Today's Retail News From Around The Web: February 13, 2015
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1) Banff's Second Floor Retail and Why it Works
2) DSW Shoes' West Edmonton Mall Flagship Under Construction
Please Note: Because of the February Long Weekend in the provinces of Ontario, Alberta, PEI, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Manitoba, we'll be back with more retail news on Tuesday, February 17.
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Why Walmart hit the bull's-eye Target missed: Don Pittis [CBC]
-Walmart Canada’s 29 expanded supercentres to create 5,000 jobs [Toronto Star]
-5 things you should buy at the dollar store [Global]
-Loblaws male cashier files grievance over pigtail ban [CBC]
-Some Canadians confusing romance with retail [Cape Breton Post]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Nordstrom Ottawa store almost ready to open [CTV]
-Local organic and natural grocery stores consider future Whole Foods Edmonton location a ‘win-win’ [Metro]
-In Praise Of Montreal's Segal's [MTL Blog]
-Umbra celebrates 35 big years of small design with reinvented Queen W. flagship store [Toronto Star]
-Staples moving to Cornerstone [Prince Albert (SK) Daily Herald]
-Weeds store in Sechelt (BC) won't happen, says RCMP [Coast Reporter]
-Orbit Ukrainian Store shipping supplies to Ukrainian army [Edmonton: CBC]
-Toronto sets new tourism records, China now top overseas market [Toronto Star]
Trending Topics:
PARTNER CONTENT: J.C. Williams Group National Retail Bulletin - U.S. Retail Sales Jump into High Gear [J.C. Williams Group]
-Wal-Mart Stores Inc may be making some big changes [Financial Post]
-GNC plans 125 net new domestic stores in 2015 [Chain Store Age]
-Costco to stop accepting American Express cards in the U.S. from next April [Financial Post]
-JCPenney adding 116 in-store Disney shops [Fierce Retail]
-Whole Foods posts record sales; plans more stores [Supermarket News]
-Staples under fire for strict part-time policy [Retail Dive]
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