Today's Retail News From Around The Web: October 21, 2014
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Photo: Harry Rosen
Our Articles of the day:
1) Target Opens 3 New Canadian Stores
2) Harry Rosen Renovates Oakridge Centre Location
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Could Sears’ real estate deal with U.K.’s Primark come to its Canadian stores too? [Financial Post]
-Online grocery shopping 'gathering momentum in Canada' [Global]
-Canadian menswear designer Christopher Bates prepares for move to Milan [CTV}
-'Sexy' Halloween kids costumes at Value Village anger mom [CBC]
-Minimum wage hike does not kill jobs: report [Toronto Star]
-The e-commerce genie is out of the bottle [Vancouver Sun]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Time to transform the LCBO, blow up The Beer Store: Cohn [Toronto Star]
-Anthropologie moving into church on Queen Street [BlogTO]
-Jimmy Choo Fêtes Opening of First Boutique in Canada (in Toronto) [BackSeat Stylers]
-Ikea resumes mediation talk with striking workers at Richmond outlet [Business In Vancouver]
-AutoCanada Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Toronto Dodge Chrysler Ltd [Newswire]
-Recall on Natrel milk in Quebec, Ontario and Nova Scotia [Global]
Trending Topics:
-Sears seeks up to US$625-million with planned rights offering [Financial Post]
-Apple Pay is here [Fierce Retail]
-Family Dollar urged to take 'clearly superior' Dollar General bid [Retail Dive]
-Starbucks' mobile app lets customers order and pay ahead [RetailWire]
-How Zara became the world's biggest fashion retailer [Telegraph]
-Online continues to replace in-store browsing [RetailWire]
Interesting Articles:
-2014 Retail Stores Closing, Going Out of Business, Filing Bankruptcy [About]
-Half of US shoppers likely to avoid data breached retailers [Fierce Retail]
-Whole Foods launches first national campaign as part of image overhaul [Fierce Retail]
-Why Apple And Amazon Lead In Loyalty [Forbes]
-Publishers need to become retailers to beat Amazon [USA Today]
-Growing grocery options still leave some in food 'deserts' [Times Union]