Today's Retail News From Around The Web: September 17, 2014
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Will Holt Renfrew build a new store on Toronto's Bay Street? Rendering: architectsAlliance
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Will Holt Renfrew Build a New Store on Bay Street?
2) Oakville Place Adds Pusateri's as part of $30 million redevelopment
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Will Dollarama be the ‘consolation prize’ to loser of U.S. dollar store battle? [Financial Post]
-Nordstrom says starting with one Canadian store was a good idea [Toronto Star]
-Bikini Village has chilly Q2 [Montreal Gazette]
-HBC’s CEO explains why Target botched its Canadian launch—and why Saks will do better [Toronto Life]
-Student ‘entrepreneur’ suspended for selling banned non-diet pop at school [National Post]
-IKEA recalls 299 GUNGGUNG children's swings sold in Canada for possible risk of injury [Newswire]
-Judge clears way for class action lawsuit against Sears Canada [Furniture Today]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-New tenants revitalize Kerrisdale but many stores remain empty [Business in Vancouver]
-Boys'Co opens at Surrey's Guildford Town Centre [Vancity Buzz by Retail Insider]
-Kin's Farm Market to open 3 more Vancouver stores [Business in Vancouver]
-Why 485 King West in Toronto has sat dormant [Bisnow]
-Police investigating after Best Buy stores broken into in Oakville, Etobicoke, ON [CP24]
Trending Topics:
-Chief executive loans Sears $400M [Fierce Retail]
-Whole Foods to Test Rewards Program as Competition Grows [Bloomberg]
-Macy's touts its omni-channel progress [Retail Wire]
-Online-only retailers top holiday shopping destination among affluent: report [Luxury Daily]
-Wal-Mart Spokesman Said to Resign Over Resume Falsehood [Bloomberg]
-Saks boosts HBC Q2 performance; eight stores planned [Chain Store Age]
Interesting Articles:
-60% of shoppers increasingly shopping online [Fierce Retail]
-For RadioShack, a History of Misses [Deal Book]
-‘Pop-up’ grocery to focus on food in 2065 [Supermarket News]
-For The First Time, You Can Watch Tom Ford's Runway Show [Huffington Post]
-The London round-up: 10 Key Summer 2015 Trends [EDITD]
-Same-Day Delivery: Can Drones Play a Role for Retailers? [Chain Store Age]
-Ralph Lauren Is the Latest to Open a Coffee Shop Inside His Store [Yahoo]