This week Craig and Lee talk about the closure of the McEwan grocery store near the corner of Bloor and Yonge Streets in downtown Toronto. Celebrity chef Mark McEwan‘s business empire recently filed for CCAA protection. Craig lives nearby and has been shopping there since it opened in 2019, and Lee became a fan during a visit prior to the pandemic.

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• Upscale McEwan Grocery Store to Shutter at Toronto’s Yonge-Bloor Intersection

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Craig and Sandy Shindleman discuss retail in Winnipeg in Manitoba, including the struggles of retail in downtown Winnipeg and the future of the province’s commercial offerings. Shindleman provides insight into the future of the downtown Winnipeg Hudson’s Bay store as well.  

• Sandy Shindleman, President of Shindico Group
• Shindico Group

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Craig speaks with Founder and CEO of Ottawa-based Bathorium, Gregory Macdonald, about how he got started with the business and where it’s going. That includes a new Bathorium storefront at CF Rideau Centre in Ottawa, marking a milestone for the business.  

• Gregory Macdonald, Founder & CEO of Bathorium
• Bathorium - Canada's favourite clean beauty bathing brand

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This week Craig and Lee talk about HBC's recent unveiling of a Zellers pop-up store-in-store in a Hudson's Bay store in Ontario. The discussion includes what's there and how it might be improved for a national rollout. 

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• Zellers Store-in-Store Launches inside of Hudson’s Bay Location [Photos]
• Scoops Ahoy: A Bitchin’ Experiential Marketing Tactic by Baskin-Robbins [Photos]
• Hudson’s Bay Goes ‘Experiential’ at Massive Queen Street Flagship Store [Photos]

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Craig and industry recruiter Suzanne Sears of Best Retail Careers Int’l. discuss why many retailers in Canada are demanding staff are vaccinated while also supporting vaccine passports. 

• Suzanne Sears, President of Best Retail Careers International Inc.
• Best Retail Careers International Inc.

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Craig and Jason discuss how Cadillac Fairview has come out with a purpose statement “Transforming Communities for a Vibrant Tomorrow” and what it means for the landlord with the top overall shopping centre portfolio in Canada. 

• Jason Anderson, Senior Vice President Brand, Marketing, Communications at Cadillac Fairview
• Cadillac Fairview

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Craig speaks with Christina Vandoremalen, VP of Business Deposits and Treasury Solutions at RBC and Doug Anderson, President & CEO of Peavey Industries. They discuss RBC Insight Edge and how it helps support data-driven decision making for expanding retailers looking to gain local insights.

• Christina Vandoremalen, VP, Business Deposits & Treasury Solutions
• Royal Bank of Canada
• RBC Insight Edge
• Doug Anderson, President & CEO at Peavey Industries LP
• Peavey Industries

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Craig talks with experts Jeff Davenport and Gary Newbury about the future of shopping centres in North America including mixed-use and online fulfillment as the pandemic disrupts the business model.

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Jeff Davenport
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Craig and John G. Crombie, Executive Managing Director of Retail Services Canada at Cushman & Wakefield, discuss a shift in retail over the course of the pandemic as we look to the future after a significant digital transformation.

• John G. Crombie, Executive Managing Director, Retail Services, Canada | ICD.D at Cushman & Wakefield
• Cushman & Wakefield

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Craig and Walter discuss Bentley Leathers including its restructuring, challenges during the pandemic and what the future might hold. That includes a global expansion of Airport stores called ‘Tracker’ as well as wholesale in multi-brand retailers.

• Walter Lamothe, President & CEO at Bentley & Co. ltd.
• Bentley & Co. LTD

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