CANADIAN RETAIL NEWS: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 (Updated Continuously)
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Our article of the day:
Nordstrom's Canadian Stores Will Look Different Than Most US Locations [With Slideshow]
Top Retail Stories: Canada
- Metro Inc buys majority ownership stake in Quebec bakery firm Première Moisson [Financial Post]
- Target Canada employees say 'we're sorry' in video to customers [Financial Post]
- Scotch whisky market booming, investors say [CBC]
- Saputo won't accept milk from B.C. farm where abuse caught on video [CTV]
- Walmart Celebrates 20 Years in Canada, and over $200 Million in Donations [Newswire]
- Next role for the shopping mall: city state? [Globe & Mail] re: massive development plans for Mississauga's Square One **
Canadian Retail News: Region-by-Region
- Major outlet malls set to disrupt retail sector in B.C. [Business In Vancouver]
- LXR & Co. opens pop-up store inside The Bay (Toronto, Queen Street), becomes first iBeacon-equipped Canadian retailer [Mobile Syrup]
- Giant Tiger getting closer to Sydney opening [Cape Breton Post]
- Semiahmoo Shopping Centre (White Rock, BC) cites Zellers exit as ‘great news’ [BC Local News]
Trending Retail Topics
- Chip-and-pin credit card technology finally comes to America [The Economist]
- Judge rules that JC Penney interfered with Macy's pact with Martha Stewart [Winnipeg Free Press]
- Most Retailers Plan To Soon Be Able To Identify Customers When They Walk Into Their Stores [Business Insider]
- Security risks a ‘yellow card’ for bitcoin, prof warns [Globe & Mail]
- Alibaba profit almost triples ahead of IPO [Toronto Star]
- Reinventing the mall: Mall of America, Minneapolis [National Retail Federation]
Interesting Articles
- If You Don’t Understand Why Apply Bought Beats That’s A Good Thing [Retail Prophet]
- How The Starbucks Free College Plan Could Save It Millions Of Dollars Per Year [Business Insider]
- Top 1% took 13.3% of income, Canadian study shows [CBC]
- Target: 'Glitch' throughout stores not hacker-related [Star Tribune]
- How the Rainbow Loom Fad Made Millions for Michaels [Business Week]