Today's Retail News From Around The Web: December 17, 2014
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Hudson’s Bay steps up international expansion plan with new management team [Globe & Mail]
-Canadian company Brictek thrives amid Lego shortage [CBC]
-2015 predictions: The future of Canadian retail [IT Business]
-Wealth inequality worse than Canadians think: report [Canada.com]
-3 Things Retail Sector Investors Must Watch for in 2015 [Motley Fool]
-Ottawa offers fake help for consumers (Opinion) [BNO]
-Corner Gas gang happy to serve up a movie [Toronto Star]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Think the Beer Store is bad? Check out the SAQ [National Post]
-Wings+Horns celebrates; Fjällräven pops up in Chinatown, Wilfred opens on Robson, and more [Vancouver Sun]
-Hudson’s Bay welcomes red mitten ambassadors; Forever 21 at Yorkdale Mall [Toronto Star]
-Malls carve shopping niche as big box centres boom [Saskatoon Star Phonenix]
-Christmas gifts left on doorstep after mail delivery, Winnippegers say [CBC]
-High-end thieves target Holt Renfrew in Calgary [Global]
-Man donates valuable Bible to replace stolen one at Guelph thrift store [Cambridge Times]
Trending Topics:
-American Apparel officially ousts Dov Charney, names Paula Schneider new CEO [Financial Post]
-Apple halts Russian online sales as ruble tumbles [Toronto Star]
-Walmart ordered to pay $188 million over staff breaks [Independent]
-8 trends retailers can't ignore in 2015 [Retail Dive]
-Sherwin-Williams opens 4,000th retail store [MarketWatch]
-Rent The Runway Will Open More Real-World Stores [Huffington Post]
Interesting Articles:
-Why Millennials Are Still Buying Vinyl [Huffington Post]
-Stanford researchers: Big box retailers pay workers more [Quartz]
-2014 Retail Stores Closing, Going Out of Business, Filing Bankruptcy [About]
-Family suing Walmart after Ohio man shot and killed in store [Toronto Sun]
-Wal-Mart CEO Says Customers Don't Want To Walk Through Huge Supercenters [Business Insider]
-Unrelenting Competition: The Biggest Retail Story of 2015 [Forbes]
-56% of holiday shopping not done by Panic Saturday [Fierce Retail]