A new report by the Retail Council of Canada states that malls in Canada are thriving and doing much better than their American counterparts.
Read MoreIn 2010, an IKEA store in England made the curious choice to release 100 cats into its ultra-modern, slat-supported Scandinavian midst. Scant detail exists on the rationale behind the experiment. But the results—to which the YouTube videos of leaping, bounding, box-occupying felines can attest—are splendid. The relationship between cats and stores is a longstanding one. Everyone knows a card shop …
Read MoreExcellence in retailing is something to which all retailers should aspire — and for which the successful aspirants should be extravagantly lauded. So it goes with the Retail Council of Canada’s (RCC’s) annual Excellence in Retailing Awards, the finalists for which have just been announced. This, the twentieth version of this event, celebrates — in 10 retail categories — those …
Read MoreOne day, our grandchildren will look back on the retail landscape of old and marvel at the simplistic and limited scene. Imagine not having ready access to streams of digital information about a product you’re considering buying, including comparator data on its competitors, reviews and even a customized soundtrack! Today we live in more transitory times. Increasingly, stores are getting …
Read MoreCanadian retail sales are expected to grow by 3.5% this holiday season, trumpet the temperature takers at EY. Lower gas prices, contracted cross-border shopping, the federal middle-class tax cut and arguably buoyant consumer confidence all spell looming good fortune for Canadian retailers. But unless you’re a mindfully integrated version of same, the good news hits a wall at the mall. …
Read MoreRetail trends are as much the product of the physical spaces that accommodate them as the other way around. This reality was the focus of a recent seminar at the Real Estate Strategy & Leasing Conference in Toronto. Here, a crew of Canada’s leasing scions gathered to discuss the forces at work on the retail scene and how leasing is …
Read MoreLearn more about the first-ever retail certification program for jewellery store managers and personnel, The Canadian Jewellery Retail Professional (CJRP).
Read MoreWe are so excited that three of our clients have been shortlisted for the Canada Post E-commerce Innovation Awards. See the entire list of finalists here.
Read MoreDistressingly for lovers of the season, summer’s drawing to a close and the back-to-school stretch is upon us. For retailers, though, this is the sunniest time of year. And, says business consulting firm EY, it should be particularly bright in its 2016 iteration. The market should see a 4.5% jump in back-to-school sales this year over last. That, say EY …
Read MoreReality television turns to the world of retail with its new show, Window Warriors, where participants have to create the most impressive retail displays.
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