Today's Retail News From Around The Web: February 2, 2015
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson resigns from board of directors [Financial Post]
-Target to seek two-month extension of protection from creditors [Globe & Mail]
-Is Le Chateau on death watch? [Vancity Buzz]
-Target Canada Liquidation Sales Expected To Begin Early February [Huffington Post]
-‘Click and Collect’ likely to become more of a trend in Canada: retail analyst [News1130]
-The tally of closed retail stores in Canada keeps growing [Financial Post]
-canfitpro offers training discount to help former Target Canada employees transition to the fitness industry [Newswire]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Lower Mainland transit tax would be combined with PST [Globe & Mail]
-Ivanhoé Cambridge sells stake in 2 Ontario malls for $240 million [Reuters]
-North West Company boycott challenges high prices in North [CBC]
-Fixtures fabricator Peregrine finds success by diversifying [Vancouver Sun]
-Reno-Depot Drummondville Officially Opens Its Doors [Marketwired]
-Target will be hard to replace in the Charlottetown Mall [Guardian]
-Men's store offers casual styles in University Heights [Saskatoon Star Phoenix]
Trending Topics:
-Albertsons and Safeway complete merger acquisition [Newswire]
-Tesco names the 43 stores it is closing, putting 2,000 jobs at risk [BBC]
-Lower Gas Prices Are Fueling US Consumer Spending [Business Insider]
-Confirmed: Starbucks knows the next hot neighborhood before everybody else does [Quartz]
-Why shopping has turned into a night at the museum [Globe & Mail]
Our Previous Articles:
-Target's Most Valuable Canadian Store Real Estate
-Activewear Brand Lolë Plans Aggressive Canadian Expansion
-Upscale Alton Gray Looks to Open Several Canadian Stores
