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Michael Kehoe is the Broker of Record at Fairfield Commercial Real Estate Inc. in Calgary, Alberta. Kehoe has a proven track record of success in the commercial real estate field and has 45 years of experience in working as a commercial real estate broker, shopping centre manager, retail real estate leasing representative, and shopping centre marketing director. He has specialized expertise in retail real estate leasing for shopping centres, destination resorts and main street / urban business districts and is the creator of "The Retail Real Estate Leasing Program." Kehoe has an international reputation as an authority on retail, restaurant and mixed-use commercial real estate development and is frequently quoted in the media such as the Globe and Mail, New York Times, the Retail Insider and the Calgary Herald. Keynote and panel speaker engagements have included the Economic Developers of Alberta and the International Council of Shopping Centres. As a contributing writer to the BOMA Calgary book Building on the Bow, Kehoe has extensive knowledge of the history of the built environment in Calgary. He delivers expertise and decision-making assistance to business, government, and investment leaders around the world. Join Our Community of Canadian Entrepreneurs! Entrepreneurs are the driving force behind Canada's economy, and we're here to support them every step of the way. For exclusive insights, tips, and success stories from Canada's top business leaders, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Want to stay ahead with the latest #entrepreneur podcasts, business strategies, and news? Don't miss out—subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter for updates delivered straight to your inbox! Join thousands of Canadian entrepreneurs who rely on us for the resources they need to succeed.

Craig and Leucepe (Leo) Martinez, Program Director at eTail Toronto, discuss the upcoming eTail Toronto conference, set to take place on September 25-26 at the Hyatt Regency Toronto (Register here). The event, known for its practical and actionable insights, will gather over 300 attendees and 75 speakers, offering a comprehensive exploration of the latest trends and challenges in eCommerce. Martinez emphasizes that eTail Toronto is not just a conference but a community, having supported the retail industry through major changes since 1999. The conference will cover key themes such as the connected customer journey, digital transformation, and the critical role of AI in retail. Martinez highlights the importance of real-world use cases, focusing on how retailers are leveraging human-centric AI to optimize the customer experience. Day two will explore the needs of the modern consumer, emphasizing storytelling, purpose-led brands, social commerce, and sustainability in retail. Networking opportunities are a major focus at eTail Toronto, with over 10 hours dedicated to structured activities, including meetups, roundtable discussions, and private events. Martinez encourages attendees, especially first-timers, to make the most of these opportunities to build valuable connections. The conference promises to be a dynamic event, offering both education and networking to advance the retail industry in Canada. Retailers & Brands – Get 20% off your tickets to eTail Toronto with code RETINSIDER – [Register Here] Interviewed this episode:Leucepe (Leo) Martinez, Program Director at eTail TorontoeTail Toronto This podcast is the audio version of the The Interview Series video podcasts by Retail Insider Canada are available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel where you can subscribe and be notified when new video episodes are available. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast! Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Costco is now testing membership card scanners at several locations across Canada! Guest: Craig Pattersson - founder and publisher of retail media site Retail Insider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig and Dustin Fuhs, Editor-in-Chief at Retail Insider, discuss nearly four years of retail industry evolution during Fuhs' tenure with the publication. They reflect on the significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought about numerous challenges such as lockdowns, bankruptcies, and rapid adaptations within the retail sector. Fuhs shares insights into how Retail Insider managed to navigate through these turbulent times by staying flexible and responsive to the changing needs of their readership. Throughout the conversation, Fuhs highlights several memorable stories and milestones, including the closures of major retailers including the Disney Store, Nordstrom, and Target. He recounts the secretive and strategic nature of their work, from holding exclusive news about IKEA's downtown Toronto store to the expansion of Indochino under Drew Green's direction. The discussion also covers the rise of experiential retail, with examples like Tesla and Apple stores, and Fuhs' passion for immersive retail experiences. As Fuhs prepares to step down from his role, he