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Ogilvy, Holt Renfrew to merge into luxury megastore - Saks May be coming but
watch out for the Weston's The luxury merger of Ogilvy and Holt
Renfrew in a massive expanded store is great news for Montreal, staff, retailers
and analysts agree. The official word that Montreal's two luxury department
stores will merge in an expanded Ogilvy in 2017 came Tuesday, after more than
two years of widespread speculation that just this was in the works after the
owners of Holt Renfrew bought Ogilvy in fall of 2011. Selfridges Group Ltd.,
owned by the Weston family of Toronto, also controls Loblaws and the Selfridges
department store in the U.K., among other retailers. And Ogilvy has won the top
billing on the new 220,000-square-foot store, which will take the rather clunky
name "Ogilvy, part of the Holt Renfrew & Co. collection." The store will be
unique to Montreal and the largest in the Holt Renfrew chain, which has 10
stores plus a pop-up across Canada. (Source
montrealgazette.com)
New partnership to make it easier for Canadians to buy from US retailers online
GoECart, a provider of e-commerce solutions, has announced a new collaboration
with Canada Post that it says will improve the online shopping experience when
Canadians buy from U.S. retailers. The integration of the Canada Post shipping
platform with GoECart's multichannel e-commerce platform will enable GoECart's
U.S.-based retail partners to quickly retrieve shipping rates and times, print
shipping labels and track shipments. (Source
retailcustomerexperience.com)
Poll finds 47% of Canadians will go to U.S. for Black Friday
A poll released Thursday by the Bank of Montreal says 47 per cent of Canadians
it surveyed planned on shopping on Black Friday in the U.S. this year–up from 41
per cent last year–with each shopper expecting to spend an average of $292.
(Source
canadiangrocer.com)
Blame Canada: Target’s net income falls
The retailer lowered its forecast as it adjusts and refines its operations in
its Canadian store rollout. The retailer’s launch in Canada earlier this year
followed months of anticipation as shoppers north of the border eagerly awaited
Target’s arrival, but that goodwill dissipated somewhat as customers complained
of empty shelves and higher prices than in the U.S. Target said it was committed
to Canada and was adjusting and refining operations as it learned from past
experience and prepared to open another 56 stores by the end of the year.
(Source
canadiangrocer.com)
Truck
drives through mall entrance in Fort St. John jewelry store heist
The
Lloydminster Municipal RCMP still seeking four suspects in fragrance robbery
from Shoppers Drug Mart; $5000 worth of merchandise stolen
RCMP
look for suspect in botched Airdrie armed robbery; Man locked out by suspicious
clerk in Airdrie armed robbery
Two men charged in recent string of Calgary grocery store robberies
RCC Ontario Safety Group - Taking applications for 2014
Save money. Get rebates. Learn from peers. RCC's Ontario Safety Group has
returned over $4.8 million in WSIB premiums to retailers and significantly
improved the safety performance of the industry! To join or for more
information, contact Jonathan Farkouh, Manager of Member Services at
jfarkouh@retailcouncil.org or 1-888-373-8245 x 319.
Retail Fast Facts: October 2013
Highlights:
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Total monthly retail sales changed by 3.5 percent over the comparable month
last year.
• Total sales excluding food, automotive and gasoline changed by 3.9 percent over
the comparable month last year. (Source
retailcouncil.org)
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