Today's Retail News From Around The Web: March 10, 2015
/Top Stories - Canada:
-Apple Watch price ranges from $449 to $13000, to hit Canadian stores April 24 [Financial Post]
-Target Canada's Big Mistake: Ignoring History [Huffington Post Canada]
-Loblaw to open 50 new grocery stores as part of $1.2-billion investment [Globe & Mail]
-Updated: Loblaw embarks on $1.2-billion retail refresh expected to create 5,000 jobs [Financial Post]
-Nordstrom Overstocks Shelves To Prove It's Not Target Canada [Huffington Post Canada]
-Why so much money is shorting the Canadian dollar [Globe & Mail]
-Ask Larry: Harry Rosen CEO speaks about family business [Ivey]
Canadian News: Region-by-Region
-Winners to take over former Zellers on Sparks [Ottawa Citizen]
-Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence opens in Calgary [Calgary Herald]
-Iconic Ottawa music warehouse set to close [Ottawa Sun]
-Council hears planning proposal for Lowe's to locate in Guelph [Guelph Mercury]
-How's the new Nadege location in the PATH? [BlogTO]
-Lamborghini Calgary to sell Koenigsegg Automotive AB hyper cars [Calgary Herald]
-Weston Foods acquires commercial bakery in Mississauga, ON [Food in Canada]
Trending Topics:
-Mall owner Simon makes multibillion-dollar offer for rival Macerich [Globe & Mail]
-Lowe's opens innovation center in India [Fierce Retail]
-Apple Watch release date is April 24; priced from $349 to $10,000 plus [Chain Store Age]
-Caché To Liquidate, Close All Remaining Stores [Consumerist]
-Did RadioShack's name kill the chain? [Advertising Age]
-A department store no one talks about is beating Wal-Mart, Amazon, and TJ Maxx (spoiler, it's Kohl's) [Business Insider]
-Imports still rising as West Coast ports work on backlog [Chain Store Age]
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