reveals his future plans, including the launch of his new venture, The Immersive Lab, which focuses on creating unique retail and experiential environments. He expresses his gratitude for the relationships and experiences gained during his time at Retail Insider and looks forward to continuing to contribute to the industry in new ways. Patterson and Fuhs conclude by emphasizing their ongoing commitment to staying connected and discussing the ever-evolving landscape of retail. Episode Sponsor: Canada's first specialized retail builder. Visit SAJO to see their holistic approach and transdisciplinary team to explore and understand your needs. Interviewed this episode:Dustin Fuhs, Editor in Chief at Retail InsiderRetail Insider This podcast is the audio version of the The Interview Series video podcasts by Retail Insider Canada are available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel where you can subscribe and be notified when new video episodes are available. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast! Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Several Hudson's Bay stores are closed due to maintenance issues according to signs posted on the door. It's not just the store in downtown Vancouver but other stores across Western Canada seem to be closed as well. The current heatwave has caused strain on hvac systems in certain Hudson's Bay locations. We are working to address as quickly as possible. The comfort and wellbeing of customers and associates remains our top priority.  Guest: Craig Patterson - Founder and publisher of retail media site Retail Insider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig and Adam X., Founder and Creative Director at Adam X Atelier, discuss the foundation and philosophy behind his designs, highlighting his multicultural background and his passion for art and fashion. Adam's journey began with foundational courses at George Brown College and styling at Ryerson University, leading him to discover the communicative power of fashion. Adam discusses his approach to designing garments that enhance the wearer's beauty through meticulous draping, tailoring, and attention to detail, using various materials and inspirations ranging from movies to nature. Adam discussed his creative process, from the emotional drive behind his collections to the meticulous steps of bringing a concept to life. He recounts a personal story that inspired the “Some Beings” collection, demonstrating how emotional narratives and experiences shape his work. The discussion transitions into Adam's focus on womenswear, his experiences with retail and direct-to-consumer engagement, and the expansion of his brand into U.S. markets. Adam highlights the importance of reaching customers across all platforms and the ongoing effort to introduce ready-to-wear collections. The interview concludes with reflections on the challenges and opportunities within the Canadian fashion industry, the importance of collaboration among designers, boutiques, and other industry participants, and advice for emerging designers. Adam emphasizes the transformative power of fashion, its ability to communicate, and the need for a supportive community and infrastructure to nurture Canadian talent. Interviewed this episode:Adam X., Creative Director at Adam X AtelierAdam X Atelier This podcast is the audio version of the The Interview Series video podcasts by Retail Insider Canada are available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel where you can subscribe and be notified when new video episodes are available. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast! Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Craig and Lee discuss the relocation of Harry Rosen's flagship store from 82 Bloor Street West to 153 Cumberland Street in Toronto's upscale Yorkville neighborhood. This move from its long-standing Bloor Street location represents a major development in the city's retail scene. The store's design features will include a three-floor layout and expanded back-of-house operations, which are part of Harry Rosen's evolving retail strategy. The relocation is seen as a transformative moment for Yorkville, further establishing it as a luxury retail hub. They also touch upon the broader implications of this move for Yorkville and Bloor Street's retail dynamics. The conversation highlights the influx of luxury brands into the area, including new and expanding stores like Bulgari and Lululemon, and the role these developments play in attracting more foot traffic and elevating the shopping experience. The historical context of Harry Rosen's establishment and its founder's legacy in Canadian menswear is explored in the conversation. From its origins in 1955 to the passing of its founder in 2023, Harry Rosen has been instrumental in shaping men's fashion in Canada. The discussion concludes with reflections on the store's past locations and the evolution of Toronto's retail environment over the decades. Episode Sponsor: SAJO - Canada's first specialized retail builder. Visit SAJO to see their holistic approach and transdisciplinary team to explore and understand your