Today's Retail News From Around The Web: December 24, 2014
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Happy Holidays from everyone at Retail Insider. We'll be back on Monday, December 29th. Below are today's top stories.
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Still Christmas shopping? You're not alone [CBC]
-Boxing Day deals still sought after by Canadians, despite Black Friday and Cyber Monday [Financial Post]
-Keurig Green Mountain Inc recalls millions of coffee makers in Canada and U.S. after reports of burns from spraying hot water [Financial Post]
-Canadian Tire backs worker's wish to use 'Merry Christmas' greeting [CBC]
-The Real Reason Canadians Pay Higher Prices Than Americans for the same products [Huffington Post]
-Mexx to shutter all 95 stores in Canada [Chain Store Age]
-Canada playing catchup in retail predictions and analytics: IDC [CDN]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Retail redesign on Vancouver’s Robson earns top honours [Vancouver Sun]
-Holiday shoppers hit up Winnipeg's independent specialty stores [CBC]
-Port backlogs stall Christmas retail deliveries [Business in Vancouver]
-Chocolatier Daniel Gendron of Ogilvy's new chocolate boutique [Montreal Gazette]
-Retail space in Saskatoon continues to grow [Global]
-Chocolatiers turn city into world market sweet spot [Business in Vancouver]
-Spike Lee apparel shop pops up in Toronto [Toronto Star]
Trending Topics:
-U.S. economy gets huge Christmas bonus from confident consumers [Globe & Mail]
-Russia's 'era of excess' ending with fallen ruble: Peter Pomerantsev [CBC]
-Delaware judge denies request to block Family Dollar vote on Dollar Tree's takeover bid [Chain Store Age]
-With $27.7M deal, Barnes & Noble regains full ownership of Nook business [CTV]
-Alibaba has spent $161M to fight fake goods and improve customer protection [Boston Journal]
-Bulgari joins luxury retailers in India [Fierce Retail]
-Retail to top $22 trillion this year [Fierce Retail]
Interesting Articles:
-Coca-Cola Is Reportedly Cutting Jobs, Canceling Parties, And Telling Executives To Stop Taking Limos [Business Insider]
-70% of shoppers to buy gift cards [Fierce Retail]
-Why Brick-And-Mortar Stores Might Have The Edge Over Amazon After All [Forbes]
-Same-Day Delivery Services Are Going After Brick-And-Mortar Retailers’ Last Big Advantage [Business Insider]
-Do retail employees get enough respect? [RetaliWire Discussion]
*And Finally: Most hated Christmas songs: Retail workers fess up [Inside Halton]*
