Today's Retail News From Around The Web: December 9, 2014
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Simons Plans to Operate as Many as 20 Canadian Locations
2) Mexx Brand About to Die in Its Omni-channel Sleep
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Top Stories - Canada:
-The Saks effect: Hudson’s Bay Co’s net loss narrows in third quarter on higher sales [Financial Post]
-Why Canada Is Headed for a Retail Bloodbath [Huffington Post]
-Tories to take aim at Canada-U.S. price gap with new legislation [Global]
-Future of Retailing in Canada to 2018 - Report [Digital Journal]
-Best Buy Boasts Largest Selection of Wearable Technology in Canada [Techvibes]
-Tim Hortons executives to pocket fat bonuses on eve of Burger King takeover [Financial Post]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Kensington Village app pings phones with sales and deals [Calgary Herald]
-Two Men Charged After Snake Tossed in Saskatchewan Tim Hortons Over Sandwich Dispute [Sun News]
-Winnipeg's Timothy Eaton statue speaks to a bygone empire [WFP]
-Vancouver Christmas Market celebrates the season [Vancouver Sun]
-Stylegarage opens massive new store on Ossington [BlogTO]
-Two women accused of robbing Birks in Laval, stealing watch, might do time [Montreal Gazette]
Trending Topics:
-Physical retail still king, Trump, industry leaders tell NY National conference [Shopping Centers Today]
-Amazon launches its own private label [Kantar]
-German union launches new strike at Amazon warehouses [Yahoo]
-Pop-ups expected to make $2B this holiday season [Fierce Retail]
-These retailers are winning in online sales [CNBC]
-Success Draws Competition for Luxury E-Retailer Yoox [New York Times]
-Lululemon Offers a Flashier Look [WSJ]
Interesting Articles:
-9 biggest retail blunders of 2014 [Retail Dive]
-54% of Alibaba's Alipay transactions in first 10 months of 2014 made on mobile [Tech Crunch]
-Retailers will have to adapt to Cybrid shoppers [Fierce Retail]
-Will Black Friday's slump change the promotional calendar? [RetailWire Discussion]
-How NYC's Most Creative Store Owner Found Herself In Bed with Target [Racked]
-Retailing relics roar back: the return of the department store [Crain's New York]