Today's retail news from around the web: September 8, 2014
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Lululemon feels the heat in the competitive 'athleisure' market [Globe & Mail]
-Meet the American woman at the helm of Hudson’s Bay [Globe & Mail]
-The 5 most powerful people in Canadian retail [Profit Guide]
-Canadian online suitmaker Indochino opens bricks-and-mortar Manhattan location [Crain's]
-Le Chateau reports 2nd quarter results [Newswire]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Toronto's 'Mink Mile' is selective about who gets in [Toronto Star]
-Foreign retailers finding little room for setting up shop in Calgary [Calgary Herald]
-Vancouver's Mink Chocolates Wins Best Chocolate Bar in the World Award [Vancity Buzz]
-Hip and happening Gastown — a 'fiercely local vibe' makes it among the most stylish neighbourhoods in the world [Vancouver Province]
-Overwaitea's Urban Fare among 6 grocery stores proposed for Calgary's Core [Grocery Business]
Trending Topics:
-Britain bans 'sexist' American Apparel clothing ads [CTV]
-Family Dollar rejects latest Dollar General offer [Retail Dive]
-Under Armour Surpasses Adidas In Huge Sportswear Shift [Business Insider]
-Report Says Retailers Are Emerging From A Yearlong Apparel Slump [Forbes]
-Starbucks Plans Three New Kinds of Stores [Business Week]
-Amazon tests grocery delivery with US Postal Service [Fierce Retail]
Interesting Articles:
-The untold story of the Target data breach [Fierce Retail]
-A 12-Year-Old Started A Bow Tie Company That Already Has $150,000 In Sales And 5 Employees [Business Insider]
-Walmart, Amazon, eBay top customer survey [Fierce Retail]
-Best Buy And The Myth of Showrooming [MF]
-5% of US shoppers buy on social media, 20% say they would consider it [Fierce Retail]
-Nearly 90,000 Chinese shoppers search daily for Amazon’s U.S. web site [Internet Retailer]
-Bloomingdale’s emphasizes diversity with 100 designer campaign [Luxury Daily]