needs. Discussed in this Episode: Harry Rosen to Relocate Bloor Street Flagship to New Cumberland Street Premises in Toronto Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EICFollow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_CanadaListen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcherShare your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Craig and Lee discuss the latest retail developments on Robson Street, a key shopping area in downtown Vancouver. They highlight significant changes, such as the transformation of the former Victoria's Secret location into an adidas Concept store and the relocation of Roots due to Arc'teryx taking over its prime spot. This episode delves into the dynamics of retail real estate, showcasing how major brands are reshaping the street's retail mix. Further, they touch on additional developments, including the opening of a Lush Spa and plans for new entrants like Esprit, signaling a revival of the street's appeal. The discussion also covers the closure of Club Monaco and its replacement by JD Sports, illustrating the evolving nature of retail spaces and consumer preferences. The conversation provides insights into how these changes contribute to Robson Street's competitiveness with other shopping destinations. Finally, Craig and Lee speculate on the future of Robson Street in the face of new challenges, such as the opening of Oakridge Park, a major retail development. They ponder the need for Robson Street to upgrade its public realm to maintain attractiveness and competitiveness. Through their dialogue, they underscore the importance of innovation and adaptation in the retail sector, highlighting how Robson Street's evolution reflects broader trends in urban retail environments. Episode Sponsor: SAJO - Canada's first specialized retail builder. Visit SAJO to see their holistic approach and transdisciplinary team to explore and understand your needs. Discussed in this Episode: Robson Street in Vancouver in Flux as New Retailers Prepare to Open Stores [Feature] Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EICFollow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_CanadaListen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcherShare your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Retail Insider's Craig Patterson and Ani Nersessian, Founder at VM ID Inc., discuss the role of visual merchandising in the retail sector. Nersessian emphasizes the importance of visual merchandising in creating inviting retail environments and enhancing customer engagement. She highlights the challenges small businesses face in visual merchandising, noting that it often gets neglected due to various operational demands. She advocates for the strategic use of visual elements to optimize retail presentation and elevate customer experiences. Nersessian points out how larger companies set trends, and she discusses the importance of adapting these trends to fit the needs of smaller businesses. She shares her approach to consulting and package design, offering tailored visual merchandising solutions. Nersessian also touches on the psychological aspects of merchandising, such as customer navigation, product grouping, and creating an inviting space layout, which all contribute to the overall shopping experience and potentially increase sales. Nersessian then goes on to talk about the practical aspects of visual merchandising, including the use of planograms, software tools, and the importance of experience over formal education in this field. She addresses the challenges of meeting tight client deadlines, especially during peak retail seasons, and the importance of adaptability in visual merchandising. The conversation concludes with a discussion on measuring the success of visual merchandising efforts, focusing on metrics like unit per transaction, average sales, and customer conversion rates. Ani emphasizes that visual merchandising is not just about aesthetics but is a critical component of the retail engine, driving sales and enhancing brand value. Interviewed this episode:Ani Nersessian, Founder at VM ID Inc.VM ID Inc. This podcast is the audio version of the The Interview Series video podcasts by Retail Insider Canada are available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel where you can subscribe and be notified when new video episodes are available. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast! Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EICFollow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_CanadaListen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcherShare your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Craig and Suzanne Sears, the CEO and founder of Luxury Careers Canada discuss the challenges faced by new Canadians in securing employment, emphasizing the vast pool of highly educated, underemployed individuals in the Canadian workforce. She stresses the importance of retailers adapting to the reality that 35% of the workforce comprises new Canadians, urging a shift in mindset towards embracing diversity and providing equal opportunities. The conversation delves into discriminatory hiring practices, with Suzanne addressing the prevalent demand for "Canadian experience" and the need for a cultural shift in employers' expectations. She anticipates potential legal changes to discourage such discriminatory practices. Moving on, the discussion turns to recent developments in the hospitality industry, specifically the ban on unpaid labour for work trials. Suzanne applauds this change, emphasizing its positive impact on making the workplace more humane and fair, particularly for new Canadians unfamiliar with stringent labor standards. The interview concludes with a glimpse into the holiday hiring landscape and economic predictions. Suzanne projects a growth of approximately 2% in the retail industry over the next six months, challenging earlier predictions of a flat or declining market. Despite cautious optimism, she anticipates retailers adapting to the changing economic climate, emphasizing the resilience and strength of the retail sector in Canada. Interviewed this episode:Suzanne Sears, President of Best Retail Careers International Inc. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EICFollow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_CanadaListen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcherShare your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Craig and Lee delve into the intricate dynamics of downtown retail, honing in on the specific case of Edmonton in this episode of The Weekly by Retail Insider. Craig, having traversed the diverse retail landscapes from Vancouver to San Francisco, shares insights on the stark contrast between the vibrancy of suburban shopping centers and the decline of downtown cores. The conversation unfolds with a critical examination of factors such as the historical shift from downtown to suburbs post-World War II, the impact of major retailers like Walmart and Amazon, and the surprising downturn of once-thriving downtowns like Edmonton. The duo scrutinizes Edmonton's downtown, noting the challenges of parking, increasing costs, and a lack of vibrancy. Craig's firsthand experience paints a vivid picture of the transformation from a bustling retail hub in the '80s and '90s to a quieter, less inviting space today. The podcast explores the broader trend in Canadian cities, drawing parallels between Edmonton and other urban centers like Winnipeg, Ottawa, and even smaller cities like Regina and Saskatoon, which have managed to maintain downtown retail vibrancy. The episode concludes with a reflection on potential solutions, from urban planning initiatives to the role of pedestrians in downtown spaces, leaving listeners pondering the future of retail landscapes in Canadian cities. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EICFollow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_CanadaListen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcherShare your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Craig speaks with Dave Nerada, President of Ricki's and Cleo Fashion, to discuss the changes happening the women's fashion brand Ricki's. They talk about the focus on bringing relevancy back to the brand through a new web platform, improved product quality, and the launch of a new store design. They also mention plans for renovations in current stores and the accessibility of the brand's price point. The conversation touches on the customer base, the updated website, shipping options, store locations, and future product offerings. Interviewed this episode:Dave Nerada, President Ricki's and Cleo Fashion Inc.Ricki'sCleoBootlegger Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Craig and Lee dive into the current state of the Canadian retail industry, discussing recent consumer trends and challenges. They explore topics such as the impact of inflation, consumer spending habits, strengths in lower-cost regions, the struggle of small businesses, the shift between online and in-store retail, and the inventory and supply chain issues faced by retailers. Interviewed this episode:Canadian Consumer Spending at Retailers Remains Consistent for July Amid High Inflation: Mastercard StudyCanadians Are Now Buying Less Food. Now What For Grocery Retailers? [Op-Ed] Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Retail Insider's Craig Patterson interviews retail exec Daniel Ritchie about his past with several notable retailers. The interesting conversation is a walk down memory lane that many will enjoy. Daniel Ritchie is still at it after an attempted retirement, and is working with brand Dr. Vranjes to get it into Canadian stores. Interviewed this episode:Daniel Ritchie, Retail Resource Partners Inc.Dr. VranjesRetail Resource Partners Inc.Bretton's Image: Martin Vendryes WoodworkingSubscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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 content discussed this episode:Nordstrom Rack Stores In Canada Shuttered EOD Sunday As Nordstorm Stores Prepare To Close In JuneNordstrom Rack Closes Canadian Stores: A Discussion [Podcast] Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show)~ Craig and Lee have a conversation about what's