Today's Retail News From Around The Web: January 7, 2015
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) List of International Retailers that Entered Canada in 2014
2) 2015 Canadian Retail Outlook, by J.C. Williams Group
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Video: Globe & Mail's Marina Strauss discusses 'The outlook for Canada’s competitive retail sector in 2015' [Globe & Mail]
-Luxury market to feel pinch of falling oil prices [Calgary Herald]
-Whole Foods Market Expands in Canada. Is It a Good Idea? [Motley Fool]
-Mercedes-Benz Canada reports the best year in the company's history [Newswire]
-Two longtime Tim Hortons executives step down abruptly after Burger King takeover [Financial Post]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Retail Development Corp to attract business proposed by cit of Windsor [CBC]
-Downtown Kitchener's bargain store closing its doors [Waterloo Record]
-Two Retailers on Halifax's Spring Valley Rd. close, blame panhandlers and taxes [CBC]
-Why Retailers Should Learn to Love Condos [Bisnow Toronto]
AND FINALLY: Shoppers buy the most junk food after the holidays: Study [Toronto Sun]
Trending Topics:
-Coach Buying Shoemaker Stuart Weitzman For $574 Million [Forbes]
-American Apparel Inc strengthens workplace harassment rules after firing founder Dov Charney [Financial Post]
-Cost cuts, asset sales and writedowns in store for Tesco [Yahoo]
-Aldi's prices cheaper than Walmart's [Fierce Retail]
-Fashion chain C. Wonder to shutter all stores [Forbes]
-Teen apparel chains hit hardest in decline of mall traffic [Fierce Retail]
Interesting Articles:
-What's So Big about the NRF Big Show? [RIS News]
-Amazon sellers top 2B items in 2014 [Fierce Retail]
-Sam's Club offering $20 gift cards for new and renewed memberships, additional $5 for sharing deal on Facebook [Sam's Club]
-First weekend of year generates highest online shopping traffic of holiday season [Fierce Retail]
