Today's retail news from around the web: July 4, 2014
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Top Stories: Canada
-Good for retailers: 'HGTV effect' spurring home renovations across Canada. [CBC]
-American Apparel, Lululemon founders fight for control [Toronto Star]
-Lululemon Athletica founder’s advisors in talks with private equity firms on possible buyout: report. [Financial Post]
Canadian News: Region-by-Region
-Concern about the size and scale of Edmonton's proposed airport outlet mall - is it even necessary? [Edmonton Journal]
-Ottawa's Lansdowne Park re-launch nears, on time and 'tracking well' [Ottawa Citizen]
-Liberty Village project in Toronto (including some retail) gets green light. [Inside Toronto]
-Toronto's Park Hyatt Hotel may be for sale - includes Canada's only Strellson store and 13,000 sq ft of retail. [Financial Post]
-After 82 years, Edmonton's Corona Shoe Re-Nu closes its doors. [Edmonton Journal]
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-American Apparel under fire again for posting photo of Challenger space shuttle explosion as ‘fireworks’. [Financial Post]
-Ex-American Apparel CEO transfers entire stake and voting rights to hedge fund [Financial Post]
-Costco shoppers find a loophole to avoid membership fees - pay with a gift card, without the membership fee requirement. [Huffington Post]
-Chico's hires new leadership amidst talks of going private. [Fierce Retail]
-Amazon denies Federal Trade Commission claim that it's not doing enough to prevent children from buying via its apps. [Montreal Gazette]
-The benefits of bricks-and-mortar stores over online retail (customer service, tangible product, etc). [Business Insider]
-Twitter now provides a 'buy now' button, creating 'in-tweet' shopping. [Fierce Retail]