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Amazon to take on Canadian grocers in crowded retail landscape - It's a
"bloodbath" in the grocery industry in Canada says one executive One
retail executive has called it a bloodbath, and the retail landscape is about to
get uglier. American e-commerce powerhouse Amazon.com Inc. is launching online
grocery and auto shops on Thursday, adding to an array of category additions
this year that has included toys, beauty and home goods. The company is
aggressively pushing into Canada, more than doubling its offerings this year,
with 14 new kinds of products. (Source
theglobemail.com)
Employers face Nov. 1 deadline to meet WorkSafeBC anti-bullying rules in British
Columbia WorkSafeBC has accepted 40 mental disorder compensation
claims where the illness was deemed to have been caused by bullying in the
workplace since its mandate was broadened to include stress-related sickness in
July of 2012. In addition to the 40 claims approved under the bullying rule,
Pinto said WorkSafe has accepted close to another 60 that were classified as
traumatic occurrences. The new rules require employers to have anti-bullying
policies, provide training, and have reporting and complaints procedures for
bullying and harassment situations and to keep records of cases. Separate
policies guide managers and workers on their obligations to prevent and report
unacceptable behaviours. “We have our prevention teams ready to go,” Pinto said.
“They’re going to put the onus on the employers, and other workers and
employers, to ensure this (behaviour) stops happening.” (Source
vancouversun.com)
B.C. considers grocery store liquor sales
The B.C. government is looking to allow sales of beer and wine in grocery
stores. They will likely look at so-called “store within a store” models such as
what exists in Ontario. The provincial government is considering selling alcohol
in grocery stores after receiving overwhelming support for the idea.
(Source
vancouversun.com)
Target to open 33 Canadian stores in November
Target Canada has announced the opening dates for 33 additional Canadian store
locations spanning across nine provinces, including its first stores in New
Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. Thirty-one store locations are
scheduled to open on Nov. 13, and the remaining two locations will open on Nov.
22, completing Target's Canadian store openings for 2013. Additional stores
opening beyond 2013 will be announced at a later date. (Source
chainstoreage.com)
American Girl Coming to Canada
The division of Mattel, Inc. announced Tuesday that they would be expanding into
Canada via their catalogue and two experiential store-in-store boutiques in
partnership with Indigo Books & Music Inc, the largest book, gift and specialty
retailer in Canada. The new retail stores will open in spring 2014, and will be
located in Indigo's Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Toronto and Robson Street,
Vancouver. Jean McKenzie, executive vice president of American Girl said they
are excited to be bringing the American Girl experience beyond the United
States, and helping to inspire an entirely new group of girls. The American Girl
store-in-store boutiques will include a variety of the company's popular doll
brands, including Girl of the Year, My American Girl, and Bitty Baby. The Indigo
American Girl boutiques will also carry Dress Like Your Doll, the American Girl
Books, and the Doll Hair Salon. (Source
businesswire.com)
Canadians spent $18.9B online in 2012 and average customer spent $1,450
British Columbia man sentenced to 5 years in U.S. prison for skimming device
scheme A Surrey man will spend five years in a United States prison
for his involvement in a debit-card skimming operation that targeted Vancouver
coffee shops. Dennis Nguyen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit access device
fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, Nguyen stole
more than 2,600 bank-card numbers linked to about 100 different financial
institutions by attaching skimming devices to point-of-sale machines in coffee
shops. Six other charges were dismissed. He was sentenced in U.S. District Court
in Seattle earlier this month. (Source
theprovince.com)
Three suspects arrested in St. Catharines, Ontario for fraudulent use of credit
cards Niagara Regional Police say they were called to the Pen Centre,
in St. Catharines, after loss prevention officers noticed two people “making
several suspicious purchases.” Police arrived and two people were arrested. A
third person was arrested a vehicle outside the mall. All 3 suspects were
charged with one count of fraud under $5,000, unauthorized use of credit card
data and possession of falsified credit cards. All three accused appeared in
bail court on Tuesday and were remanded in custody pending a court appearance on
Nov. 1. (Source
bulletnewsniagra.ca)
Retail Fast Facts: October 2013
Highlights:
Total monthly retail sales changed by 3.5 per cent over the comparable month
last year.
Total sales excluding food, automotive and gasoline changed by 3.9 per cent over
the comparable month last year. (Source
retailcouncil.org)
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