Today's Retail News From Around The Web: October 23, 2014
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Photo: Desigual
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1) Desigual Aggressively Expanding Across Canada
2) Alibaba’s Plan of Attack: 3 Keys to Success
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Target could sell Canadian assets to Wal-Mart or HBC, analyst speculates [Globe & Mail]
-Canadian Consumers are in High Spirits Despite Modest Sales Growth [J.C. Williams Group]
-Target Canada to experiment with overstocking in turnaround effort [Globe & Mail]
-Canadian retail sales unexpectedly drop 0.3 percent [Reuters]
-Japanese store Muji’s Canadian debut: Light on offerings but heavy on quality [Globe & Mail]
-Target seeks to bolster Canadian fashion profile [Marketing Magazine]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Calgary retail sales to reach $30 billion in 2017 [Calgary Herald]
-Manitoba sees slight bump in retail sales [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Shops a popular side trip for some Edmonton Transit passengers [Edmonton Journal]
-Ikea reaches 10-year labour agreement with striking workers in Richmond [Business In Vancouver]
-Windsor has a love affair with convenience stores [Winstor Star]
Trending Topics:
-Can free shipping and 35,000 new products fuel a Target turnaround for the holidays? [Financial Post]
-Which Big Retailer Hasn't Reported a Major Breach -- Yet? [Bloomberg]
-Ikea pushing e-commerce growth [Fierce Retail]
-France only European country to see large drop in discount stores' share of grocery market [Reuters]
-44% of US shoppers combine online and in-person shopping [Fierce Retail]
-Hannaford supermarkets continuing roll out of online shopping with two more pickup locations [Supermarket News]
Interesting Articles:
-Do store breaches change our shopping habits? [myfoxny.com]
-Bronx to go book-less as borough's last bookstore closes [NY Daily News]
-Grocery delivery special report: The future of food retailing [Fierce Retail]
-Do online chats beat call centers for customer service? [RetailWire]
-Kroger Is Suddenly Whole Foods' Biggest Threat [Business Insider]
-Analysis: Gap Raises the Bar on Digital Revolution with New CEO Appointment [Chain Store Age]