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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.

January 25, 2013

Know Your Boundaries: Don't Treat Canada Like a 51st State

By Bradley W. Snyder, Tiger Capital Group

November 2, 2012

Sears Canada unveils renovation of four stores

Sears Canada said it has unveiled four refreshed store concepts in Ontario, and Quebec, each featuring additional brands and product displays.

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 29, 2012

Holt Renfrew launches Canadian discount chain

Canadian luxury fashion retailer Holt Renfrew & Co. said it will launch a new discount chain called hr2, with a first store in March in Quebec, followed by planned locations across the country by 2015.

July 31, 2012

Canadian home-improvement chain rebuffs Lowe’s offer to acquire

Lowe’s Cos. confirmed a July 8 proposal to acquire Canadian home-improvement and hardware retailer Rona, but said the Quebec-based chain rejected the $1.9 billion offer.

June 14, 2012

Aéropostale to expand presence in Canada

Aéropostale said that it is adding to its presence in Canada with the opening of its first store in Quebec, on June 15 at Place du Royaume in Ville de Saguenay.

April 16, 2012

Canada: Open for Business

From Target Corp. and Big Lots to J. Crew and Express, the list of U.S. retailers expanding into Canada or scouting locations north of the border seems to grow longer every day. With its growing population, enthusiasm for U.S. brands, relatively underserved market and stable, resilient economy, Canada has become a land of opportunity— and a potentially important profit center — for American retailers. In fact, more U.S.

March 29, 2012

Target confirms location of 12 Quebec debut stores

Target Corp. announced the location of its first 12 stores in Quebec.

July 12, 2011

Canadian fashion brand selects Oracle Retail to drive growth

Fashion brand Groupe Dynamite, based in Quebec, said Tuesday it has selected Oracle Retail applications to support the company’s expansion plans.

June 13, 2011

Couche-Tard buys 322 Exxon Mobile sites in California

Alimentation Couche-Tard, parent of Circle K Stores, has signed an agreement to acquire up to 322 sites, plus an additional 65 reseller contracts, in Southern California, from ExxonMobil Corp.

May 26, 2011

Target reveals initial locations in Canada

Target Corp. on Thursday unveiled the first wave of the Zellers sites it will be taking over in Canada, representing 105 locations in all 10 Canadian provinces.

February 1, 2011

Barneys Co-Op Named Store of the Year in CSA Design Competition

Barneys Co-Op, in Brooklyn, N.Y., won top honors in Chain Store Age’s 29th annual Store of the Year Retail Design Competition, which attracted entries from around the globe.

January 27, 2011

Walmart investing $500 million in Canada

Walmart Canada, a unit of Wal-Mart Stores, will invest approximately $500 million on expansion its upcoming fiscal year, which runs from Feb. 1, 2011 to Jan. 31, 2012.

September 1, 2010

Couche-Tard ups takeover bid for Casey’s

Alimentation Couche-Tard on Wednesday increased the value of its hostile bid to buy Casey’s General...

November 30, 2008

Showcase for Sustainability

The IGA store in St.-Pascal de Kamouraska, Quebec, has the distinction of being the...

October 31, 2008

Up for the Count

Traffic in North American stores and malls is down. Given the struggling economy, now...

August 14, 2008

Wal-Mart Canada Workers Obtain Rare Union Contract

Employees at a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. outlet in Canada won an arbitrator-imposed contract on Friday,...