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Canada Goose Holdings Inc. is delaying the opening of its flagship store in Beijing, as escalating tensions between China and Canada triggered by the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co.’s finance chief threaten its ambitions in the world’s second largest economy.
The Toronto-based maker of premium parkas said on its Weibo account that it was postponing the store’s debut, scheduled for Saturday in Beijing’s trendy Sanlitun district, “due to construction reasons.â€
The posting came after Weibo social media users threatened to protest the opening.
The company has been targeted for a boycott of its brand on media platforms since Meng Wanzhou’s arrest, given its prominence as a Canadian label.
The company didn’t give a date for when the store would open. When contacted for a comment, it reiterated the delay was due to construction and said it looked forward to launching in the near future.