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CRAFT Restaurant & Beer Market, a premium casual restaurant with a passion for fresh, local food, amazing craft beer and cocktails, will open its first U.S. location in early 2026 in Preston Center, Dallas, Texas.. The brand launched in a historic block in downtown Calgary in 2011 and today has two locations in Calgary, one in Edmonton, two in Vancouver, one in Victoria, one in Kelowna, one in ...
Welcome to the New Retail Insider Website
Nov 2, 2020 · The new website is also part of an expansion for Retail Insider, which recently partnered with Best Retail Careers International Inc. to launch the new Luxury Careers Canada job board and staffing firm.. Retail Insider launched podcasts which have become popular, and now we are in the process of launching curated research as well as other initiatives. ...
Future of Shopping Centres: Beyond Tradition
1 day ago · By George Minakakis, Founder and CEO of Inception Retail Group Reimagining the future of shopping centres is often on the minds of retailers and developers, whether through digital transformation, experiential retail, or omnichannel strategies.
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Employment rose by 91,000 (+0.4%) in December and the employment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 6.7%, reported Statistics Canada on Friday. In December, employment rose for core-aged men (25 to 54 years old) (+30,000; +0.4%) and men aged 55 and older (+41,000; +1.7%) as well as for women aged 55 and older (+21,000; +1.1% ...
Ecommerce Trends 2024: AI, AR, and Sustainability Shaping Retail
Oct 19, 2024 · As the digital landscape evolves, voice search and mobile shopping are becoming more integral to the ecommerce experience. Voice assistants, such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, are transforming the way consumers shop online.It’s estimated that by 2025, 75% of North American households will own a smart speaker, making voice-activated shopping a key trend for the future.
AI spending to surge as retail brands embrace innovation: IBM study
6 days ago · IBM said key findings from the report include: Rapid Adoption Across the Enterprise: The report found that 81% of surveyed executives and 96% of their team are already using AI to a moderate or significant extent.Executives indicate they want to expand AI usage to more sophisticated use cases, such as integrated business planning where they plan to increase usage by 82% in 2025.
Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For October 1, 2024
Oct 1, 2024 · Convenience stores becoming food destinations, Port of Montreal strike begins, Maxi opens 2 Quebec stores, third generation Vancouver tailor, and other news.
6 Tech Trends Reshaping Retail in 2024
Dec 18, 2024 · Over the past years, the retail industry experienced unprecedented growth, and it has been propelled to change and adapt to meet new, changing customer needs and wants. And, technology has been the absolute protagonist of this transformation. From AI-driven insights to immersive virtual experiences ...
Retail Insider the magazine Presents the Trends and Forcing …
Feb 12, 2024 · When it comes to trends, one brand that has largely walked to its own cantor is IKEA. The Swedish-based home furnishings giant recently named Selwyn Crittendon as the company’s new CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer for Canada. And Retail Insider the magazine had the opportunity to chat with him about the brand’s current focus, its vision of the future, and the ways it continues to ...
The Increased Adoption of AI and Automation in Retail
Sep 18, 2024 · When a customer adds an item to their online shopping cart, algorithms are already at work predicting what else they might like - sometimes before they even know it themselves.