Today's Retail News From Around The Web: January 12, 2015
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Top Stories - Canada:
-The Beer Store: It's Canada's best political satire [Globe & Mail]
-Payday lenders sub in for banks in poor areas [Toronto Star]
-Online shoppers fight to get their orders: Roseman [Toronto Star]
-Southern Imperial to Partner with Canada's Best Store Fixtures [PR.com]
-In praise of our underrated food courts: Micallef [Toronto Star]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Public backs mix of liquor stores in Saskatchewan [Regina Leader Post]
-Toronto's First Suburban Strip Plaza Proposed for Redevelopment [Urban Toronto]
-More stores popping up at McKeown Commons [North Bay Today]
-Daiter’s Fresh Market, uptown’s go-to Jewish grocer, is closing up shop this spring [Toronto Life]
-Bibles for Mission Thrift Store opens in downtown Bellville [Inside Bellville]
Trending Topics:
-PVH Corp. announces the closure of its Izod retail division [Yahoo]
-Starbucks moves Tazo tea out of its shops [Yahoo]
-Rough Week in Retail as JCPenney, Macy’s Close Stores - as do Gators, Seals and Deb Shops [Costar.com]
-Here's A List Of All The Macy's Stores That Are Closing In 2015 [Huffington Post]
-Holiday Sales Growth Was Best Since ’05, ShopperTrak Says [Bloomberg]
-E-books Go Out of Fashion As Book Sales Revive [TIME]
Interesting Articles:
-Retailers are closing up shop. Here's why... [Yahool]
-Why Uniqlo Is Winning [American Marketing Association]
-J.C. Penney's closing dozens of stores again. That's great news [Fortune]
-Wet Seal's future is online [RetailWire Discussion]
-Retailers are closing up shop. Here's why... [CNBC]
-Office Depot wants to redefine the office supply business [RetailWire Discussion]
