Today's retail news from around the web: September 2, 2014
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Top Stories - Canada:
-With mail dying, Canada Post bets its future on e-commerce [Globe & Mail]
-Upscale Nordstrom wary of Target's failure as it prepares to open in Calgary [Calgary Herald]
-Target Canada president talks Toronto living and leadership [Toronto Star]
-Burger King will turn Tim Hortons into ‘iconic global brand,’ Miles Nadal says [Financial Post]
-Tim Hortons takes on the world: How going global could change the soul of Canada’s coffee chain [Financial Post]
-Winning the fight for foot traffic in Canada (PDF) [NDP.com]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Grocery stores line up to serve Calgary's rising downtown population [Calgary Herald]
-Makeup chain Inglot coming to Toronto's Yonge and Dundas [BlogTO]
-Video: FedEX quits shipping wine from BC, amid provincial protest [CTV Vancouver]
-‘Major Canadian retailer’ coming to Ottawa's Sparks Street pedestrian mall: BIA [Metro, Ottawa]
Trending Topics:
-Macy's could beat Amazon to offer same day delivery [Yahoo]
-Sears Should Reorganize Its Operations Along Merchandise Lines Into Separate Subsidiaries [Seeking Alpha]
-Breathing New Life Into The American Mall [Forbes]
-Dairy Queen Latest Retailer To Report Hack [Top Tech News]
-Fred Segal CEO plans brand expansion [Crains]
Interesting Articles:
-Why Is Guess Closing 50 Stores In North America? [Seeking Alpha]
-Are big boxes better career builders than small stores? [Retail Wire]
-10 companies that control the world’s food [Market Wired]
-RadioShack to be exclusive retailer for veterans’ mobile services [Chain Store Age]
-Big Lots looks to live down closeout image [Retailing Today]