Today's Retail News From Around The Web: October 30, 2014
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Rendering: Simon Property Group.
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Premium Outlets Montreal Opens
2) Infographic: The Future of E-Commerce in Canada
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Nordstrom’s Canada Roll-Out Attracts Mixed Reviews, Comparisons to Target [BIV]
-Apple Pay not expected in Canada any time soon [CBC]
-Best Buy top stock pick for holiday shopping [Financial Post]
-Soft drinks an increasingly hard sell to Canadian consumers [Global]
-Halloween Alley stores pulls controversial Pocahottie costumes, apologizes [CBC]
-Canadian fashion designer conquers crowded US market [Globe & Mail]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Water main rupture floods parking lot at Calgary mall [Global]
-Harry Rosen may open 3rd Vancouver store, renovates Oakridge Centre unit [Vancity Buzz]
-Bonjour, Quebec! Hudson's Bay Opens First Outlet Store in Province [Newswire]
-Store hours deregulation not a 'top priority' for Sudbury councillors [CBC]
-Pharmacy group calls Saskatoon robberies 'concerning' [650 CKOM]
-Caraquet Co-op survives through merger with IGA chain in Quebec [CBC]
Trending Topics:
-Nordstrom tops luxury ranking list [Retailing Today]
-Lowe's tests customer service bots in the U.S. [Marketing Magazine]
-1-800-Flowers posts $4M quarterly loss, but CEO optimistic about upcoming holiday season [Yahoo]
-40% shoppers have purchased online from another country [Fierce Retail]
-Why Macy's Is Finally Expanding Globally [Forbes]
-Most holiday shoppers undeterred by breaches [CNBC]
Interesting Articles:
-How Retailers Got American Kids An Extra Hour To Trick-Or-Treat On Halloween [Business Insider]
-Top 25 Richest Retail Executives [risnews.edgl.com]
-40 percent of North American Consumers Have Used Smartphones to Make a Merchant Payment, Up from 16 Percent in 2012 [Accenture]
-Must-know: Apple’s retail growth compared to Walmart and Target [marketrealist.com]
-Harrods promotes Ralph Lauren using mobile proximity [Fierce Retail]
-Online security starts on the home front [Financial Post]