Today's retail news from around the web: July 18, 2014
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Our article of the day:
Why Many Retailers Have Consistently High Employee Turnover
Top Stories - Canada:
-Loblaw shuffles management; Shoppers president to exit [Globe & Mail]
-Loblaw’s Galen G. Weston takes on president’s role in management shakeup [Financial Post]
-Tim Hortons concept store: coffee-flavoured beer, digital menus [CBC]
-Lululemon, Aeropostale among retailers unlikely to reach 2015 [Fierce Retail]
-Walmart.ca offers free shipping [Grocery Business]
-Holt Renfrew to bring luxury shopping 'apartments' to its stores [RetailWire Discussion of a previous Retail Insider article]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-LCBO slowly rolling out new logo, slogan [Newstalk1010]
-Versace to open new Vancouver store [Vancity Buzz, by Retail Insider]
-Area Rugs Store in Vancouver, Absolutely Rugs, Announces Launch of Website [Baystreet.ca]
-Tesla Motors opens its first Canadian Supercharger station in Squamish, BC [BIV]
-Kings Art & Framing announces Edmonton store grand opening [Digital Journal]
Trending Topics:
-Facebook testing 'buy' button [CBC]
-Amazon Has the Best Consumer Perception of Any Brand (Target hit hard by data breech) [Adweek]
-Apple and IBM's partnership means big things for retail [Fierce Retail]
-H&M opens its largest store in the world - 57K sq ft in NYC [Shopping Centers Today]
-The U.K.'s Biggest Budget Fashion Retailer (Primark) Is Coming To The U.S. (1st store-Boston) [Refinery 29]
Interesting Articles:
-Oregon sues 5-Hour Energy, alleges deceptive advertising [CTV]
-Lord & Taylor is opening a 'pop-up' store at Saratoga Race Course in Albany, NY [Albany Business Review]
-Lego’s blueprint for success, one brick at a time [Globe & Mail]
-Seattle's Pacific Place Mall sells for $271mill, or $774/sq ft [Seattle Times]
-J. Crew's Micro-Sized Clothing Reveals That Americans Are Becoming Less Important To Retailers [Business Insider]
-J.C. Penney turns to selfies to promote latest back-to-school campaign [Dallas Business Journal]