Today's Retail News From Around The Web: December 8, 2014
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Photo: Maska Mode.
Our Article of the Day:
Upscale Women’s Fashion Retailer Maska Mode Continues Canadian Expansion
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Retailers will have a Merry Christmas, according economic forecasts [Toronto Star]
-Le Chateau posts $11.1M third quarter loss [CTV]
-Money Mart suspends 50% cash-for-gift-card offer [CTV]
-RONA Inc. Recruits Chantal Glenisson to Direct Reno-Depot Expansion [Marketwatch]
-Mexx Canada to file for bankruptcy protection [Globe & Mail]
-Black Friday’s momentum sees slowdown with Canadian shoppers [Global]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Quebec's plan to empower pharmacists – and undermine Medicare [Globe & Mail]
-Renderings Reveal Quadrangle Design for the Sheppard Centre [Urban Toronto]
-Plateau retailers might soon stay open past 5 pm on weekends [Montreal: CBC]
-York Street boutique carries Canadian designers [Ottawa Citizen]
-The world's most amazing airport gift shop is in Resolute, Canada [The Australian]
-Lawrence Park has an unusually fashion-forward new boutique for kids [Toronto Life]
-Toronto malls invest in holiday 'shoppertainment' [Toronto Star]
Trending Topics:
-Canada's Triple Five to build New Jersey mega-mall, American Dream, anchored by 140k sf Saks Fifth Avenue, 110k sf Lord & Taylor, world's only FAO Schwarz [northjersey.com]
-Bebe Stores confirms payment card security breach [Yahoo]
-Prada targets cost cuts in 2015 as third-quarter profit falls 44 percent [Yahoo]
-Retail suffers double-digit traffic and sales declines in November [Fierce Retail]
-Fresh & Easy testing new concept store [Fierce Retail]
-World's largest Starbucks is pure 'coffee production theatre' [Yahoo]
Interesting Articles:
-Imagine a world without dealerships, Tesla already is [Globe & Mail]
-58% of shoppers prefer mobile to a sales associate [Fierce Retail]
-Largest shopping malls in the world [Colliers Insights]
-Will Amazon's new private label give Pampers a run for its money? [RetailWire Discussion]
-Five Brands to Watch in 2015 [Chain Store Age]
-American Apparel’s unlikely new model (15 yr old Brendan Jordan) [News.com.au]
AND FINALLY: Live grenade dropped off at Edmonton Goodwill [CBC]