Today's retail news from around the web: June 5, 2014
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Top Retail Stories: Canada
Rexall reinvents itself in a bid to boost profitability [Globe & Mail]
Why gas stations are in decline in Canada [Macleans]
‘Maple Leaf is not for sale’: CEO Michael McCain puts takeover speculation to rest [Financial Post]
Swiss duty-free store operator Dufry to buy Nuance for $1.7billion [Financial Times] Nuance operates duty free airport concessions in Toronto and Calgary.
- Canadian stores set to drop prices to keep customers [Yahoo Finance]
Canadian Retail News: Region-by-Region
New mall opens in Whitehorse's old Canadian Tire store [CBC]
Brooks Brothers goes posh with a fancy new flagship on Bloor Street [Toronto Life]
Vancouver's Chinatown Night Market is closing after 17 years [News 1130]
Diaper shortage exasperates Grand Falls-Windsor dad [CBC Newfoundland]
Forks land eyed for park, retail and housing development [CBC, Winnipeg]
Pop in to the Stella Artois pop-up store [Toronto Sun]
New outlet mall proposed near Detroit Metro Airport [Detroit News] No doubt, some Canadians will shop here
Trending Retail Topics
Amazon to unveil smartphone June 18: source [Toronto Star]
- 24% of Americans stopped buying online because of breaches [USA Today
- Wal-Mart to expand online savings tool nationwide, extends to general merchandise, produce [Winnipeg Free Press]
Burt behind Burt's Bees tells filmmaker he was ousted after affair [CTV]
Sam's Club says will be first mass retailer to offer card with microchip in US, beating Target [Winnipeg Free Press]
This electric car goes more than 1,600 km without recharging [CBC]
Canadian Fashion News
- Tamara Mellon’s own lifestyle brand seeks to “disrupt fashion” [Toronto Star] Co-founder of Jimmy Choo hits retail sweet spot with shoes, handbags and line of ready-to-wear clothing.
- A stunning inside look at luxury – with X-ray precision [Globe & Mail] interesting exhibit at Holt Renfrew