Today's Retail News From Around The Web: October 3, 2014
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Re: Sears Canada/Sears Holdings
-Sears Canada ‘tragedy’ seen as victim of overreach by U.S. hedge fund tycoon Edward Lampert [Financial Post]
-Sears Canada reels as parent sheds stock [Globe & Mail]
-U.S. Sears dumps stake in Sears Canada [CBC]
-Sears could still run out of money by mid-2015: analyst [Market Watch]
Other News - Canada:
-Loblaws gains as grocers lead amid volatility [BNN]
-Sobeys targets young chefs with Jamie Oliver-inspired cooking classes as food fight escalates [Financial Post]
-Retailers, delivery companies ramping up for strong online sales [Toronto Star]
-Think that new hardwood floor is made in Canada? Think again [Global News]
-Grocery Innovations Canada announces winners [Food in Canada]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Sneak Peek: Sherway Gardens' $500M Expansion [Bisnow Toronto]
-Grocery clerk chases, stabs suspected shoplifter [Toronto Sun]
-Calgary’s storied Don’s Hobby Shop prepares to celebrate 65th birthday [Metro]
-Retail front of Toronto's Five St. Joseph begins to emerge [yongestreetmedia.ca]
-Ashlar Urban Retail Report (PDF, Toronto) [Ashlar Urban]
Trending Topics:
-7-Eleven testing healthy fresh food line [Fierce Retail]
-Retail is most compromised industry (re: data breaches, etc) [Fierce Retail]
-3 Reasons Michael Kors Could Be Headed For A Big Crash [Business Insider]
-Capital One unveils Apple Pay-enabled app [Retail Dive]
-Warren Buffett Wins A Battle Against Coca-Cola's Plan To Pay Its Bosses $13 Billion [Business Insider]
Interesting Articles:
-Former CEO not letting go of American Apparel [RetailWire Discussion]
-Today's consumer craves trust, speed and visibility [Fierce Retail]
-American Eagle Outfitters: Why Omni-Channel Was An Inevitable Move [Forbes]
-57% of millennials prefer browser-based shopping over apps [Fierce Retail]
-An Inside Look At The Starbucks App, The Most Successful Mobile Payments System In The US [Business Insider]