"The Weekly" Podcast

This week Craig & Lee talk about Holt Renfrew exiting downtown Edmonton, including two interviews with local Edmontonians on what this means for the city.

This week Craig & Lee talk about Forever 21 coming back to Canada in an e-Commerce format and the future of Harry Rosen menswear chain.

This week Craig & Lee talk about the opening of Apple’s massive store at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, bespoke tailoring trend at Brenton & Co, the opening of the St. John flagship on Toronto’s Mink Mile and watchmaker Daniel Wellington’s entrance into the Canadian marketplace with plans for a national expansion.

This week Craig & Lee talk about Bentley Leathers’ exiting court protection with plans to close 90 stores, Swiss chocolate brand Läderach’s entry into Canada, Ted Baker’s unique new Yorkdale flagship, Hublot’s 1st Canadian corporate store, and Dutch suit maker Suitsupply’s cross-Canada expansion that will include a Vancouver flagship as well as Nordstrom-based concessions.

This week Craig & Lee talk about the opening of Ladurée in downtown Toronto, the Hammam Spa by Céla at Bayview Village and the third Summerhill Market opening in Toronto.

This week Craig & Lee talk about the Williams Sonoma exiting Quebec and Aéropostale’s re-entrance into Canada.

This week Craig & Lee talk about the Kit Kat’s highly experiential retail concept, the rise of the food hall phenomenon in Canada, Holt Renfrew's collaboration with Tokyo Smoke, Nordstrom's collaboration with Max Mara and Sport Experts’ latest store opening in Quebec.

An off-schedule podcast focusing on Retail Insider’s visits to a brand collaboration launch for H&M x Giambattista Valli as well as a pre-opening tour of Toronto’s Eataly. The Weekly podcast returns on Friday.

This week Craig and Lee talk about how Harry Rosen's Toronto flagship will be engulfed by a massive condo tower, edgy Canadian brand ‘True Outliers’ launches mink-lined outerwear collection, Alberta 'slow fashion' ethical fashion line and how Amazon has been sending Canadians expired food.

This week Craig and Lee talk about Shoppers Drug Mart's move into dental, Amazon Business' Canadian launch, and Under Armour's 'brand house' entry into Canada.

This week Craig and Lee talk about Costco, Eataly and Furla.

This week Craig and Lee talk about Harry Rosen/Canada Goose, Dyson and Uniqlo Montreal.

This week Craig, Lee and Jessica talk about RI’s exclusive announcement for WEM Toyota dealership, Majesty’s Pleasure, our RI Brief (including Holt Ogilvy, SPINCO, UNTUCKit), and Wuxly Movement.

An off-schedule podcast focusing on Craig’s attendance and related news coming out of the ICSC Toronto that happened on September 23-25, 2019.

This week Craig and Lee talk about Dior, Barry’s Bootcamp, Ladurée, Hublot, Midtown Plaza and Oxford's Omnichannel Platform.

This week Craig and Lee talk about Hermès Vancouver, The Brick and Cadillac Fairview Mall Investment.

This week Craig and Lee talk about Toronto’s Bloor-Yorkville, Hamleys, St. John and Fashion Rentals.