Today's retail news from around the web: September 4, 2014
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Cosmetics and furniture popular items as more Canadians shop online [CTV]
-Average Canadian spends $954 a year online: study [CBC]
-Alimentation Couche-Tard gets sales boost from grab-and-go food, coffee [Financial Post]
-Ford still #1 automaker in Canada ahead of Chrysler, Toyota, Honda [CBC]
-Okay, Canada: It’s time for the hard truth about Tim Hortons [Macleans]
-Blacks takes its new look on road and to the airport [Marketing Magazine]
Canadian News: Region-by-Region
-80% of space in 500-store Asian mall planned near Balzac sold [Calgary Herald]
-J.Crew opens first store in Ottawa at Rideau Centre [Ottawa Citizen]
-Nunavut eyeing first beer and wine store [Metro]
-Hudson's Bay to exhibit of Isabella Blow's fashion collection at its Toronto flagship [Fashion Magazine]
-Man in disguise robs Kitchener variety store [CTV]
-Mr. Greenjeans (bar/restaurant) shuts down after 34 years in Eaton Centre [Toronto Star]
Trending Topics:
-Home Depot's Potential Data Breach May Be Much Larger Than Target's [Business Insider]
-Neiman Marcus to open 250K sq ft Manhattan Store in 2018 [NY Times]
-CVS changes corporate name, stops tobacco sales in drugstores [Yahoo]
-Saks Fifth Avenue takes steps to reignite the retail brand [Smart Brief]
-LVMH and Hermes call truce in 'handbag war' - LVMH selling its shares in Hermes [Reuters]
-Apple reportedly partnering with Nordstrom for mobile payments [iPhone Hacks]
-Target to Open Smaller-Format Stores in San Francisco’s Financial District and Berkeley [Target]
Interesting Articles:
-'Dollar' Stores Aren't Actually The Cheapest Stores [Huffington Post]
-Staples Gains as Analyst Says It Should Buy Office Depot [Bloomberg]
-Should Walmart make a bid for Family Dollar? [Retail Wire]
-Wal-Mart Has A New Dress Code And Some Employees Are Furious [Business Insider]
-Anonymous Tipsters Say Nasty Gal's Work Environment Is Terrible [Racked]
-Mobile Plus Apps Equals Retail Engagement [Media Post]