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March 18, 2026

SLD and Maplewave Launch The Next Signal, a New Podcast Redefining the Future of Telecom Retail

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August 1, 2023

SLD Celebrates The Promotion Of Feifei Li to Managing Director

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November 11, 2022

Jean-Pierre Lacroix Interview with BAI

SLD Awards Student Awards 2022
October 18, 2022

SLD Sponsors Two RGD Student Awards

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June 7, 2022

MRI joins the H2D Collective

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June 6, 2022

SLD’s Beverley Wells named to Humber College Advisory Board

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March 1, 2022

Diversified Joins the H2D Collective

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February 9, 2022

SLD VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 100 BRANDING AGENCIES

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March 25, 2021

Progresif Opens New SLD Designed Flagship Store

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January 18, 2021

SLD Leads Rebrand & Web Design for Not-For-Profit, Achēv

Humber College Bank Design Competition Winner
November 11, 2020

SLD Sponsors Humber College Design Competition

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November 10, 2020

SLD and Networld Media Group Partner for E-Learning Series

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October 13, 2020

JNF Unveils New SLD Designed Visual Identity

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April 15, 2020

Montellier Launches New SLD Designed Website

SLD Top 50 Branding Agency
December 10, 2019

SLD Makes “Top 50 Branding Agencies” List

RGD 2019 Designathon
September 18, 2019

SLD to Participate in RGD Designathon

RGD Student Award Winner
September 10, 2019

SLD Sponsors RGD Award for Packaging Design (Series)

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August 22, 2019

SLD Designs Packaging for Miss Vickie’s Signatures Line

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June 13, 2019

An Interview with Jean-Pierre Lacroix

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June 13, 2019

Think: The Future of Retail Banking Available for Download

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May 6, 2019

SLD Expands Strategy Team

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April 1, 2019

Tip Top Unveils New Retail Store Design

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March 25, 2019

SLD Launches New Podcast: Think Retail

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December 3, 2018

SLD Designs New Experience Center for Nu Skin

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November 30, 2018

Shikatani Lacroix Unites with SLDNXT, Unveils New Logo

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October 11, 2018

Shikatani Lacroix Sponsors RGD’s 2018 Student Awards

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October 2, 2018

New Visual Identity for Chinese University

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September 21, 2018

Shikatani Lacroix Celebrates Release of Desire by Design

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July 11, 2018

SLD Presents on the Future of Banking

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June 29, 2018

Desire by Design Available for Pre-Order

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June 28, 2018

Watch Jean-Pierre Lacroix’s RGD Webinar

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June 27, 2018

SLD Creates Canada Day Décor for TD

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April 27, 2018

Millennials and their Value to Restaurateurs

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April 27, 2018

The Right Braincast: Jean-Pierre Lacroix discusses design and innovation in new podcast

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April 11, 2018

SLD Hosts First Executive Breakfast Summit

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April 6, 2018

Jean-Pierre Lacroix Takes Part in RGD’s Minds of Design Podcast

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February 23, 2018

Shikatani Lacroix Celebrates New Maplewave Transformation

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January 2, 2018

Shikatani Lacroix Expands North American Team

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December 2, 2017

Building Stores for the Future – Where We Buy

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October 10, 2017

Branch Transformation by Design

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October 5, 2017

Congratulations to the Regional Municipality of York!

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September 28, 2017

Congratulations to the 2017 RGD Student Award Winners

Shikatani Lacroix Helps ACE Bakery Break into the Mid-Tier Artisan Market
June 5, 2017

Shikatani Lacroix Helps ACE Bakery Break into the Mid-Tier Artisan Market

New Research Validates VR and Neuroscience as Effective Retail Design Tools
May 23, 2017

New Research Validates VR and Neuroscience as Effective Retail Design Tools

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May 18, 2017

Shikatani Lacroix Refreshes Tostitos Packaging with Fun Shapes and Colors

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May 11, 2017

The future of shopping: Less friction, more transactions

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April 25, 2017

Ask the Board with Marcos Terenzio

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April 3, 2017

M&M Food Market: More than Meats

CZ Bank Unveils New Immersive Branch Experience with Shikatani Lacroix
April 3, 2017

