Today's retail news from around the web: August 12, 2014
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Photo: valiram.com
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Jimmy Choo Opens 1st Canadian Store
2) London, ON department store Kingsmill's closes after 148 years
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Housewares Retaliers Bowring & Bombay Seek Bankruptcy Protection [Globe & Mail]
-F&D Reports Releases Canadian Grocery Retail Insights [Digital Journal]
-Aritzia Launches an In-House Handbag Line [Style Democracy]
-Canadian Tire Open to US Acquisitions For Growth [Marketing Magazine]
-Dutch-Style City Bikes Make Inroads in North America [Globe & Mail]
-Canadian Fashion Retailer Dynamite Opens in Kuwait [Zawya]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Harry Rosen to Renovate 2 Vancouver Locations, Possibly Open 3rd (location undetermined) [Vancouver Sun]
-Popular Toronto Video Rental Store (The Film Buff) Shuts Down [BlogTO]
-Kate Spade to Open at West Vancouver's Park Royal [Vancity Buzz, by Retail Insider]
-$700 Parakeet Birdnapped From Pet Store in Richmond [CBC]
-Grumpy Cat Visits Toronto Eaton Centre To Promote New Book (and, reportedly, possibly hated it) [Huffington Post]
-Pet Store Fire in La Pocatiere, QC, Kills All Animals [Sun]
-Fire in Edmonton's Old Strathcona Damages Autobody Shop (with video) [Edmonton Journal]
Trending Topics:
-Walmart vs. Target: Who Wins the CEO Shuffle? [Investor Place]
-Barneys New York to Pay $525K in Shopper Racial Profiling Probe [AP]
-Etsy's Quiet Retail Revolution [Retail Dive]
-Alibaba Ousts Gray Market Goods as Luxury Brands Come on Board [Retail Wire]
-Amazon's Largest Retail Competitor May Actually Have a Shot at Catching Up [Bizjournals]
-Target Offers Incentives to Buy Online/Pick up in Stores [Retail Wire]
Interesting Articles:
-NYC’s First Enclosed Mall in 40 Years Officially Opens [Chain Store Age]
-Should Big Brands Move Call Centers Back to the U.S.? [Retail Wire]
-Amazon Reportedly in Dispute with Disney [Retail Dive]
-This Vending Machine Bakes 10-Inch Pizzas In 90 Seconds [Business Insider]