Today's Retail News From Around The Web: September 30, 2014
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Photo: Holt Renfrew
Our Articles of the Day
1) Holt Renfrew Opens Luxurious Free-Standing Men's Store [With Photos]
2) Muji to Open 7 - 8 Canadian Stores in 5 Years
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Sears store dealers denounce changes that leave them ‘doomed to financial ruin’ [Financial Post]
-Canadians rank #2 in world for customer service: report [Yahoo]
-Fire burns former ‘Corner Gas’ grocery store in Rouleau, Sask. [The Record]
-What we know so far about F21 Red opening in Canada [Style Democracy]
-Holt Renfrew aims to fend off U.S. rivals with men’s-only store [Globe & Mail]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-New Toronto shop offers art, crafts and experiences [BlogTO]
-Luxury malls and stores to open in Vancouver [Inside Vancouver]
-Yonge Street developers are embracing time-worn storefronts [Toronto: Globe & Mail]
-Morris Home Hardware owner sorry for not honouring tax exemption [CBC]
-London juice company teams up with Balzac’s to press Toronto market [Metro]
-Hemlines: Max Mara’s Tailored Suit Project arrives in Vancouver [Vancouver Sun]
Trending Topics:
-American Apparel names Scott Brubaker as interim CEO in latest shuffle [Financial Post]
-Saks Fifth Avenue to Open New Store in Puerto Rico [Market Watch]
-H&M to boost Chinese business [Inside Retail]
-Dollar store foot traffic up 14% [Fierce Retail]
-Microsoft to Open Fifth Avenue Store [WSJ]
-Shoppers' interest in social media down [Fierce Retail]
Interesting Articles:
-Challenges for Retail in Low-Income Areas [Urban Land]
-Why Stores Still Rule Retail [Forbes]
-Walmart opens first Pickup Grocery store in Arkansas [Fierce Retail]
-The Surprising Company That Didn't Make the Top 5 Online Retailer List [MF]
-Kmart, Target, Dick’s: Why some retail fails [The Star Press]