Today's Retail News From Around The Web: October 28, 2014
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Canadians plan to spend less on Christmas this year [Star]
-Canada’s Business Growth Will be Driven by the Collaborative Economy [Techvibes]
-Canada Safeway goes old-school with its stamp reward program [Metro]
-Canada's Fashion Authority Jeanne Beker Joins The Shopping Channel [Newswire]
-Fall Into Coupons This Fall: Re-Launch Of Canadian Digital Shopping Platform [Newswire]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Commercial spaces bring life to social housing [in Vancouver: Globe & Mail]
-Loblaws CityMarket opening soon in Richmond [Vancity Buzz]
-Improve the LCBO with specialty boutiques, better pricing: experts [Metro]
-Patrick Patterson working in Toronto sporting goods store [NBA.com]
-The 10 worst looks from Toronto Fashion Week spring 2015 [BlogTO]
Trending Topics:
-Sears Layoffs Swell To 7,000, Closing Distribution Center, More Stores [Seeking Alpha]
-4 reasons Halloween will be a boon for retailers this year [Retali Dive]
-Apple Pay Faces Challenge as CVS, Rite Aid Reject System [Bloomberg]
-Coach Inc. Earnings Preview: Can the New Collection Reignite the Brand? [MF]
-Ron Johnson snags $30M for new startup [Retail Dive]
-EBay has better-than-expected Q3, thanks to a 20% rise in PayPal revenue [Newspressnow.com]
Interesting Articles:
-11 worst things to buy at Walmart [Yahoo]
-Mounting breaches increase consumer apprehension [RetailWire]
-Inside Whole Foods' Store of the Future [Adweek]
-Abercrombie & Fitch redesigns everything from clothes to corporate structure [Columbus Dispatch]
-How JCPenney's Merchandising Strategy Could Backfire [Business Insider]
-British shoppers buying smaller quantities more often [Fierce Retail]