Danier Launches Canada-Wide Store Expansion Canadian fashion brand Danier is in the midst of a Canadian store expansion that is expected to see the company open stores in a number of Canadian provinces. Danier relaunched its operations in the fall of 2016, and it has already opened seven stores, with more on the way. (Retail Insider)

Read a Flyer: Read a Consumer We've talked about the death of the flyer, and yet they persist. They're alive and evolving into a better way of understanding shoppers. Despite the volumes of flyers landing in recycling bins, the concept of the flyer still flies. "Nothing feels as good as found money," says Michelle Digulla, Vice President of Marketing at Metroland Media, and few places give customers more opportunities to discover savings than the weekly flyer. (Canadian Retailer)

When Joanna Griffiths decided to quit her job at the ripe, ol' age of 28 she never thought her split decision would one day lead her to launch Knix Wear, a Toronto-based lingerie startup, let alone net her over $2 million in sales, she admits.  (DMZ)

Après des années de refus, Nike a finalement cédé : l'équipementier va commencer à vendre directement ses chaussures sur Amazon.com, une réponse à la baisse de ses ventes et au retour en force d'Adidas et Under Armour. (La Presse)

Edmonton-based Poppy Barley has brought its comfy and ethically crafted shoes to Gastown's Nicole Bridger for a summer shop-in-shop.  (The Georgia Straight)

Il n'est plus étonnant de voir un magasin Aldo présent dans les plus grandes villes du monde. New York, Shanghai, Sydney ou Paris : la plus internationale des enseignes de mode canadiennes est maintenant un géant. Son siège social est ancré à Montréal et l'entreprise y emploie 1200 personnes. (La Presse)

Lipault Paris, the upscale French luggage company, recently opened its first freestanding North American location at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlets in Vancouver. It's the first phase of an eventual retail expansion into the North American market. (Retail Insider)

Herschel breaks boundaries with avant-garde pop-up

Herschel's pop-up store in Deep Cove is primarily a lemonade store but it also sells backpacks and tote bags that are colour-coded to match lemonade branding. (BIV)

McGill can help retail sector thrive amid change

Over the last three decades, few industries have undergone as profound a change as retailing. According to the Total Retail Survey 2016 (PwC), 54 per cent of shoppers in the 25 countries surveyed buy goods online on a weekly or monthly basis, with 34 per cent using their mobile phone to do so. (Montreal Gazette)

New Look Vision Group Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Iris, le groupe visuel (1990) Inc. The deal reinforces New Look Vision Group's position as the largest Canadian retail optical company, and the 8th largest in North America. (Retail Insider)

La chaine de lunetteries québécoise Vision New Look met la main sur son concurrent Iris pour 120 millions $. (Journal de Montréal)

Winning Partnerships At a time of rapid e-commerce growth, Canada's shopping mall landlords are partnering with retail tenants in an effort to attract consumers like never before. (Canadian Retailer) DOWNLOAD RETAIL COUNCIL OF CANADA'S CANADIAN SHOPPING CENTRE STUDY

But no matter how well we know our suburban landmarks and defend their existence to our city-slicker friends, they are apparently not long for this world.  (Toronto Star)

LE MBAM s'offre une vitrine détachable

K72 a récemment signé un coup d'éclat en partenariat avec Maison Simons afin de promouvoir l'exposition Révolution, présentée jusqu'à la mi-juillet au Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal. (InfoPresse)

UK-based skincare brand Opatra London has opened its first Canadian location, and the company plans to open about 50 Canadian locations over the next five years. (Retail Insider)

Transition vers le e-commerce : plusieurs détaillants se font encore tirer l'oreille

Les participants aux Congrès des décideurs de l'AQMAT en avril dernier ont été́ amené́ à réfléchir à la feuille de route de leur commerce, notamment au niveau de leur stratégie en ligne et de la sélection d'une plateforme de commerce électronique. Ils se sont aussi inspirés de cas d'entreprises ayant réussi leur transition. (AQMAT)

L'emblématique parc d'attractions intérieur des Galeries de la Capitale, à Québec, sera complètement reconstruit. Il s'agit d'un investissement de 52 millions de dollars. (Les Affaires)

Canada Goose continues to invest in rebuilding the Canadian apparel manufacturing industry, with the celebration of the opening of its fifth factory, the first in Québec, and announcing a new raw material and cutting distribution center in Ontario. (Mr Mag)

Avec les yeux rivés sur l'Europe dans le but d'y effectuer une percée dans le secteur du commerce en ligne, Canada Goose entend mettre son usine québécoise à profit pour répondre à la demande en provenance du Vieux Continent. (Radio-Canada)

A new campaign reflects the retailer's repositioning and desire to be seen as source of friendly advice for any home improvement need.  (Strategy)

