Today's Retail News From Around The Web: October 7, 2014
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Boutique Jacob gets another court extension as retailer seeks to survive as smaller chain [Financial Post]
-Costco’s simple strategy for outperforming Wal-Mart and Target [Financial Post]
-Why Canada can't afford to turn down legal marijuana sales [OurWindsor.ca]
-Are Canadian Tire Corporation and Dollarama Inc. the Best Options for Investors? [MF]
-Sobeys CEO says sales are increasing with Jamie Oliver collaboration [Grocery Business]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Alberta’s store wars: West Edmonton Mall, Calgary’s Chinook Centre in fight for retail chains [Edmonton Journal]
-LOOK: 7 Iconic Toronto Stores That Are History [Huffington Post]
-Barrie Zehrs rebranding into upscale Loblaws store [Simcoe.com]
-Kaleidoscope corner at Queen and Berkeley Sts. [Toronto Star]
-Pop-up shop to hand out free clothing to Winnipeg’s homeless [Metro]
-Disney Store Celebrates Grand Opening of Newly-Designed Location at Polo Park Mall in Winnipeg [Business Wire]
Trending Topics:
-John Galliano to join Maison Martin Margiela [Business of Fashion]
-Online grocery sales to quadruple by 2023 [Fierce Retail]
-Bloomingdale's is resetting the bar in California [Retail Assembly]
-Successful French flash-sale business coming to the US [Retail Dive]
-Neiman Marcus reveals new online shopping feature [Fierce Retail]
-Is bitcoin in the midst of a crash? [Retail Dive]
Interesting Articles:
-The Most Offensive Products In Recent Retail Memory [Huffington Post Canada'
-Walmart to offer health insurance shopping [Fierce Retail]
-Beyond minimum wage: The retail work environment [Retail Dive]
-Supreme Court will hear case brought by Amazon warehouse workers [Retail Dive]
-Barneys New York revamps Beverly Hills flagship [Fierce Retail]
-Report: Less than 16% of loyalty programs meet their potential [Retail Dive]