Today's retail news from around the web: June 26, 2014
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Our articles of the day:
1) The Uptick In Canadian Retail Sales Is Not A Trend
2) RetailWire Discussion: EBay's CEO Talks About The 'Commerce Revolution'
Top Stories: Canada
-About 50 Sobeys grocery stores to be closed, mostly in Western Canada [Financial Post]
-Amazon.ca launches a new diaper subscription service for families, offering 20 per cent off and free delivery for 30 days. [Toronto Star]
-Open air shopping malls become more common in Canada [Canadian Property Management]
-Jamie Oliver to open Canadian restaurants, including one at Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre. [CBC]
-New website maps independent bookstores in Canada. [http://www.findabookstore.ca]
Canadian News: Region-by-Region
-Several Manitoba Safeway, IGA stores slated to close. More closures expected across Canada as part of grocery market restructuring. [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Firm Capital Property Trust announces closing of 70% interest in a 25 property retail portfolio for $22.6mill (Toronto) [Newswire]
-Cold-pressed juice options expand in Vancouver [Georgia Straight]
-Village Ice Cream scoops up new Calgary location. [Global News]
-Sobeys will close in Pincher Creek, Alberta. [Pincher Creek Echo]
*Top photo: Callison Architecture
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Trending Topics
-Abandoned Online Shopping Carts Represent A $2 Trillion Opportunity For Retailers. [Business Insider]
-Google unveils a new version of its Android software for smartphones and other devices as it battles Apple for mobile technology [Toronto Star]
-Ikea store in central Hamburg, Germany, markets to shoppers without cars. [Globe & Mail]
-Why Costco outperforms Walmart and Target. [Business Insider]
-In the age of e-commerce, physical flagships still critical to engaging male luxury consumers. [Business of Fashion]
-Why retail isn't what it used to be. [Forbes]