Meaningful, personalized engagement key to engendering brand affinity amongst millennials Special Marketing to millennials roundtable discussion brought to you by Hallmark Canada It's no secret the power that the millennial generation represents. But what are retail marketers doing to engage them, and how are they leveraging all of the available tools to tell them the story of their brands? (Canadian Retailer)

Un premier hôtel-boutique Marriot à Montréal

La chaîne hôtelière Marriott ouvrira un premier établissement de son enseigne Autograph Collection à Montréal, dans le Quartier international, face au bureau d'affaires de la Caisse de dépôt et placement. Le promoteur du projet HUMANITI Montréal est la société Cogir, en collaboration avec le Fonds de solidarité FTQ. (La Presse)

Some retail experts caution the company may find it difficult amid the proliferation of charity-based organizations and fast-fashion retailers who already appeal to the budget-conscious.  (Toronto Star)

Patricia Persofsky is sitting near one of the entrances to the Sears store in Toronto's Fairview Mall with her dog, Oakley. "I come here because they have a Lush store. That's what brings me here," she said, adding that she visits the location about once a month and takes two buses to get there. (Globe and Mail)

Les actions de Sears Canada seront radiées de la cote de la Bourse de Toronto

Les actions ordinaires de Sears Canada seront radiées de la cote de la Bourse de Toronto à la fermeture du marché, le 28 juillet, a indiqué le grand détaillant. (La Presse)

MEC is trying to show would-be runners, hikers and campers that getting outside is not as hard as they might think with a new guide aimed at breaking through those barriers. (Strategy)

From speaking to retailers on how the made-to-measure market has changed, to discovering what newer online MTM business are doing to adapt to the way consumers shop, to hearing from Indochino CEO Drew Green on what his business is doing to stay relevant in today's market, we have discovered a lot of useful information about this important market. (Mr Mag)

On the face of it, Ontario's economy looks strong - except to the small- and medium-sized businesses who say they're being squeezed by rising costs and provincial policy.  (Globe and Mail )

Richmond business dresses Trudeau kids for Canada Day Hard work paid off for Traci Costa, CEO of Peekaboo Beans, when photos and live TV broadcasts showed the Trudeau children clad in Costa's designs standing beside their glamorous parents and visiting royals Prince Charles and wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall on Canada Day. (Vancouver Sun )

Il faut de la détermination pour se lancer en affaires. Il a aussi fallu beaucoup d'audace et de ténacité à Sheila Morgan pour réussir à ouvrir... la seule boutique indépendante entièrement dédiée à la marque française Longchamp en Amérique du Nord. Le temps semble avoir donné raison au flair de Mme Morgan, car 10 ans plus tard, Bagages de France est devenue une des enseignes commerciales distinctives de Québec. (Le Soleil)

Hamilton's Ottawa Street is known for it's fabric district but also for other outlets that specialize in "previously adored" goods.  (The Hamilton Spectator)

Parmi les façons d'exprimer son patriotisme, le drapeau est certainement un incontournable. Avec les célébrations entourant le 150e anniversaire de la Confédération canadienne, l'industrie du drapeau a fait des affaires en or cette année. Plusieurs compagnies canadiennes avouent même avoir doublé, voire triplé leur volume de ventes depuis le début de 2017. (Radio-Canada)

Melissa Garrett grew up reading Sheree Fitch's books and planned a visit to Nova Scotia to see the author's new bookstore. The New Brunswick teacher was one of hundreds of people who gathered in River John, N.S., for the official opening of Mabel Murple's Book Shoppe and Dreamery.  (CBC)

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Infopresse vous suggère quelques lectures pour le congé estival. Des ouvrages idéaux à emporter dans vos bagages! (Infopresse)

Police are alerting store owners to a scam where a customer buys prepaid credit cards with false data. (CBC)

A woman accused of threatening employees at a Canadian Tire store in Toronto with a knife last month is now charged with terrorism-related offences, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police say. (CBC)

Le 1er juillet dernier mettait fin à la période de grâce de trois ans allouée aux entreprises afin qu'elles se conforment à la Loi fédérale antipourriel. Êtes-vous préparés? (Infopresse)

The family-run business sells all kinds of food, everything from kebabs to pastries, as well as traditional clothes. The fire resulted in thousands of dollars in damages and two neighbouring businesses were also badly damaged by the fire. (CTV)

In March 2016, a man entered Nova Pharmacy and convenience store on Coburg Road in Halifax with a knife and grabbed one of Peter Jorna's employees. (CBC)

The parent company of QVC has agreed to buy rival Home Shopping Network for $2.1 billion in stock. (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Home Depot continues to work on efficiency and simplification for not just the store experience, but the employee experience as well, according to Paul Deveno, regional VP of New England. (RIS)

États-Unis : les dépenses des ménages au ralenti

Les dépenses des ménages aux États-Unis ont augmenté moins que les revenus en mai, attestant d'une consommation peu soutenue, selon des données publiées vendredi par le département du Commerce.  (Les Affaires)

Walgreens announced a new definitive agreement with Rite Aid under which Walgreens Boots Alliance will purchase 2,186 stores, three distribution centers and related inventory for $5.175 billion in cash. (Retail Dive)

What the Hell is Happening to Retail?

