Today's retail news from around the web: July 2, 2014
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Our articles of the day:
1) Dior continues its Canadian expansion: opens 4th location
2) The Best and Worst Things to Buy in July
Top Stories: Canada
-Canadian retailers step-up game plan to woo price-conscious fashionistas (increased competition this fall in lower-priced stores/brands in Canada). [Globe & Mail]
-Coca Cola is creating 'personalized' beverages for Canadian consumers (290 of Canada's most popular names to be placed on Coke containers). [Globe & Mail]
-Vaughan, Ontario furniture maker sues Ikea for $25million for breach of contract. [Toronto Star]
-The top US brands coming to Canada (Slideshow - spoiler: Saks, Nordstrom, DSW, American Girl, Jimmy Choo, Bloomingdale's [not likely] Dylan's Candy bar [we were the source for that one]) [Huffington Post]
Canadian News: Region-by-Region
-Milestone: crane is removed from Vancouver's new Nordstrom building/Pacific Centre. [Vancouver Sun]
-Victoria (BC) bookstore owner Jim Munro is awarded the Order of Canada. [Times Columnist]
-Some BC stores say 'no' to genetically modified apples. [Common Ground]
-Suspicious package delivered to a Montreal area jewelry store. [West Island Gazette]
-Two in custody after shots fired at a Winnipeg convenience store. [AM 680]
-Vancouver's 'Chinatown Experiment' Set To Host New Series Of Pop-Ups Through July. [Scout Magazine]
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