Today's Retail News From Around The Web: November 12, 2014
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Leone, Vancouver. Photo: www.leone.ca
Top Stories - Canada:
-International Fashion Retailers Take Canada By Storm [The Fashion Spot]
-Rona to expand in 2015 by opening Reno-Depot stores [CTV]
-Retailers face backlash over Remembrance Day promotions [Sun]
-Target Canada doesn't do online sales yet [Star Tribune]
-Instagram rolls out ads in Canada [City News]
-Jeanne Beker returns to TV with eponymous fashion line [Global]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-BC software company boosts 'laggard' Canada's online economy [BC Business]
-Keelor takes reins at Calgary Co-op [Calgary Herald]
-Macallan pop-up at Harry Rosen sees suits sipping scotch [Toronto Star]
-Liquidator hopes for a bridal wave with wedding gown clearance sale in Windsor, Ontario [Star]
-Bicyclette to close up shop on West Queen West [BlogTO]
-Kit & Ace opens in Toronto [Toronto Life]
Trending Topics:
-This Is What It Looks Like When A Company Sells $9.3 Billion In Merchandise In A Single Day [Re: Alibaba yesterday, via Business Insider]
-No eggs? Then you can't call it 'mayo' Hellmann's lawsuit says [CBC]
-Target Announces Earliest Ever Black Friday Opening [TIME]
-Sears Florida Development Gives Preview of Strategy [Bloomberg]
-Abercrombie & Fitch warns of sales declines [Retail Dive]
-CEO seeks to redefine GNC’s customer experience [Post-Gazette]
Interesting Articles:
-Designer Rebecca Minkoff’s New Stores Have Touch Screens for an Online Shopping Experience [WSJ]
-This Is What Sears Will Look Like In The Future [Business Insider]
-We All Compete With Amazon [Forbes]
-RadioShack taps Weird Al for holiday ads [Retail Dive]
-Veterans in retail: An REI career story [NRF]
-Wal-Mart and Workers’ Rights: A Case Study [Harvard Political Review]
And finally: Man freed after being trapped between walls of Colorado department store [Toronto Star]