Retail is having a moment right now. Since the calendar flipped to 2017, we've seen more bankruptcies than all of last year. (Total Retail)

Jewelry Maker Pandora Now Pushes Back Against U.S. Slowdown

Pandora A/S, which has lost a third of its market value this year amid slowing U.S. sales, is now betting on reviving its biggest market by replacing under-performing stores and hoping new products will be a bigger hit with consumers (Bloomberg)

Jeans company True Religion latest retailer to seek bankruptcy protection

True Religion Brand Jeans filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest retailer upended as Americans ramp up spending, but largely in places other than clothing stores. (Toronto Star)

How Social Media Contributed to the Rise of Fast Fashion

Walmart seeks new products amid online battle with Amazon

Starbucks boycottée pour sa défense des LGBT

Des organisations islamiques en Indonésie ont appelé mardi au boycott de la chaîne américaine de cafés Starbucks accusée de défendre la communauté LGBT, après des prises de position similaires en Malaisie, autre pays d'Asie du Sud-Est à majorité musulmane.  (Les Affaires)

Retail consultant Jan Kniffen expects many stores will post ugly traffic and sales comparisons this year.(CNBC)

Fashion firms to extend Bangladesh safety program

Rana Plaza collapse that killed 1,130 workers highlighted grim conditions in country's garment industry, the second largest in the world. (Toronto Star)

Two Groups in Race to Buy $10 Billion-Valued Global Logistic Properties

The acquisition offers a chance for bidders to grab control of Asia's biggest warehouse operator which counts Amazon among its clients, and could rank as one of the biggest private equity backed deals in Asia. (BOF)

America is over-malled, but not enough warehouses to support Amazon

America has too many malls. It's a problem that has vexed Wall Street and is an even darker cloud hanging over stocks known as real estate investment trusts, or REITs, which are the landlords for much of America's retail properties. (CNBC)

Get your smartphones and laptops ready because Prime Day is fast approaching. Amazon.com Inc. is promising hundreds of thousands of deals, with new offers rolling out as frequently as every five minutes, for its third annual global shopping event exclusively for Prime members on July 11. (Financial Post)

Every couple of days, Sinclair Browne fights through traffic in Times Square, squeezes his delivery truck into a parking spot, walks up four flights of stairs and delivers groceries to a guy whose order he knows by heart. (New York Times)

Alimentation : mythes et réalités sur le « manger local »

Entre le tiers et la moitié des aliments consommés par les Québécois viendraient du Québec même. La consommation de nourriture locale comporte-t-elle vraiment autant d'avantages qu'on le pense? Peut-on accroître la consommation et la production locales? Est-il plus dommageable de consommer des aliments importés que des aliments locaux? Stéphan Bureau en discute avec la journaliste Katherine-Lune Rollet, l'agriculteur Francis Madore, la diététiste-nutritionniste Anne-Marie Roy, le restaurateur Frédéric Morin et la chercheuse Élise Desaulniers. (Radio-Canada)

A former exec at Trader Joe's grows another kind of grocery store

Doug Rauch opened Daily Table in a low-income area of Boston two years ago. The nonprofit grocery store has been a pioneer in its approach to food waste, food deserts, hunger, and obesity.  (The Christian Science Monitor)

Puce électronique, polyéthylène caméléon, bioplastique antibactérien... Des dispositifs intégrés aux emballages pourraient donner de l'information sur la fraîcheur des aliments que nous achetons. Les verra-t-on bientôt au supermarché ? (La Presse)

Les boîtes de repas prêts à cuisiner au banc d'essai

L'industrie des boîtes de repas prêts à cuisiner est en plein essor à une époque où le temps manque souvent pour exécuter ses propres recettes. Nos recherchistes, Marie-Claire Giffard et Sandra Lalancette, ont fait le test avec quatre entreprises. Voici leurs commentaires. (Radio-Canada)

Chantal Gillet visited sheep farms in Europe, then spent six months puzzling over yogurt-making recipes before selling her first batch at a health food store. (Ottawa Citizen)

