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U.S. Retailers changing Holiday Shopping across Canada - Fully embracing 'Black
Friday' with 61% planning to shop Canadians have now fully embraced
the U.S. shopping phenomenon of Black Friday, which has long been when holiday
sales in the U.S. began in earnest. About one in five Canadian retailers are
planning a dedicated Black Friday sale this year, and a recent survey from
Accenture found that 61 per cent of Canadian shoppers are planning to hit the
stores that day too. The shopping landscape has changed so much in recent years,
Black Friday is beginning to overshadow Boxing Day (day after Christmas) he
said, getting people out to stores earlier.
ctvnews.ca
Calgary retail space demand reaches all time high - 50 projects - 12.1 million
square feet in planning "Alberta, and Calgary in particular, has
become the 'poster child' market for affluence, consumer spending, employment
growth, nation-leading incomes and abundant population growth - all the
necessary ingredients for a healthy and robust retail economy," said the report.
calgaryherald.com
Canadian retailers are getting their butts kicked online by U.S. retailers
Fresh estimates suggest the likes of Amazon, Walmart and Apple among others
whose owners reside south of the border are collecting most of the money we
spend making online purchases. That trio alone takes in about half of the $21.6
billion in Canadian e-commerce sales annually, according to some estimates. Add
in computer maker Dell alongside other big U.S. sellers of electronics and
general merchandise who operate in Canada, such as Staples, Costco and Best Buy,
and the total share of the billions being spent online this holiday season
swings heavily in favour of retailers with U.S.-based addresses.
globalnews.ca
Reitmans closing 107 Smart Set stores - converting some
The Montreal-based clothing company will convert 76 of those stores to its other
brands, while 31 will be closed. Reitmans also operates stores under the banners
Reitmans, RW & Co., Penningtons, Thyme and Addition Elle.
financialpost.com
Upscale retailer Simons opening 5 new stores
Whole Foods CEO Confirms Aggressive Canadian
Expansion - Currently has 10 opening 30 more
Drug addiction behind armed robberies in Saskatoon
Riverview convenience store robbed by man wielding knife
Shubenacadie pharmacy robbed with hypodermic
needle
Electric guitar stolen from Tom Lee Music in Langley
Thieves used forklift to steal $25,000 spa
Armed robbers steal 25 iPhones from Rogers in Winnipeg
Westmount pharmacy held up in Montreal
Sunday's Pharmacy Robbery third in Saskatoon so far this fall
Saskatoon police are looking for the man who robbed a pharmacy in River Heights
on Sunday night. The man, described as about six-feet tall with a medium to
large build, walked into a drugstore in a strip mall at Assiniboine Drive and
Warman Road around 11 p.m. and went directly to the pharmacy, where he demanded
drugs, police stated in a release. No weapon was shown or seen by the staff. The
man then left on foot with an undetermined amount of narcotics. His direction of
travel was not observed. A police canine unit and several patrol units were
dispatched to the area, but could not locate the suspect, police said. Two other
Saskatoon pharmacies were robbed of narcotics recently. On Oct. 31, a man with a
scarf over his face robbed a pharmacy in the Stonebridge neighborhood. Nearly
two weeks earlier, on Oct. 19, a man with a neck warmer pulled up over his face
robbed a pharmacy in the Sutherland area.
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