Today's retail news from around the web: July 25, 2014
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Target Can Fix its Canadian Business, According to Barclays [Financial Post]
-Loblaw’s Fresh Approach Giving it a Big Edge in Heated Grocery Battle [Financial Post]
-Loblaw Sees Sales Increase But Shoppers Acquisition Eats Into Profit [Globe & Mail]
-Grocers Taking Some of the ‘Shock’ Out of Surging Fresh Food Prices [CBC]
-Parks Canada-Roots: A Match Made in Branding Heaven, But it Wasn't To Be (Roots was supposed to make Parks Canada branded clothing, but deal fell through) [CBC]
-Harry Rosen Named One of North America's Top 10 Most Influential Menswear Retailers [MRketplace]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Alberta Leads Country in Retail Sales Growth, Brandy Melville Opens at Market Mall [Calgary Herald]
-B.C. Only Province to See Dip in Retail Sales in May: StatsCan [Business In Vancouver]
-Sporting Life Looks to Open in Vancouver [Vancity Buzz, by Retail Insider]
-Herbal Magic Stores Closing in P.E.I. [The Guardian]
-Maison Kitsuné Pop-Up at Holt Renfrew, Yorkdale, Open Until the End of the Month [Toronto Life]
-Yorkville's Maison de la Presse closes, Victim to Publishing Trends [Toronto Star]
Trending Topics:
-Amazon Posts Much Larger Loss Than Expected [Globe & Mail]
-Wal-Mart Appoints New Boss For Its Struggling U.S. Business [Financial Post]
-American Apparel to Appoint New Directors, Including 1st Woman [LA Times]
-Retail Employment Falls 2.5% in Britain as Business Rates Force Companies to Cut Costs [Drapers]
-Mars Hikes Chocolate Prices, Following Hershey's Lead [CBC]
-Is TJ Maxx The Best Retail Store In The Land? (sells lots, has loyal following) [Fortune]
Interesting Articles:
-Apple Blatantly Ignored The Basic Rules Of Retail When Opening Stores [Business Insider]
-5 Coming Crises In The Retail Market [Retail Prophet]
-Birkenstocks Become the New Footwear Trend, Again [Globe & Mail]
-Does This Outfit Suit Me? There's an App For That [Toronto Star]
-Will 3D Printing Disrupt Ecommerce? [Practical Ecommerce]