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May 10, 2013
Report: Canada’s YM to buy parent company of Mandee

Big M, owner of the Mandee, Annie Sez and Afaze apparel chains, will be sold to YM Inc., Toronto, in a $22.5 million deal expected to be approved by a bankruptcy judge next week, The Record reported.

May 10, 2013
Yummy Market, Vaughn, Canada

Yummy Market, in the Toronto suburb of Vaughn, offers a European-styled shopping experience.

April 22, 2013
Canada’s Holt Renfrew expanding and remodeling chain

Holt Renfrew will open a flagship store in spring 2016 at Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga.

April 8, 2013
Nordstrom expands push into Canada with second Toronto store

Nordstrom said it will open a new namesake department store in Toronto in fall 2016, making its foray into the country a two-store debut.

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.

February 27, 2013
Sears Canada profit dips 3% in Q4

Sears Canada Inc. reported that profit for the fourth quarter dipped 3% to $38.8 million on weakened hardware and electronics sales.

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 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 14, 2013
Vitamin Shoppe enters Canada under new Vitapath banner

Vitapath, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Vitamin Shoppe, has opened its first two Canadian stores in the greater Toronto area in Newmarket and Leaside.

October 30, 2012
Sears Canada launches shoppable iPad app for Wish Book

Sears Canada said Tuesday it has debuted a permanent shoppable iPad application for its Wish Book catalog after a temporary launch for the 2011 holiday shopping season.

October 5, 2012
Ann Taylor makes Canadian debut

Ann Taylor announced it opened its first international store on Oct. 4, in the Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto.

October 5, 2012
Ann Taylor makes Canadian debut

Ann Taylor announced it opened its first international store on Oct. 4, in the Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto.

September 20, 2012
Town Shoes’ Sterling division goes live with Vision Suite

Enterprise business solution-provider Jesta I.S. Inc. said that Sterling Shoes, a division of Toronto-based Town Shoes, has gone live with its Vision Store and Vision Merchandising software.

September 18, 2012
Top 10 Must-See Stores … Fall Edition

The folks at Echochamber.com, a London-based consultancy, have a knack for rooting out hot retail concepts around the globe. Here’s a recap of the retailers who make up their latest “Top 10 Unmissable New Stores” report:

September 12, 2012
Nordstrom set to announce expansion into Canada

Nordstrom will announce on Thursday that it will open its first four stores in Canada by 2015, according to the Globe and Mail.

September 11, 2012
Ann Taylor sets date for international debut with store in Toronto

Ann Taylor on Oct. 5 will open its first store outside of the United States, in the Toronto Eaton Centre.

September 11, 2012
Ann Taylor sets date for international debut with store in Toronto

Ann Taylor on Oct. 5 will open its first store outside of the United States, in the Toronto Eaton Centre.

August 28, 2012
Supervalu selects LoyaltyOne solution to develop customer segmentation strategy

LoyaltyOne announced that Supervalu has agreed to use its Precima customer-centric analytics solution to develop a multi-dimensional customer segmentation. The U.S. grocer expects the solution will strengthen and expand its customer-driven marketing, merchandising and operations strategies.

June 8, 2012
Toronto bans plastic bags

Toronto has become the first major city in Canada to ban the use of plastic shopping bags.

June 6, 2012
Ann Taylor's Loft sets Canadian debut

Loft, a division of Ann Inc. — formerly known as Ann Taylor — will open its first Canadian location at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, Ontario, in late 2012.

June 6, 2012
Ann Taylor's Loft sets Canadian debut

Loft, a division of Ann Inc. — formerly known as Ann Taylor — will open its first Canadian location at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, Ontario, in late 2012.

June 1, 2012
Sears Canada launches new baby department across country

Sears Canada said Friday that it is rolling out a new in-store area called new baby department, located in the Kids Room in 55 Sears Canada stores across the country.

May 24, 2012
Ann Taylor to make Canadian debut

Ann Inc. announced that it will open two stores in Toronto, in fall 2012, marking the apparel retailer’s first foray outside the United States.

May 21, 2012
Survey: Consumers still cutting back, just not on gas, pharmacy or grocery

That trip to the local restaurant is off the menu for consumers today, as are furnishings and electronics, Empathica reported, citing its latest Consumer Insights Panel survey of more than 6,500 U.S. consumers.

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