Le Nord de l'Ontario, terre fertile pour les superaliments

Le quinoa se trouve parmi un groupe d'aliments aux valeurs nutritives particulièrement élevées commercialisés sous le nom de « superaliments ». De plus en plus de producteurs profitent de la position géographique du Nord de l'Ontario pour cultiver ces superaliments et autres denrées nutritives. (Radio-Canada) 

From a regional chain to the country's second-largest grocery company, the Atlantic Canadian retailer has seen mammoth growth in its 110 years.  (Strategy)

A large majority of consumers (83%) are confused at least some of the time about food ingredients, and 64% are willing to switch brands if they find one with ingredients they better understand.  (Food Dive)

Companies that commit to continually updating their enterprise architectures can deliver goods and services as fast as Internet-born competitors do.  (McKinsey)

Walmart is building giant towers to solve the most annoying thing about online ordering

Walmart is building giant self-service kiosks in its stores that retrieve customers' online orders. (Business Insider)

As the competition for grocery shoppers continues, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has upgraded its beef to certified Angus throughout its U.S. and Canadian stores.As the competition for grocery shoppers continues, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has upgraded its beef to certified Angus throughout its U.S. and Canadian stores. (Grocery Business)

It sounds messy, but Baskin-Robbins says it can do it - deliver ice cream in the heat of summer to customers' front doors. (Financial Post)

Retailers' efforts to lure shoppers to stores with experiences still missing the mark

Un avenir lumineux pour l'internet

C'est en quelque sorte une version XXIe siècle de la transmission entre navires par signaux lumineux avec le code Morse. Depuis quelques années, un nombre grandissant d'entreprises planchent sur le LiFi, la transmission de données par des ampoules plutôt que par des signaux radio émis par une borne WiFi. (La Presse) 

A report last week suggested that Nike was close to inking a wholesale partnership with Amazon, causing many to cringe just thinking about the effects such a deal would have on struggling retailers. (CNBC)

4 Types of Ecommerce Business Model You Might Consider

There's a lot more to ecommerce than meets your eye. When it comes to online selling, most of us picture a website like Amazon, but there are dozens of different business models that entrepreneurs use, with varying levels of success. (Huffington Post)

Appareils mobiles : les jeunes sont les plus grands utilisateurs

La tranche d'âge de 18 à 34 ans est celle qui a utilisé le plus les appareils mobiles en 2016, selon la plus récente enquête NETendances 2016 du Centre facilitant la recherche et l'innovation dans les organisations (CEFRIO), dévoilée jeudi. (Journal de Montréal)

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Everybody loves Seattle. It's among the nicest, most progressive places on the planet. Three years ago, Seattle announced a bold new plan to hike the minimum wage from $9.47 (U.S.) an hour all the way to $15. The move was widely applauded. Since then, the "Fight for $15" movement has caught on. Ontario, Alberta, California and New York State, among others, have all promised a $15 floor.  (Globe and Mail)

Municipal bylaws on shopping bags in Quebec: Effective dates

Montreal's Bylaw prohibiting the distribution of certain shopping bags in retail stores will come into effect on January 1st 2018. Many municipalities of the Montreal Metropolitan Community have adopted similar bylaws. Read more.

In late April 2017, the Nova Scotia government passed its Accessibility Act with a goal of creating a more accessible Nova Scotia for people who are physically or intellectually disabled. The Act is a piece of enabling legislation which provides the authority and framework for the development of standards at a later date. Read more

Following months of strong advocacy from the Coalition of New Brunswick Employers (RCC is a member of the Coalition), New Brunswick's Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour announced on Friday that it will establish a task force to examine the province's workers' compensation system. Read more

Après les grands efforts de représentation qu'a déployés la Coalition of New Brunswick Employers (dont le CCCD est membre) durant des mois, le ministre provincial de l'Éducation postsecondaire, de la Formation et du Travail a annoncé vendredi dernier la mise sur pied d'un groupe de travail qui aura pour mandat d'étudier le système d'indemnisation des accidents du travail au Nouveau-Brunswick. Pour en savoir plus

Now Available: Ordinary Selling Price Representations in Canada Learn how to avoid issues in complying with the Canadian Competition Act's regulations governing representations about sales and savings. Read more

Tough Budgets Continue For Newfoundland and Labrador: Reduction in 'Extra' Gas Tax but No Other Tax Relief

The 2017-18 Newfoundland and Labrador budget will only provide minor relief from the significant tax and fee increases introduced in last year's budget. Newfoundland and Labrador remains one of the highest taxed provinces in the country.

Walmart seeks new products amid online battle with Amazon Hundreds of inventors have flocked to Walmart's headquarters in Bentonville to find out if the country needs a few more secret sauces, prettier mouse pads or "instant hair gel" packets for the on-the-go clubber. (CNBC)