Today's Retail News From Around The Web: November 20, 2014
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Target making progress in Canada, but results still ‘unacceptable’ [Globe & Mail]
-Target Corporation says Christmas sales could make or break Canadian operation [Financial Post]
-Targeting the ultra-rich Chinese tourist [Marketing Magazine]
-Canadians apprehensive about paying with smartphones: study [CTV]
-Metro Inc profit jumps 45%, pushing stock to record high [Financial Post]
-Bed-in-a-box startup Casper goes to the mattresses with online strategy [Financial Post]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Lululemon founder’s wife, son bring new retail brand to Toronto [Toronto Star]
-BC to allow alcohol in grocery stores from April 1, 2015 [CBC]
-Glebe, Lansdowne Park businesses could benefit from each other [CBC Ottawa]
-Whole Foods open at Lansdowne [CBC Ottawa]
-Inside Frank & Oak's new Toronto flagship [Toronto Life]
-Men dressed in burkas steal $500,000 in jewelry in North York [Toronto Star]
Trending Topics:
-Dollar General May Have To Shut More Than 4,000 Stores [Business Insider]
-Nice quarter, Target. But there's more to do [Fortune]
-PetSmart still for sale, focused on profit improvement [Retailing Today]
-Sears frees up another $625M in cash [Fierce Retail]
-Staples sales fall as store closures accelerate [MarketWatch]
-Walmart bracing for holiday competition [Supermarket News]
Interesting Articles:
-One-third of Americans feel bullied by sales associates [Fierce Retail]
-Sephora discriminated against Asian customers, lawsuit claims [Yahoo]
-Retailers Are Using 'Skinny' Mirrors To Get You To Spend More Money [Business Insider]
-Walmart and Target go for pinpoint accuracy with in-store search [RetailWire Discussion]
-Gucci Needs New Ideas, Talents to Combat Brand Fatigue [Business of Fashion]
-Russians Set to Double Spending at Foreign Online Retailers [Moscow Times]
AND FINALLY: Shopping season in Canada sees increase in shoplifting [News 660]