Today's Retail News From Around The Web: September 23, 2014
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Photo: Target
Top Stories - Canada:
-Target Canada prices drop lower than Walmart’s, study finds [Financial Post]
-Rich get richer, and Canadian companies want their business [Global]
-DealFind, TeamBuy customers fuming over worthless coupons after sites file for credit protection [Financial Post]
-Sears Canada auction flop darkens outlook [NY Post]
-Will Nordstrom succeed, or pull a Target in Canada? [Metro]
-New Trial Program Designed to Help Retailers Improve In-store Conversion Launches Just in Time for Critical Selling Season [Retail Council of Canada, via Newswire]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Jim Deva, owner of Vancouver's Little Sister's bookshop, dead at 65 [CBC]
-Toronto's Sunrise Records Shutting Down Yonge Street Stores [Exclaim]
-Garrison Bespoke has a new grooms-only boutique in the King Edward Hotel [Toronto Life]
-Double Take thrift store offers second chance to those in need [Global Toronto]
-Montreal food bank seeks to add supermarkets as donors [Montreal Gazette]
-LS travel retail to open The Scoreboard sports store at Toronto Airport [Moodie Report]
Trending Topics:
-Report: Sears needs $4 billion to avoid 2016 collapse [Chain Store Age]
-iPhone 6 sales top 10 million [Retail Dive]
-Farfetch launches shopping tour guide app [Fierce Retail]
-Lululemon Athletica Is Back In Shape [Seeking Alpha]
-Why Big Box Stores Are Getting Small [Mechtronics]
-86% of retailers expect an increase in online holiday sales [Fierce Retail]
-Michael Kors: A Fashion Retailer That Is Making Smart Moves [Guru Focus]
Interesting Articles:
-Home Depot’s former security architect had history of techno-sabotage [arstechnica.com]
-Battle for your breakfast buck: Fast food attacks cereal's supremacy [CBC]
-Why Macy's Has New Initiatives And Gains Hip Customers [Forbes]
-Why does offensive apparel continue to make the cut? [Retail Dive]
-Identifying and filling gaps for heritage brands: Discerning and creating new market opportunities [Luxury Daily]
-Retail data breaches: 5 ways consumers can protect themselves [CTV]
-Home Depot Finally Emails Customers to Inform Them of Credit Card Hack [Mashable]