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Season 3, Episode 5: Canadian Luxury Retail Forecast for 2021 [Podcast]

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This week, Craig & Lee discuss the potential luxury retail growth across Canada for 2021, including new standalone stores as well as in multi-brand retailers. Despite the pandemic, sales have been strong for luxury brands in Canada over the course of the past year.

The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

Discussed this episode:

  1. Luxury Retail to See Growth in Canada in 2021
  2. BRIEF: Frey Wille Exits Canada, All Restaurants Shut at Aura at College Park

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