The Retail Insider Podcast Network

This week Craig and Lee talk about Alo Yoga’s first international location outside of the United States. The flagship store will replace The Gap at Bloor and Bay Streets in Toronto. 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. Discussed this episode: Alo Yoga to E...

This week Craig and Lee talk about the Louis Vuitton and Dior boutiques closuring in Saks Fifth Avenue in downtown Toronto before reviewing some of the most read articles for Retail Insider in 2021. 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. Discussed this episo...

~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 Stefanie discusses some of the history of luxury retail in Toronto and Montreal in the 1970s-1990s. Stefanie and her mother Catherine Hill ran the Chez Catherine luxury retail group in decades past with big names including V...

~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 Stefani discusses the expansion of Stefani's to Palm Beach.    Interviewed this episode: Stefani Hill Stefani's In Memoriam: Catherine Hill, Founder of Luxury Retailer ‘Chez Catherine’   The Interview Series podcast by Retai...

~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 Gillian of Henry’s discuss mental health including her own struggles with being bipolar, marking the first time that a major Canadian CEO has made such a revelation.   Interviewed this episode: Gillian Stein - CEO of Henry's...

~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 Daniel talk about Daniel’s New Daniel’s Chai Bar concept which launched this month, with plans to grow. It’s an upbeat conversation with the former musician and personality who is bullish on the future.   Interviewed this ep...

~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 Suzanne discuss COVID’s impact on retail staffing in Canada, including the challenges being faced due to shortages and options to improve the situation.   Interviewed this episode: Suzanne Sears , President of Best Retail Ca...

~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 discusses the Ren's Pets story with Scott Arsenault.    Interviewed this episode: Scott Arsenault , CEO at Ren's Pets Ren's Pets   The Interview Series podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, T...

~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 )~ Matt Crowell joins Craig to discuss the Retail Insider's partnership with GetintheLoop.   Interviewed this episode: Matt Crowell - Founder & CEO GetintheLoop GetintheLoop   The Interview Series podcast by Retail Insider Canada is avai...

This week Craig and Lee talk Miami-based The Webster’s launch into the Canadian market with an impressive three-level storefront in Toronto’s Yorkville area. The Webster could grab market share from other multi-brand retailers with its mix of exclusive brands and quirky ethos. The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our...

~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 )~ Bruce Winder joins Retail Insider Founder and Editor-in-Chief Craig Patterson to discuss what the future might hold for Canadian retailers after the pandemic. Winder is the author of the book RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19 . T...

This week Craig and Lee talk about how a family in Quebec is opening small Zellers-branded stores, starting in a small community near Montreal, and how the Hudson’s Bay Company neglected to re-register its trademark for Zellers which lapsed last year. The Weekly podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Ove...

~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 )~ Gary Newbury and Jeff Davenport join Retail Insider Founder and Editor-in-Chief Craig Patterson to discuss what the future might hold for large department store anchor spaces in shopping centres in North America. The department store...

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

~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 Sandy Shindleman discuss retail in Winnipeg in Manitoba, including the struggles of retail in downtown Winnipeg and the future of the province’s commercial offerings. Shindleman provides insight into the future of the downto...

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

~If you would like to subscribe to only to discussions of popular content on Retail Insider by Craig and Lee, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available ( link to Apple Podcast show )~ This week Craig and Lee talk about HBC's recent unveiling of a Zellers pop-up store-in-store in a Hudson's Bay store in Ontario. The discussion includes what's there and how it might be improved for a nat...

~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 industry recruiter Suzanne Sears of Best Retail Careers Int’l . discuss why many retailers in Canada are demanding staff are vaccinated while also supporting vaccine passports.    Interviewed this episode: Suzanne Sears , Pr...

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

~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 speaks with Christina Vandoremalen , VP of Business Deposits and Treasury Solutions at RBC and Doug Anderson , President & CEO of Peavey Industries. They discuss RBC Insight Edge and how it helps support data-driven decision mak...

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

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

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

~If you would like to subscribe to only to discussions of popular content on Retail Insider by Craig and Lee, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available ( link to Apple Podcast show )~ This week Craig and Lee talk about HBC’s recent announcement that the company is separating its physical department store business from its online operations, and what it means for the future of the retai...

This week Craig speaks with Darren Gonsalves from Genetec on ways retailers are monitoring and protecting their businesses, especially in these tough times compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. Darren Gonsalves , Regional Sales Manager-Central Canada at Genetec Genetec : Leading technology provider of business intelligence, unified physical security, public safety, and operations. Genetec develops...