Today's Retail News From Around The Web: November 18, 2014
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Sears Canada loss doubles to $118-million, while sales fall almost 10% [Financial Post]
-Loblaw under investigation by Competition Bureau for ‘pricing strategies’ with suppliers [Financial Post]
-UPS: 1 in 3 Canadian consumers will shop Black Friday, Cyber Monday [Chain Store Age]
-JPMorgan to terminate credit card deal in another setback for struggling Sears Canada [Financial Post]
-Keurig Canada defends restricted K-Cup use in new brewing machine [CTV]
-Celebrity chef craze coming to a Canadian mall near you [Financial Post]
-Mike Myers Tells Us About That Sears Commercial [ETCanada.com]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Montreal’s Saint-Catherine Street Could Be Transformed Into A Year Round Pedestrian Mall [MTL Blog]
-Why Quebec can't surf some major US retailers' websites [CTV]
-Winnipeg store robbed of $15000 worth of Canada Goose jackets [Winnipeg Sun]
-Banff employers scramble to find staff before tourists arrive for ski season [Globe & Mail]
Trending Topics:
-Walmart employees at 1,600 stores plan to protest on Black Friday for better wages [Yahoo]
-Nordstrom discontinues semi-annual sales [Retail Dive]
-Nordstrom is Leading Retailing The Right Way [Forbes]
-Sears lets members reserve products for purchase [Fierce Retail]
-The Grommet opens first physical pop-up shop [Fierce Retail]
-Target adds in-store navigation features to app [Chain Store Age]
-Apple Pay up and running for 200 Michigan grocers [Fierce Retail]
Interesting Articles:
-Macy's enters same-day delivery fray [RetailWire Discussion]
-Men's Wearhouse to offer in-home consultation of formal wear [www.sourcingjournalonline.com]
-Target app introduces interactive maps, shopping lists [Fierce Retail]
-Pharmacy giant CVS Health will open digital innovation lab in Boston [Beta Boston]
-Half of Hispanic shoppers waiting for Black Friday [Fierce Retail]