of what may become multiple store locations for the company.
Their parent...
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The world's first 'Canon Experience Store' will open soon in Downtown Calgary. It will be followed by similar locations world-wide. The Calgary location will be about 6000 square feet and "will provide unprecedented customer interaction with Canon, its products...
Italian fashion label Miu Miu will open its first Canadian boutique inside of Toronto's Holt Renfrew department store at 50 Bloor Street West. The company is leasing space on the ground floor of Holt's and the accessories shop will...
Upscale womenswear designer Ports1961 is closing its two free-standing Canadian stores: One at 717 Burrard Street in Vancouver (already closed at press date) and another at 151 Bloor Street West in Toronto. A Ports1961 shop-in-store at Montreal's Ogilvy department...
