Today's Retail News From Around The Web: March 12, 2015
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Photo: Craig Patterson
Our Article of the Day:
Details on Saks Fifth Avenue's Canadian Flagship, Now Under Construction
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Target Canada workers frustrated by inflexible schedules during retailer’s final days [CBC]
-Shoppers complain Target Canada jacked prices ahead of sales [Global]
-Canadian furniture store sales rise 3.5% to C$10B in 2014 [Furniture Today]
-Charity sales by for-profit companies face crackdown by retailers [CBC]
-Sears Canada to sell – and then lease back – 3 locations [BIV]
-Pantry shareholders give OK to merger with Alimentation Couche-Tard [Chain Store Age]
Canadian News: Region-by-Region
-First look: New Yonge and Bloor tower would be Toronto’s tallest (with 8 retail levels) [Globe & Mail]
-Sport Chek coming to Swift Current as part of Canadian Tire expansion [Southwest Booster]
-Sears department store all but a memory [Richmond Review]
-Grocery cart designed to aid people with special needs [Manitoba: CTV]
-Nova Scotia fundraising company banned from Sobeys [CTV]
-What Mirvish Village used to look like in Toronto [BlogTO]
Trending Topics:
-Google opens its first branded retail store [Mashable]
-Target axe comes down hard on HQ employees [Minneapolis Star Tribune]
-Will Aeropostale Be The Next 90s Brand To Join Wet Seal And dELiA*s In Bankruptcy? [Forbes]
-CEO wants to save SkyMall [Fierce Retail]
-Express Q4 beats Street; issues upbeat outlook [Chain Store Age]
-Aldi named 'fastest-growing retailer' in the UK [Management Today]
-Russian auto market collapsing, but luxury cars still a must [CTV]
Our Previous Articles:
-German Womenswear Brand Gerry Weber Plans Aggressive Canadian Expansion
-Retailers to Open Under Vancouver's Nordstrom are Revealed
-Ogilvy/Holt's to Include Adjacent Condos Averaging $5-Million Above 5-Star Hotel
-Analysis: A Visit to a Canadian Whole Foods, and Why it's Successful