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IKEA Announces 80,000 sq. ft. Scarborough Town Centre Concept Store in Toronto [Interview/Renderings]

Mario Toneguzzi -
The store is part of a move by IKEA to target urban consumers living in smaller apartment-type dwellings.
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IKEA to Open 2nd ‘Plan and Order’ Concept Store in Kitchener Ontario with Plans for More Locations [Interview]

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The new 10,000 square foot store concept allows customers to connect with IKEA specialists to create custom layouts.
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IKEA Launches Loyalty Club for Small Businesses in Canada [Interview]

Mario Toneguzzi -
The retailer, which is rapidly expanding its Canadian operations, is looking to further grow market share by targeting those looking to upgrade workspaces.
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IKEA Launching New ‘Plan and Order’ Store Concept with Locations to Open Across Canada [Interview/Photos]

Mario Toneguzzi -
The Swedish home furnishings retailer's newest concept will be rolled out into major markets across Canada.
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Inside IKEA’s Downtown Toronto Urban Format Store [Photos]

Craig Patterson -
The store opens Wednesday of next week and is unlike any other in Canada, with natural light flooding through windows and a unique model that is a mix of product and food.
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IKEA Announces Toronto Downtown Store Opening Date

Dustin Fuhs -
The Swedish home furnishings retailer will open its 66,000 sq. ft. downtown location, a first to Canada concept with a new food concept added as well.
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IKEA Canada Continues National Expansion Strategy with Launch of First Planning Studio Concept in Quebec [Feature Interview]

Sean Tarry -
New concept to the Canadian market designed to inspire and meet the convenience needs of today’s consumer.
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IKEA Partnership Launching One of the Largest Zero Emission Vehicle Fleets in Canada for Deliveries: Interview

Mario Toneguzzi -
IKEA Canada says that it wants to reach 100% zero-emission deliveries by 2025.
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IKEA Canada Reports Strong Growth in Canada Despite Ongoing Pandemic: CFO Interview

Mario Toneguzzi -
The Swedish furniture retailer is seeing gains in-store and online as it expands its operations with new offerings and new locations.
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IKEA to Open 3 More Design Studios in Southern Ontario in Major Enclosed Shopping Centres

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The expansion followed the opening of a location at Oshawa Centre last month as Ikea grows its Canadian operations and services.
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IKEA Launches 1st Small-Format Design Studio for Canadian Market

Mario Toneguzzi -
The Swedish retailer opened its first location in a major shopping centre with more showrooms on the way where consumers can meet with Ikea experts for one-on-one design planning.
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Brief: ‘The Bay’ Website Officially Rebranded Amid Business Split, Construction Begins on Downtown Toronto IKEA Store

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Other news: Downtown Vancouver BIA launches unique initiative to attract consumers, T.Kettle opens in Toronto’s PATH, Polestar opens in West Vancouver.
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Construction Begins for New Downtown Toronto Ikea Store

Dustin Fuhs -
Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA has started the construction on the new urban concept.
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IKEA Canada Announces Electric Vehicle Last Mile Delivery [Interview]

Mario Toneguzzi -
The Swedish home furnishings retailer is innovating with plans for 100% zero-emission deliveries by 2025.
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IKEA Announces Downtown Toronto Store

Craig Patterson -
The Swedish home furnishings retailer will open its first urban store in Canada after acquiring a commercial podium at Aura.
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BRIEF: Victorinox Exits Mink Mile, Club Monaco Opening Store in Laval

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Other news: IKEA launches 24/7 collection lockers in Canada, Läderach chocolate goes virtual, Gosselin opens Montreal flagship store, Eataly partners with Embassy and Italian Trade Commission on promotion.
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IKEA Begins Reopening Canadian Stores with New Safety Protocols

Mario Toneguzzi -
Following temporary store shutdowns due to COVID-19, the home furnishing retailer is making changes that include physical distancing, sanitization, and other measures to protect staff and visitors.
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Hundreds of Stores to Close in Canada in Early 2020 [Analysis]

Craig Patterson -
Retail Insider counts well over 700 retail locations that will shutter early on this year amid a shift in consumer preferences and an otherwise challenging time for the industry. At the same time, some analysts expressed optimism as new concepts open and expand in Canada.
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Direct-to-Consumer Biggest Retail Trend of the Last Decade, and What’s to Come: Expert

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Carl Boutet explains how brands establishing direct relationships with consumers has had a profound impact on the industry both in Canada and beyond. He discusses ‘winners and losers’ as well as what is in store for the 2020’s.
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IKEA to Launch Small Urban Format Stores in Canada Beginning in Downtown Toronto 

Craig Patterson -
The Swedish home furnishings giant is targeting urban consumers with small-format retail showroom concepts in an effort to gain market share amid increasing competition. Small urban stores could be rolled out across Canada in the coming years.
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BRIEF: Another Aussie Retailer to Enter Canada, Alberta Liquor Retailer Placed into Receivership

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Other News: Yorkville retail spaces come to market, Danish brand ‘PILGRIM’ opening temporary 1st storefront, IKEA expands Task Rabbit into Calgary and Edmonton, Nordstrom launches Japanese partnership high-end men’s pop-up in its top-performing Vancouver flagship.
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IKEA Taps Virgil Abloh & Others to Design Limited Capsule Collection of Rugs Available in Canada

Helen Siwak -
IKEA gets in on the collaboration game, launching a limited collection of rugs that can be a work of art or a workhorse in the home. The collection features work from designers like: Virgil Abloh, Chiaozza, and Seulgi Lee.
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BRIEF: Saks OFF 5TH Continues Expansion, Canada’s Mondetta Brand Revived

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Other News: Tissot Launches E-Commerce in Canada, Edmonton’s Jacek Chocolate to Launch Expansion, KÉRASTASE PARIS Debuts at Sephora in Canada, Poppy Barley Overhauls Southgate Centre Flagship.
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Thousands Line Up for Quebec City IKEA Store Opening [Photos]

Craig Patterson -
On a gloomy and rainy day, It was possibly the biggest opening for an Ikea location in Canadian history.
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Study Ranks Canada’s Most Trusted Brands

Craig Patterson -
The majority of the top 10 are either retailers or retail industry-related.
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