Today's Retail News From Around The Web: December 23, 2014
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Galeries Lafayette, Paris. Photo: www.nydailynews.com
Our Articles of the Day:
1) 2015 Outlook for Canadian Retail Sales is (Mostly) Good
2) Black Friday Sales in Canada Plateaued in 2014
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Walmart stores busy, Target stores, not so much [Toronto Star]
-Flying with style: Canada’s airports embrace high fashion [Financial Post]
-Retail real estate contributes $6.9 billion to Canadian economy [REMonline.com]
-Maple Leaf Foods to close Winnipeg plant permanently on last day of 2014 [Financial Post]
-Why Canada's businesses should innovate rather than follow [Financial Post]
-The war on 'Happy Holidays' begins as 'Merry Christmas' makes a comeback [National Post]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Atop the Christmas list for West Vancouver's ailing retail sector: some business prosperity [Business in Vancouver]
-Retail: A gift for BC this holiday season [Vancouver Sun]
-Halifax's Home Grown Organic Food Store closes [CBC]
-Barbara Yaffe: Canadian online shoppers increasingly buying from U.S. [Vancouver Sun]
-Culture and diversity abound on International Avenue [Calgary Herald]
-The Source Expands Presence At Toronto Pearson International Airport [AviationPros.com]
Trending Topics:
-Stressed out shoppers face looming Christmas deadline [CBC]
-Ousted American Apparel CEO Dov Charney claims he was robbed by a hedge fund [Yahoo]
-American Apparel confirms takeover bid [Financial Post]
-Yahoo Finance 2014 Company of the Year: Under Armour [Yahoo]
- Small food retailer eyes big-time growth [Retailing Today]
-Staples Provides Update on Data Security Incident [Staples]
-Two-thirds of shoppers buying half of gifts online [Fierce Retail]
Interesting Articles:
-Nike Is Becoming A Luxury Brand [Business Insider]
-Store owners asking customers to 'unmask' [Star Phoenix]
-Man impersonating a Walmart employee sells scam gift cards outside of the store [KHOU.com]
-Is Cuba in U.S. retail's future? [RetailWire Discussion]
-Asics opens New York City shop with in-store subway car [Fierce Retail]
-5 of this year's most interesting executive comings & goings [Retail Dive]
-Dov Charney Reveals He's Down To His Last $100,000 And Sleeping On A Friend's Couch [Business Insider]
