Today's Retail News From Around The Web: November 13, 2014
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Nordstrom Hiring 400 Staff for 2nd Canadian Location
2) Tateossian Opens 2nd North American location in Ottawa
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Sears Canada has new business plan after failing to sell operation [Toronto Star]
-Target Canada undergoes sales strategy makeover as key Christmas season nears [Financial Post]
-Wal-Mart Canada set to axe 200 employees at head office [Globe & Mail]
-Loblaw’s profit beats expectations as Shoppers Drug Mart boosts pharmacy sales [Financial Post]
-Can Aritzia Become as Well-Known in the U.S. as in Canada? [Fashionista]
-Mobile devices used for nearly half of Canada's web time [CBC]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-H&M, Whole Foods, Sporting Life on deck for Ottawa's shoppers [Ottawa Sun]
-Blocked in Quebec: U.S. stores shut down English-only web sites when they open here [Montreal Gazette]
-Medical marijuana clinic opens in Montreal [Global News]
-Zimmerman's Discount set to close in Kensington [Toronto Star]
-High end coats and purses worth $42000 stolen in Laval [Montreal Gazette]
-Costco to open in Vaudreuil by next summer [Montreal Gazette]
Trending Topics:
-Walmart's 'new Black Friday' will be a 5-day event this year [Mashable]
-American Apparel sales fall heavily [Retail Dive]
-SKECHERS Opens 1,000th Retail Store [www.abqjournal.com]
-86 Percent of Online Shoppers Use In-Store Pickup to Save Time and Avoid Shipping Fees [POPcodes]
-Bob Craves, Costco Co-Founding Officer Who Sent Poor to College, Dies at 72 [Bloomberg]
-Macy’s Profit Jumped Last Quarter Despite Slow Sales [Bloomberg]
Interesting Articles:
-Australian food chain introduces 'facepay' [China Daily]
-Why Wal-Mart Will Under Perform In 2015 [Forbes]
-Neglected Chicago area mall forced to close [Retail Dive]
-40 Percent of Luxury Brands Are Still Not Available Online [NY Mag]
-Is Singles Day ready to go global? [RetailWire Discussion]
-3 Things Whole Foods CEO John Mackey Says the Company Is Doing Right [MF]
AND FINALLY: More than half of Canadians say they abandoned a purchase in the past year due to poor customer service [Toronto Star]