happening on Yorkville Avenue in Toronto, which has seen several high-end brands lease space on the street in recent weeks. The area is changing rapidly as the population grows and Yorkville Avenue finds its place as a luxury address. Retail Insider content discussed this episode:Christian Louboutin Opens Canadian Flagship, Plans Concession Expansion [Photos] (2016)CHANEL Opens Impressive Canadian Flagship [Photos] (2017)Brunello Cucinelli To Open Yorkville Flagship (2017)Versace Opens Impressive Canadian Flagship on Yorkville Avenue [Photos] (2019)Upscale Sportswear Brand ‘Stone Island' Opens 1st Canadian Flagship [Photos] (2019)Balenciaga Opens Large 2-Level Flagship Store on Yorkville Avenue in Toronto [Photos] (2022)Italian Luxury Brand Isaia Opens First Canadian Storefront in Toronto with Plans for a Second in Vancouver: Interview with CEO Gianluca Isaia (2021)Reformation to Open 1st Tech-Heavy Canadian Flagship Store in Toronto (2022)  The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~Industry veteran John Torella discusses great department stores around the world and what makes them popular, as well as the future of the store concept and why it has died in North America. J.C. Williams Group's Lisa Hutchison also chimes in.John Torella is a Senior Advisor with J.C. Williams Group and Lisa Hutchison is the Managing Partner and Strategist at the consultancy. Interviewed this episode:Lisa (Phillips) Hutcheson, Managing Partner at J. C. Williams GroupJohn Torella, Senior Partner at J. C. Williams GroupJ. C. Williams Group Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show)~ 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. Retail Insider content discussed this episode:Retail Photo Tour: Sainte-Catherine Street in Montreal During COVID-19 (March 2021)Retail Photo Tour: Walking a Loop in Montreal's Golden Square Mile (April 2021)Montreal Retail Growing Stronger as Tourists Return and Downtown Re-Emerges [Interview] (October 2022)Downtown Montreal Looks to Retail Revival Following Pandemic Struggles but Challenges Persist with Construction: Interviews (March 2022)Holt Renfrew Ogilvy Opens All 6 Retail Levels In Montreal [Photos] (July 2020)Hudson's Bay Montreal Downsizing (September 2020)Downtown Montreal Hudson's Bay Store Redevelopment Renderings and Plans Revealed (February 2021)Immersive Aquarium To Open As Part Of Montreal's Royalmount Project [Interviews] (March 2023)Innovative Beauty Hall And Wellness Retail Concept To Open At Royalmount In Montreal [Interview/Rendering] (May 2023)Podcast: Royalmount in Montreal Announces 1st Luxury Tenants (November 2022)  The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig speaks with Robert Hayes, CEO of the North American arm of Danish jewellery brand Pilgrim. The discussion includes how Hayes brought the brand into the market, what makes it so popular, wholesale expansion, and what's in store for new locations in Canada in the coming years including one at CF Toronto Eaton Centre opening in late June. Interviewed this episode:Robert Hayes, CEO / Owner of Pilgrim North America Inc.Pilgrim North America Inc. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig interviews Toronto-based jeweller Alan Anderson, who discuses how he got started in the jewellery industry, his new atelier on Jarvis Street, and future plans which will include the launch of a handbag line. The also discuss the recent Royal Coronation and jewellery seen on various attendees.  Interviewed this episode:Alan Anderson, president/designer at Jewels By Alan AndersonJewels By Alan Anderson Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show)~ 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.  Retail Insider content discussed this episode:Nordstrom Rack Stores In Canada Shuttered EOD Sunday As Nordstorm Stores Prepare To Close In June  The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~ If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig and Randy Harris, President and Founder of Trendex North America, discuss the success of international retailers entering the Canadian market at a challenging time for the economy. That includes Nordstrom exiting Canada, and some success stories. Interviewed this episode:Randy Harris, President at Trendex North AmericaTrendex North AmericaTrendex North America Newsletter Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig has a discussion with Jenn Gregory and Linda Farha about consultancy Retail Strategies and its expansion into Canada. Jenn Gregory is President of Downtown Strategies at US-based Retail Strategies Group, and Linda Farha is Founder and head of Zenergy Communications in Toronto, as well as Chief Connector at pop-up go. The conversation includes helping businesses in smaller communities thrive along with courses for education.  