A Leger survey for Retail Insider reveals that despite moderate brand awareness in Canada, Nordstrom's exit from the market was primarily due to low visit frequency and insufficient consumer engagement.
Craig and Lee discuss the final exit of Nordstrom from Canada after almost 8 years, including the smashing of fixtures by staff in Vancouver during liquidation, challenges Nordstrom had in Canada, speculation on future of old Nordstrom locations and an American Nordstrom discussion.
Retail Insider's Craig Patterson talks about his recent trip to see retail in Montreal. The conversation with Lee includes a discussion on what's being seen downtown including vacancies on Ste-Catherine Street as well as the city's amazing food halls. Craig also visited the Royalmount project which is set to open next year, and toured other areas including the city's Gay Village.
Craig and Lee chat about Nordstrom Rack as it exits its Canadian operations. Some stores were doing better than others -- and the retailer's strategy to carry fewer high-end and exciting brands is partly to blame for Canadian apathy.
Craig sits down with Mark Cohen, Director of Retail Studies at Columbia Business School and CEO of Sears Canada between 2001 and 2004. They discuss why Nordstrom failed in Canada, what might happen with the spaces as well as a revelation that HBC attempted to get Sears to acquire it twice during Cohen's tenure.
Craig and Lee talk about the closure announcement of Nordstrom shutting its Canadian stores. Included in the discussion is how we found out, what might be done with Nordstrom's stores in Canada, and why the retailer made the shocking move.
Craig sits down with Grace Yan, Commercial Consultant at Blackstone Commercial, to discuss the departure of Nordstrom store in CF Chinook Centre in Calgary.
Following the announcement of Nordstrom's exit from Canada, Retail Insider interviewed a panel of experts about why various retailers from the US have struggled here.
Following Topshop’s bankruptcy last year, a partnership with new owner ASOS and Nordstrom will see the brand relaunch in Canada after parting ways with HBC.
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