Today's Retail News From Around The Web: November 10, 2014
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Click image for plans/photos: Neiman Marcus, Bellevue WA. Source: www.csparksco.com
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Mastermind Toys Aggressively Expanding Canadian Store Base
2) Webrooming is Driving Canadian Customers Back to Stores
3) How Becoming Eco-Friendly Can Benefit Canadian Retailers [Infographic]
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Struggling Target Canada faces big test this holiday season [Star Tribune]
-Alibaba wants to sell 200,000 Canadian lobsters in a day [CTV]
-RBC Tests Nymi Wristband, In Hopes You'll Tap Your Wrist To Pay [Huffington Post]
-Why's it So Hard for Fashion Designers to Thrive in Canada? [Huffington Post]
-Designer launched her own label after cutting her teeth at Lululemon [Globe & Mail]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Frank & Oak is coming to Halifax [The Coast Halifax]
-Alibaba's Jack Ma, China's richest man, eyes Vancouver for new office [Canada.com]
-Beer Store makes its case [Toronto Star]
-After Eureka moment, woman opens boutique in Quebec [Globe & Mail]
-Craft store Michaels moving to Uptown in Saanich [Victoria Times Columnist]
-Astles clothing store closing doors after 61 years [Simcoe Reformer]
Trending Topics:
-Sears Holdings explores creation of REIT to raise cash [Globe & Mail]
-Whole Foods to open 40 new stores [Fierce Retail]
-Watch Out America, Here Comes Primark [nreionline.com]
-Kate Spade's net sales up 30% in quarter; retail square footage in North America up 47% [Seeking Alpha]
-Mobile device use up 40% this holiday season [Fierce Retail]
Interesting Articles:
-Employee theft counts for 43%--more than consumer shoplifting—of all retail shrink in the U.S [Chain Store Age]
-The trends that will transform Christmas retail [The Guardian]
-Deal-seeking supermarket shoppers still prefer printed to digital coupons [eMarketer]
-Retail legend Mickey Drexler defines leadership [CNBC]
-Retailers cope with 'I want what I want when I want it' syndrome [RetailWire]
-Open, Close: Target Shutters As Many Stores As It Opens [MadameNoire]