Interviewed this episode:Jenn Gregory, President, Downtown Strategies at Retail StrategiesRetail StrategiesLinda Farha, President of Zenergy Communications and pop-up goZenergy Communications pop-up go Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig speaks with Sarah Power, Founder and Creative Director of INLAND, about the new Canadian designer marketplace launching later this week. The conversation also includes a discussion of experiential pop-up retail and its benefits. Interviewed this episode:Sarah Power, Head of Communications, Bata Shoe Museum | Founder, INLANDINLAND Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig speaks with Matt Crowell, Founder and CEO of GetintheLoop, about AI and its implications on malls and the retail industry as a whole. It's an interesting discussion on what the future of AI might look like as it becomes accessible to the public.  Interviewed this episode:Matt Crowell, Founder, CEO GetintheLoopGetintheLoop Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig and Ashkan, founder of St. Ash, discuss some of the challenges seen in Toronto's downtown luxury zone, the threat of Yorkdale, Nordstrom's exit from Canada and what's happening with Saks Fifth Avenue, and what's being seen with luxury retail in Paris and Milan. Interviewed this episode:Ashkan (Ash) Yousofpour, Executive at St.Ash Inc.St.Ash Inc. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig and Larry discuss retail at airports in Canada, including the need to improve the customer experience and offerings in terminals. Leung says airports are missing out on major opportunities to drive consumer sales to grow revenue. Interviewed this episode:Larry Leung, Principal and Customer Experience Officer at Transformidy Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig interviews the team at J.C. Williams Group, who share their experiences at the new Zellers 2.0 locations. The conversation includes what The Bay has done right with the first 25 Zellers shop-in-stores locations, as well as some concerns and what could be improved. Interviewed this episode:Lisa (Phillips) Hutcheson, Managing Partner at J. C. Williams GroupJohn Torella, Senior Partner at J. C. Williams GroupGraham Heuman, Research + Insights Associate at J. C. Williams GroupJ. C. Williams Group Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show)~ Craig and Lee discuss the relaunch of the iconic Canadian retailer including what's in-store, and Craig's opinion of the success of the future of the new Zellers concept. Included is a discussion on Zellers' new Anko line and its various categories, which has seen success at Kmart Australia where it first launched. Retail Insider content discussed this episode:Inside Zellers 2.0 And Its Newly Secured In-House Brand ‘Anko'  The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show)~ Craig and Lee talk about retail on Bloor Street in downtown Toronto, including the new temporary Fabricland store where H&M was, as well as new big brands and luxury brands that will be opening this year nearby. Retail Insider content discussed this episode:Fabricland To Replace H&M On Toronto's Bloor Street Luxury Run  The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig sits down with Mark Cohen, Director of Retail Studies at Columbia Business School and CEO of Sears Canada between 2001 and 2004. The 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, among other things. Interviewed this episode:Mark Cohen, Director of Retail Studies at Columbia Business School Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show)~ 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. Retail Insider content discussed this episode:Nordstrom And Nordstrom Rack To Exit Canada And Shut All Stores  The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Glynn Davis, business journalist, retail expert and founder of the Retail Insider publication on how far and how fast fashion and fast food can grow. Learn how incoming automation and robots are prompting new thinking in these retail and restaurant industries, the largest sectors in most economies around the world, as an internal threat comes from the very people they serve.@glynnDavis / @retailinsider

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig sits down with Grace Yan, Commercial Consultant at Blackstone Commercial, to discuss the departure of Nordstrom store in CF Chinook Centre in Calgary. Yan says that times are tough in the Calgary market, and that there are opportunities to do something interesting with Nordstrom's 140,000 square foot Calgary space after the retailer exits Canada this summer. Interviewed this episode:Grace Yan, Commercial Consultant at Blackstone Commercial Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show)~ Craig and Lee talk about some recent retail news in Calgary. That includes Holt Renfrew extending its lease in downtown Calgary at The CORE while adding new brands including a ‘World of' Gucci concession. They also discuss CF Chinook Centre which is seeing new retailers being added such as Nike and Uniqlo. Retail Insider content discussed this episode:Holt Renfrew Confirms Calgary Store To Stay Open With Long-Term Lease Renewal At The CORECF Chinook Centre In Calgary To See Several Global First-To-Market Retailers Open In 2023 [Interview]  The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig sits down with Martin Moriarty, Senior Vice President at Marcus & Millichap, to discuss the departure of Nordstrom store in CF Pacific Centre in Vancouver. The conversation includes a discussion of what could be done with the space, the revitalization of Granville Street, and how things are in terms of retail leasing in downtown Vancouver. Interviewed this episode:Martin Moriarty, Senior Vice President at Marcus & Millichap Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show).