Shoppers Drug Mart Expanding lower-priced fresh food, Aesop expanding Canadian store network, World Cup drove international card use in Canada, Canada Goose reports positive earnings, and other news.
Canada's luxury retail market is becoming increasingly concentrated around a select group of premier destinations as brands prioritize flagship stores, direct customer relationships and experience-led retail. Retail Insider's latest report examines the forces reshaping luxury investment, real estate and competition.
Canadian luxury retail in Q2 2026 was defined by flagship investment, direct-to-consumer control, and the growing dominance of premier retail nodes including Oakridge Park, Yorkdale, Yorkville, and Calgary.
Retail Insider’s Q2 2026 Apparel & Fashion Report examines how premium brands, value retailers, resale concepts and specialists are reshaping Canadian apparel retail while mid-market chains face growing pressure.
This week's retail news highlighted an industry balancing change and opportunity. From the end of a chapter in Canadian furniture manufacturing to major investments in luxury retail, experiential concepts, and new store openings, retailers continue to adapt to evolving consumer expectations and economic pressures.
Canada Goose is introducing its new global retail concept to Canada with the opening of a Vancouver store at Oakridge Park. President Carrie Baker discusses experiential retail, clienteling, product expansion and the future of luxury stores.
Throughout the year, Canada Goose continued executing against its key priorities: enhancing luxury retail execution, evolving the brand and product offering, and simplifying internal operations.
Canada Goose’s Q3 2024 shows revenue declines as over-reliance on China and shrinking wholesale business raise questions about its future growth strategy.
Jared Gordon discusses the brand's 80% drop in stock value and lowered financial forecast, attributing it to concerns about market saturation, vulnerability to discretionary luxury spending, and economic uncertainty in China. He also argues that the company is strategically transitioning toward a more diverse product range and evolving into an "Evergreen" brand, with potential for long-term success.
The popular and rapidly expanding outerwear and fashion brand is relocating to a glossy new downtown development in one of the biggest office transactions in the city since the start of the pandemic.
The popular outerwear and fashion brand will have nine stores in Canada by the end of the summer as it pushes hard with its direct-to-consumer retail strategy.
The popular Canadian outerwear brand is looking to further drive sales through its own stores and e-commerce site as it pulls its products from multi-brand retailers in Canada and abroad.
Several companies in Canada are supporting the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) at a critical time when health and other front-line workers are at risk of infection.
Other News: French retailer Orchestra closing only Canadian store, The Row closes Montreal concession, Article opens GTA warehouse, Eataly opens 4th restaurant space in Toronto.
The Bloor Street menswear flagship has unveiled an elevated hard-shop concept at a time when Canada Goose is also opening direct-to-consumer storefronts globally amid a wholesale distribution reduction.
North America’s largest shopping centre has partnered with a leading auto retailer to launch a first-ever initiative that will include a 317,000 square foot facility with 65 servicing bays, car detailing, and valet parking stations to serve mall customers.