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Retail's Next Act
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Meet Rubikloud, the Canadian firm using AI to keep clothes out of landfills
Kerry Liu could have harnessed the power of AI for just about anything, but he set his sights on solving problems retailers face with his company Rubikloud.
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'Millennials on steroids': How Gen Z is going to change the retail game
For years, retailers have been shifting their strategies to focus on how to bring in more millennial customers. Now, they have another generation to worry about.
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Why retailers need to pay attention to Gen Z
For years, retailers have been shifting their strategies to focus on how to bring in more millennial customers. Now, they have another generation to worry about. Alicja Siekierska reports.
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Can new technology finally solve the dilemma of buying clothes online?
We do a lot of our shopping through screens these days. They may be considered public enemy number one in the eyes of most brick and mortar retailers, but screen time can actually enhance the retail experience.
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We tested out Passen - the laser-guided personal measurement booth
Yahoo Finance Canada Senior Reporter Jessy Bains gets a first-hand look at Passen's high-tech measuring booth. CREDIT: Sallyann Nicholls (Video Producer)
Yahoo Finance Canada VideosNobal’s interactive iMirror in action
Nobal claims their invention to be 'the worlds most advanced interactive mirror'
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How to spot a Canada Goose fake
The RCMP says that when it comes to counterfeit goods, Canada Goose is the most copied by fraudsters. Here's how to make sure you're getting the real thing. CREDIT: Sallyann Nicholls (Video Producer)
Yahoo Finance CanadaHow the RCMP is cracking down on the rise of counterfeit goods
Each year, thousands of Canadians mistakenly purchase counterfeit goods. Here's what the RCMP is doing to crack down on it.
Yahoo Finance CanadaCanadian manufacturing is a multibillion-dollar industry— so why is it so hard to find ‘made-in-Canada’?
NAFTA transformed Canada’s manufacturing sector, making it a parts and pieces producer. Now green-conscious start-ups are finding creative ways to make products all in one place again
Yahoo Finance CanadaWill a store on 'Canada's Rodeo Drive’ help build the ‘Whole Foods of cannabis’?
Fire & Flower has been paying rent at a pricey downtown Toronto location for months now, unable to open for business without a license from the Ontario government.
Yahoo Finance CanadaKFC thinks it has a finger-clickin’ good digital strategy
Fried chicken is seldom swept up in the “digital revolution” buzz. Except at KFC, where the company is cooking up plans to use everything from augmented reality to the newest Amazon Alexa device to keep customers buying buckets.
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POPCANN wants to bring cannabis stores to overlooked regions
Toronto-based POPCANN is looking to deploy mobile, shipping container-based retail hubs into rural communities and regions currently underserved by brick-and-mortar shops. CREDIT: Sallyann Nicholls (Video Producer)
Yahoo Finance CanadaShipping container cannabis stores aim to cash in on neglected rural markets
Toronto-based POPCANN, is betting on pop-up cannabis stores, as the name implies.
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The marijuana company that wants to become the 'Whole Foods of Canada'
Fire & Flower is looking to differentiate itself in an increasingly crowded space on the Canadian retail scene. And it's doing it by going super high-end. CREDIT: Sallyann Nicholls (Video Producer)
Yahoo Finance CanadaWhy Aritzia's CEO sees influencers as a part of the company's future
When Kendall Jenner shared a photo to her 100 million Instagram followers of her wearing a red $250 Super Puff coat, it stirred an online frenzy – and marked what Aritzia chief executive Brian Hill called “an extraordinarily successful” campaign.
Yahoo Finance CanadaBeyond Meat and chicken fingers: Why Tim Hortons is changing up its menu
Duncan Fulton, the chief corporate officer with Tim Hortons’ parent company Restaurant Brands International (QSR) says the menu changes are part of an effort to increase brand excitement and traffic at franchises across the chain.
Yahoo Finance Canada'A dying beast': Will department stores exist 10 years from now?
Department stores across North America are facing declining sales at a time when the entire retail industry is being disrupted by e-commerce and behemoths like Amazon Inc., as well as changing demographics. Can they survive?
