Today's Retail News From Around The Web: November 4, 2014
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Photo: Steve Dolson/LXRY.ca
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Upscale French Menswear Brand Loding Opens 2nd Canadian Location
2) List of H&M Stores to Carry Alexander Wang Collaboration in Canada
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Top Stories - Canada:
-IKEA Canada’s new president unveils ambitious new plan [Toronto Star]
-More U.S. retailers are entering Canada. How is the market faring? [National Retail Federation]
-Lower credit card fees for retailers won't help consumers, critics say [The Telegram]
-While Concerns for Data Breaches Are Top of Mind, Consumer Spending Is Expected to Rise This Holiday Season: Deliotte [Marketwired]
-Chrysler, GM Canada report strong October sales [Toronto Star]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Vancouverites poised for biggest-ever Black Friday: Deloitte [BIV]
-Sydney (Nova Scotia) Co-op grocery store to close after 78 years [CBC]
-The Cookbook Store to open section at All The Best Fine Foods [Toronto: CBC]
-My Montreal: Fashion designer Joseph Ribkoff [Montreal Gazette]
-Cabela's apologizes for poppy miscommunication in Edmonton [Canoe]
-Legal pot shop opens 17km south of Aldergrove, B.C. border crossing [CBC]
Trending Topics:
-Voting extended in Family Dollar deal [Retailing Today]
-Two Portland-area Nordstrom stores to close in January; hundreds affected [OregonLive.com]
-24% of Twitter users will spend more than $1,000 on holiday gifts [Fierce Retail]
-Topshop Topman to Open Largest US Store This Week [Sourcing Journal Online]
-Kohl's lays out detailed plan for future at investors conference [jsonline.com]
-J.C. Penney tries to one-up rivals with even earlier Thanksgiving opening [Fortune]
Interesting Articles:
-How To Create Retail Store Interiors That Get People To Purchase Your Products [Shopify]
-Eataly Elevates Food Retail, Tastes Success. What's Next? [Entrepreneur]
-Listen up! Music may boost retail sales, expert says [CNBC]
-Are Black Friday Sales Worth The Hype? Experts Weigh In [Racked National]
-Victoria’s Secret CEO Sharen Turney: From Cattle to Camisoles [Knowledge@Wharton]
-Alibaba's first-ever quarterly results expected to yield more than $1B in profits [International Business Times=