CZ Bank Unveils New Immersive Branch Experience with Shikatani Lacroix

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March 30, 2017

News: Boston Pizza Reveals New Urban Concept

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March 17, 2017

Talking Sales with Expert Mark Mantha

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March 15, 2017

Shikatani Lacroix Celebrates the Edmonton Oilers with Pepsi

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March 8, 2017

Lacroix Discusses AR, VR, and Neuroscience on HOW Design Live Podcast

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February 24, 2017

Is Your Healthcare Brand Strategy Consistent and Coherent? Find out and win a Starbucks gift card

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February 15, 2017

The Showroom Store and Customer Experiences

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February 10, 2017

Fresh Approach – Calgary Co-Op

Shikatani Lacroix Designs Holiday Program for TD Bank
January 26, 2017

Shikatani Lacroix Designs Holiday Program for TD Bank

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January 13, 2017

Toronto Blue Jays Immersive Flagship Store Celebrates the Fans

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November 9, 2016

Digital Transformation of Business and Communications – Part 4

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November 2, 2016

Digital Transformation Of Business And Communications – Part 3

Digital Transformation Of Business And Communications – Part 2
October 18, 2016

Digital Transformation Of Business And Communications – Part 2

Digital Transformation of Business and Communications – Part 1
September 29, 2016

Digital Transformation of Business and Communications – Part 1

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September 19, 2016

Pepsi Scores with World Cup of Hockey Jersey Cans

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August 23, 2016

Canadian Firm Designs Digital Branch Experience for Chinese Bank

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July 27, 2016

Shikatani Lacroix Rebrands York Region’s Centres and Corridors

Neuromarketing – Is it truly a failsafe approach to determining consumer preference?
June 16, 2016

Neuromarketing – Is it truly a failsafe approach to determining consumer preference?

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May 21, 2016

Shopping Millennial Experience

VMSD Recognizes Shikatani Lacroix as a Top Retail Design Firm
May 18, 2016

VMSD Recognizes Shikatani Lacroix as a Top Retail Design Firm

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May 16, 2016

Ask the Board with Marcos Terenzio

Shikatani Lacroix Redesigns M&M Meat Shops
April 1, 2016

Shikatani Lacroix Redesigns M&M Meat Shops

Crafting The Ideal Banking Experience for Millennials
December 17, 2015

Crafting The Ideal Banking Experience for Millennials

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November 30, 2015

Five Tips for Making Millennial Friendly Packaging

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October 30, 2015

Tim Hortons Owner Vows to Speed Pace of Global Expansion

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October 30, 2015

Sourcing innovation in all the right places

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October 27, 2015

There is a New FLOW to How People Shop in the Caribbean

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August 31, 2015

Play Ball

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August 20, 2015

Congratulations to the 2015 RGD Student Award winners

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August 5, 2015

Adidas Golf tees off with Digital

Shikatani Lacroix Creates Retail Design for The Source at Pearson International Airport
January 28, 2015

Shikatani Lacroix Creates Retail Design for The Source at Pearson International Airport

We have Completed the Retrofit of Varsity Cineplex Cinemas
January 23, 2015

We have Completed the Retrofit of Varsity Cineplex Cinemas

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October 21, 2014

Tim Hortons Unveils the Urban Coffee House Concept in Downtown Toronto

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September 19, 2014

New Blue Jays Shop flagship store opens in the Eaton Centre

Cineplex Opens First Standalone VIP Theatre Design in Toronto
August 14, 2014

Cineplex Opens First Standalone VIP Theatre Design in Toronto

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April 22, 2014

New Twistos Baked Snack Bites Twist Up Snack Time With Vibrant Flavor Combinations

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March 5, 2014

Shikatani Lacroix Serves Up a New Brand Identity for CRFA

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March 4, 2014

Design student Loretta Ryan wins Shikatani Lacroix Packagin Design Award

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February 2, 2014

Business Leaders Identify Shikatani Lacroix’s Tim Hortons Project as the Top RGD Case Study of 2014

Bringing Canadian Coffee Retailing to the Sunshine State
January 28, 2014

Bringing Canadian Coffee Retailing to the Sunshine State