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• Target Poised to Take Significant Share from Canadian Retailers

  According to SATOV Study, 57 per cent of current Wal-Mart customers report willingness to shop less in favour of Target; More than half of Canadians looking forward to Target's arrival July 8, 2011 Read more

   

• MTY Food Group Q2 Results

  

  Franchisor and operator of over 1,736 quick service restaurants today reports its operating results for the period ending May 31, 2011.     July 7, 2011 Read more

   

• In Prague, a New Shopping Mall Caters to Men

  If men can have their own cupcakes, clothes irons, candles and in-home retail parties, isn’t it time they had their own shopping malls too? That, apparently, is essentially the thinking behind Pánská Pasáž — a brand-new upscale mall in Prague focusing primarily on male shoppers. June 30, 2011 Read more

   

• J.Crew To Open It's First Store in Canada

  

  Renowned fashion retailer to open at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in August  June 24, 2011 Read more

   

• Walmart Canada Enters into Agreement with Target Canada

  

  To assume leasehold interests in certain sites operated by Zellers. June 24, 2011 Read more

   

• Beyond The Rack Takes the Top Spot on Internet Retailer's Fastest Growing Online Retailer List

  

  Internet Retailer's definitive ranking and analysis of America's 500 largest e-retailers is based on annual 2010 Internet sales  June 23, 2011 Read more

   

• Ivanhoe Cambridge Sells Five Canadian Properties

  

  "This transaction is perfectly aligned with Ivanhoe Cambridge's strategic plan to continuously improve the performance of our portfolio through consolidation and by increasing our focus on our core assets." Kim McInnes, President & CEO June 22, 2011 Read more

   

• For Members Only: Shopping Centre Asset Pricing Guide (2011)

  

  This Guide sets out information that is best considered in order to ensure a more accurate calculation of investment risk. June 19, 2011 Read more

   

• Five New Projects for PlazaCorp

  

  In all, the Corporation will be investing approximately $31 million for its share of these five new projects and will add approximately 300,000 square feet to Plazacorp's portfolio of retail properties. June 6, 2011 Read more

   

• Target Selects Three Homburg Canada REIT's Locations

  Zellers stores at Place Alexis Nihon, Place Longueuil and Cabot Square to be converted into Target stores June 3, 2011 Read more

   

• MTY Cancels the Agreement to Acquire Groupe Sushi-Taxi

  Previously announced transaction between Tiki-Ming franchises and Sushi-Taxi has been cancelled May 25, 2011 Read more

   

• Walmart Canada Recognized for Commitment to the Environement

  

  Retailer wins national GLOBE Award at gala ceremony in Vancouver, BC May 13, 2011 Read more

   

• Dumoulin to Rely Exclusively on its Franchise Network

  Dumoulin announced that it has taken a strategically important decision as part of its restructuring plans. As such, Canada's largest privately-owned retailer of electronic products will now focus exclusively on the strength of its 89 franchised stores and will terminate the operations of its 13 corporate stores inQuebec.  May 12, 2011 Read more

   

• Walmart Canada to Open First Supercentre in Manitoba

  

  Walmart Canada announced that it will open its first Walmart Supercentre in Manitoba on Friday, May 13. The store, located at 1225 St. Mary's Road in St. Vital Mall in Winnipeg, is Walmart's first foray into the fresh grocery business in the province and is the company's 131st Supercentre. May 12, 2011 Read more

   

• Econo-Malls Inaugurates a New Civic Centre in North Sydney, NS

  Howard Wiseman of Econo-Malls Management Corporation is pleased to announce that the Northside Civic Centre located across the street from the North Sydney Mall in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, is now open. This state of the art community centre includes an arena, a walking track and has a 1000-seat capacity. May 6, 2011 Read more