~ Craig Patterson, Founder and Publisher of Retail Insider Media, sits down with Brian Bailey, Chief Operating Officer at Clip Money Inc. and Chris “Reverend Heat” Horton, President at Pepper Palace Canada Inc.Craig and Brian discuss how Clip Money works and who's using it, as retailers get on board with this innovative new deposit solution. Craig and Chris discuss how Pepper Palace has seen benefits from using Clip. Interviewed this episode:Brian Bailey, Chief Operating Officer at Clip Money Inc.Chris "Reverend Heat" Horton, President at Pepper Palace Canada Inc. The Interview Series podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Also check out our The Weekly podcast where Craig and Lee discuss popular content published on Retail Insider which is part of the The Retail Insider Podcast Network. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show)~ Craig and Lee talk about Zeller's brand reboot in 2023, including the new shop-in-stores currently under construction within Hudson's Bay stores as well as the introduction of food trucks with some favourites from the past. Will it be a success, or will Canadians be disappointed with what's to come? Retail Insider content discussed this episode:Zellers To Open Initial 25 Stores In Canada With Potential Return Of Mascot ‘Zeddy'Zellers Announces 25 Shop-In-Shop Hudson's Bay Locations Including Details On Store SizesZellers Will Have Uphill Battle To Be Successful And Drive Profits For HBC: Expert [Interview]Zellers To Launch Food Trucks In Effort To Drive Traffic To Bay Stores   The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show).~ Craig Patterson, Founder and Publisher of Retail Insider Media, sits down with Sonya Gill, founder of the world's first global fashion/beauty eCom marketplace to only represent ethnically diverse indie brands called THE LNK.Gill explains how the innovative marketplace came about and how global indie brands are able to get into the Canadian market through online channels. Sustainability plays a big role and the future looks bright for the rapidly growing platform. Interviewed this episode:Sonya Gill, founder of THE LNK. The Interview Series podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Also check out our The Weekly podcast where Craig and Lee discuss popular content published on Retail Insider which is part of the The Retail Insider Podcast Network. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~This is the audio from a video podcast series, The Interview Series by Retail Insider Canada and is also available through our Retail Insider YouTube Channel . If you would like to subscribe to only audio interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate audio "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). ~ Craig sits down with Lisa (Phillips) Hutcheson, Managing Partner at J.C. Williams Group to discuss the new Ebeltoft Retail Innovations Book which is in its 18th year of production. Four Canadian retailers were among the top innovators. [Download and read the book here] Interviewed this episode:Lisa (Phillips) Hutcheson, Managing Partner at J.C. Williams Group Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show).~ Craig sits down with Suzanne Sears, founder and President of Best Retail Careers International and Luxury Careers Canada, to discuss the December job numbers in Canada and how they pertain to retail. They then discuss what Suzanne anticipates will happen with retail staffing in Canada for 2023 as we continue to see the industry's challenges unfold amid a labour shortage.Interviewed this episode:Suzanne Sears, President of Best Retail Careers International Inc.The Interview Series podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Also check out our The Weekly podcast where Craig and Lee discuss popular content published on Retail Insider which is part of the The Retail Insider Podcast Network. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show)~ Craig and Lee reflect on the articles that were popular for Retail Insider in 2022. Last year was a pivotal year for the Canadian retail industry that included some prominent store openings and closures, as well as some future announcements.  Retail Insider content discussed this episode:Retail Insider's Top 22 Most-Read Stories Of 2022   The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show).~ Craig sits down with Suzanne Sears, founder and President of Best Retail Careers International and Luxury Careers Canada, to discuss staffing at a challenging time for retailers in this country.Interviewed this episode:Suzanne Sears, President of Best Retail Careers International Inc.The Interview Series podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Also check out our The Weekly podcast where Craig and Lee discuss popular content published on Retail Insider which is part of the The Retail Insider Podcast Network. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show).~ In a special edition podcast, Craig interviews Rafael Lazer, CEO of Almadev. The discussion includes Almadev's transformation of the Galleria Mall in Toronto into a complete community with housing, as well as a general discussion of why mall owners are intensifying sites amid a housing crisis in Canada. Interviewed this episode:Rafael Lazer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at AlmadevAlmadev The Interview Series podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Also check out our The Weekly podcast where Craig and Lee discuss popular content published on Retail Insider which is part of the The Retail Insider Podcast Network. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show).~ RBC has launched a new buy now pay later platform called PayPlan by RBC. It is already getting tremendous reception from retailers.Craig interviews two special guests: Neill Ashe, Senior Director, Payments & Commerce at RBC, who talks about PayPlan by RBC and how it functions. Craig then speaks with Troy Skinner, Parts Asset Manager at Martin Motor Sports, about how the retailer is seeing success with PayPlan.For more information on PayPlan by RBC, visit: rbcroyalbank.com/payplan/ Interviewed this episode:Neill Ashe, Senior Director, Payments & Commerce at RBCTroy Skinner, Parts Asset Manager at Martin Motor Sports The Interview Series podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Also check out our The Weekly podcast where Craig and Lee discuss popular content published on Retail Insider which is part of the The Retail Insider Podcast Network. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show)~ Craig and Lee discuss the new flagship Apple Store that opened last week at CF Pacific Centre in Vancouver, marking the first of its kind for Canada. Lee also discusses the media event prior and his opinion on what went on. Retail Insider content discussed this episode:Inside Canada's 1st Apple Store Flagship, Located in Downtown Vancouver [Photos]   The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

~If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show)~ Craig and Lee discuss the new renovations to the Saks Fifth Avenue store in downtown Toronto, which looks different after several concessions closed earlier this year. Women's shoes relocated to the main floor and something could be in the works as store hours have been reduced for the three Canadian Saks locations. Recent tenant announcements include flagships for Louis Vuitton and Gucci as well as Tiffany & Co., Sandro, Maje, and a large RH (Restoration Hardware) store. Retail Insider content discussed this episode:Saks Fifth Avenue Partially Renovates Downtown Toronto Flagship Store [Photos]   The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts!Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Craig Patterson is the Editor-in-Chief of the leading Canadian retail industry news magazine, Retail Insider. He joins the show to discuss how retail has changed in the last few years, why online shopping still has value in a post-covid world, and his take on the future of retail.    Topics discussed:  Craig's background and why he started Retail Insider  What Retail Insider does and does not cover  The current biggest stories at Retail Insider  Changes to the retail space in the past few years  The value of selling experience as a retailer  Resources that will help you keep up to date with the latest in the retail industry  Tips to future-proof your retail business

Craig Patterson from Retail Insider, Canada's most-read online retail industry publication, and Art Tsai from Urban Toronto shared with us their insights about retail real estate in Canada. We also talked about some of the emerging trends in immersive retail experience and the Las Vegas Strip. Feel free to check out their websites and LinkedIn. Craig Patterson Retail Insider Art Tsai Urban Toronto *** Subscribe to our email newsletter: https://cre-media.com/subscribe Social Media LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cre-media Instagram: https://instagram/cre_mediagroup YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxhFD4yDokHv6u3UxhjYtGA Please contact us here: https://www.cre-media.com/contact Disclaimer: This commercial real estate podcast is intended for commercial real estate professionals, institutions, and investors only. The presenter(s) is(are) expressing his/her (their) view(s) and opinion(s) regarding economic conditions, financing programs and features. The views expressed in this show are for informational and educational purposes only, and do not imply suitability. Each situation is unique, and prior to investing, all programs should be reviewed independently for suitability. Views and opinions expressed are those of the presenters only and do not reflect the views of their employers, institutions, and associations. The information is not intended as investment advice, is not a recommendation about investing, and the presenters and their companies are not acting as your fiduciary.