Today's Retail News From Around The Web: September 29, 2014
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Forever 21 to Open F21 Red in Canada
2) L'Occitane en Provence Opens Stunning Vancouver Flagship
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Warehouse retailer XS Cargo to close its 50 stores across Canada after failed bid to restructure
-Sears Canada braces for possible bankruptcy as CEO leaves [NY Post]
-Growth for Canadian fashion retailer Dynamite [Montreal Gazette]
-Aquariums and ice rinks? Developers are cooking up ways to make shopping at the mall a lot more fun [National Post]
-Nordstrom's rush to Canada [Fierce Retail]
-E-book Sales Level Off: Canadian Publishing 2014 [Publishers Weekly]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Calgary luxury auto mall taking shape [Calgary Herald]
-Rocky Mountain Soap Factory opening two toxin-free Vancouver stores [Vancity Buzz]
-Upscale Montreal grocer opens second location [Grocery Business]
-New wave of stores calls for a grand bash [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Introducing the artisanal general store [Toronto: National Post]
-Clothes by Muriel Dombret celebrates 20 years of style [Ottawa Citizen]
Trending Topics:
-10 retailers that are primed for huge sales growth [Market Watch]
-Amazon’s Grocery Delivery Business Coming to New York City [recode.net]
-Walmart’s new CEO has made its iconic Saturday morning meeting optional [Quartz]
-Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb talks about Broad Street store, further expansion [NOLA.com]
-Carlos Slim Mimics Zara to Spruce Up Sears in Mexico [Bloomberg]
-Tory Burch names retail vet Roger Farah as co-CEO [Chain Store Age]
Interesting Articles:
-Amazon allows shoppers to add Wish List products from Twitter [Fierce Retail]
-Macy's CEO Offers An Ominous Insight About American Consumers [Business Insider]
-Expert: New Wal-Mart dress code could prompt legal action [Retail Dive]
-Urban Outfitters Is About To Supersize Its Stores — Here's What They'll Look Like [Business Insider]
-Gap Displays "1969" Jeans From "Black Nooses" [NBC]
-Ron Johnson is getting back in the game [RetailWire]