Today's Retail News From Around The Web: October 27, 2014
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The Room at Hudson's Bay, Toronto. Photo: Yabu Pushelberg
Top Stories - Canada:
-The $1-billion fright economy: How Canadians are now outspending Americans on Halloween [Financial Post]
-Timberland’s Frisk leaves to be CEO of Canada’s Aldo Group [Globe & Mail]
-Loblaw launches click-and-collect service [Toronto Star]
-Target's trouble stocking shelves due to outdated system [Toronto Star]
-Hudson's Bay Co. Shares Could Double [ML]
-Canadian Tire money goes digital for analytics makeover [IT World]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Strellson Canada Opens Up Second Monobrand Store in Bayview Village [LXRY.ca]
-Dark days for St-Denis St. [Montreal Gazette]
-Dufferin Mall Celebrates The City's Most Chic During Fashion Week [Newswire]
-Growlers now available for Manitoba beer drinkers [Winnipeg Sun]
-It's always Halloween at Dundas oddities shop [Hamilton Spectator]
Trending Topics:
-Amazon probed on financial goals after losses top $400M [Fierce Retail]
-Sears Has Passed The Point Of No Return [Business Insider]
-The escalating arms race against cybercrime [Globe & Mail]
-FedEx forecasts 22.6M packages to be shipped Dec. 15, busiest day in brand's history [Fortune]
-Target thinks outside the (big) box [Fortune]
-Why Target, J.C.Penney, and Gap's New CEOs Have To Learn To Be Merchants [Forbes]
Interesting Articles:
-Target in Canada: What went wrong? And can the retail giant recover? [www.research.utoronto.ca]
-Why Sears Was Doomed Back In 1978 [Business Insider]
-Cashless buying poses financial risk for those without self-control [CBC]
-Wal-Mart global operations are a testing lab for Walmart U.S. stores [City Wire]
-Why Apple Pay Is the Most Secure Payment Platform on the Planet [Mashable]
-Your ecommerce website is only as good as the tools you use [Financial Post]