Today's Retail News From Around The Web: October 24, 2014
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Photo: retaildesignblog.net
Top Stories - Canada:
-Lulu-Lama? Partnership between yoga wear maker, Dalai Lama sparks outcry [Globe & Mail]
-Walmart Canada committed to being the lowest cost operator [Grocery Business]
-Alfred Sung partners with Mark’s for new women’s apparel collection [Toronto Sun]
-How to use Apple Pay in Canada [ITBusiness.ca]
-Target Corp. has more options in Canada than you think [Financial Post]
-An Inside Look at How the CEO of Canada Goose Works [Profit]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Vaughan Mills officially opens 50-store expansion to the public [Newswire]
-Vancouver fashion startup struts into the U.S. in a big way [Globe & Mail]
-Indochino ventures further into brick-and-mortar stores, opens stand-alone Vancouver outlet [Business In Vancouver]
-Shopify opening sales lab in Kitchener [Waterloo Record]
-Caledon candidates at odds over Canadian Tire site [Toronto Sun]
-MEC moves into new green headquarters in East Vancouver [Vancity Buzz]
Trending Topics:
-Sears to close 100 stores, lay off 5,500 employees [Fierce Retail]
-Chairman of Tesco resigns as profit errors deepen [Yahoo]
-12 retail chains close stores [USA Today]
-Apple to open 25 new retail stores in China within next 2 years, says CEO Tim Cook [appadvice.com]
-Under Armour Is Becoming A Viable Threat To Nike [Business Insider]
-Canadian operations cut into West Marine Q3 profit [Chain Store Age]
Interesting Articles:
-Trader Joe’s and the art of being a great merchant [Supermarket News]
-Why food brands are turning to anthropology to tug at Canadians’ heartstrings [Marketing Magazine]
-Making Fewer Trips, Shoppers Buying Food In Stranger Places [Media Post]
-Retail in 2015: The age of uncertainty [Retail Customer Experience]
-60% of Americans would divulge personal information to favorite stores [Fierce Retail]
-Interview Insider: How to Get Hired at Nordstrom [Cosmopolitan]