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May 2, 2013
Canadian Tire Corp. opens cloud-computing center and digital hub

Canadian Tire Corp. announced that it will open the 'Canadian Tire Cloud Computing Centre' in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the fall of 2013.

April 25, 2013
Cabela’s announces plans for two new locations

Cabela’s Inc. announced plans to open two new locations, with one in Tualatin, Ore., and the other in the north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, area.

April 1, 2013
Aaron's plans 125 stores and 750 retail jobs for 2013

Rental chain Aaron's announced at its 2013 National Managers Meeting in Nashville that the company plans to open 125 stores in 2013 and hire 750 new employees.

March 28, 2013
Destination Maternity superstore format in Canadian debut

Destination Maternity Corp. opened the first Destination Maternity superstore location in Canada.

March 26, 2013
Kleinfeld Bridal to open in Hudson’s Bay flagship in Toronto

Kleinfeld Bridal, the iconic New York bridal retailer and star of the hit reality show “Say Yes to the Dress,” will open a 20,000-sq.-ft. salon in Hudson’s Bay’s flagship location in downtown Toronto in early 2014.

March 26, 2013
Kleinfeld Bridal to open in Hudson’s Bay flagship in Toronto

Kleinfeld Bridal, the iconic New York bridal retailer and star of the hit reality show “Say Yes to the Dress,” will open a 20,000-sq.-ft. salon in Hudson’s Bay’s flagship location in downtown Toronto in early 2014.

March 22, 2013
Canadian Tire opens a digital lab

Canadian Tire has opened a digital development lab in Communitech, a start-up incubator that is home to some 100 startups and small businesses along with such “strategics” partner companies as Google Inc. and Intel Corp.

March 18, 2013
Target’s Canadian rollout ramps up

Target Corp. said that it will open 17 southwestern Ontario, Canada store on March 19 and another four on March 28, on the heels of three successful pilot-store launches in the area.

February 27, 2013
Target Q4 slips but tops Street; will open 124 stores in Canada by yearend

Target Corp. reported a profit of $961 million for the fourth quarter, down from $981 million in the year-ago period.

February 20, 2013
Sport Clips to make Canadian debut; plans 200 stores in 10 years

Sport Clips Haircuts announced that it will open its first store in Canada on March 1.

February 19, 2013
Retail Store of the Year: And the winners are…

Simons, Canada’s eclectic and fashion-forward department store retailer, received top honors in Chain Store Age’s 31st annual Retail Store of the Year design competition.

February 1, 2013
Walgreens promotes Magnacca to EVP

Walgreens promoted Joseph Magnacca to EVP from SVP, effective immediately.

January 30, 2013
Most Canadian retailers ready for penny phase-out

Most retailers in Canada are ready for a phase-out of one-cent coins, a national retailing trade group said.

January 25, 2013
Know Your Boundaries: Don't Treat Canada Like a 51st State

By Bradley W. Snyder, Tiger Capital Group

January 25, 2013
Know Your Boundaries: Don't Treat Canada Like a 51st State

By Bradley W. Snyder, Tiger Capital Group

January 10, 2013
Destination Maternity opens first Canada location

Destination Maternity Corp. said it is opening its first Destination Maternity store in Canada on Thursday in Calgary, Alberta, at the Kingsland Village retail development.

December 7, 2012
Loblaw Cos. to spin off real estate into REIT

Canada’s Loblaw Cos. Ltd. plans to spin off the vast majority of its property assets into a real estate investment trust.

December 7, 2012
Loblaw Cos. to spin off real estate into REIT

Canada’s Loblaw Cos. Ltd. plans to spin off the vast majority of its property assets into a real estate investment trust.

November 27, 2012
Target holiday tour across Canada heralds planned store openings

Target will sponsor a tour across Canada that will visit more than 20 communities ahead of the planned opening of its stores in the country, the retailer said Tuesday.

November 27, 2012
Target holiday tour across Canada heralds planned store openings

Target will sponsor a tour across Canada that will visit more than 20 communities ahead of the planned opening of its stores in the country, the retailer said Tuesday.

November 21, 2012
Toys ‘R’ Us strengthens global e-commerce capabilities

Toys “R” Us announced it has strengthened its global e-commerce capabilities with the launch of a dedicated web store in China.

November 2, 2012
Williams-Sonoma makes Quebec debut with new store design

Williams-Sonoma said that it will open its first store in Quebec — and its eighth in Canada — which will showcase a new design for the brand.

October 24, 2012
Four Questions to Determine if Your International Expansion Strategy is on Target

By Alex Evans and Andrew Rees, L.E.K. Consulting

October 24, 2012
The Body Shop launches eGift card program from CashStar

The Body Shop launched a new earth-friendly eGift Card service powered by CashStar, a digital gifting and incentives company.

October 18, 2012
Hudson's Bay files prospectus for IPO

Hudson's Bay Co. announced that it has filed a preliminary prospectus with securities regulators in Canada for a proposed initial public offering of common shares.

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