Today's Retail News From Around The Web: March 16, 2015
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Jaeger-LeCoultre to Open Two Canadian Locations This Year
2) Why Did Google Open a Brick-and-Mortar Store?
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Target Canada announces store 16 closures for March 18, as it winds up operations [CTV]
-Virtual reality poised to revolutionize retail [Toronto Star]
-Why Dollarama Inc. Could Be a Great Investment No Matter What the Market Does [Motley Fool Canada]
-Lululemon family launches "technical cashmere" brand -- and it's selling [Fortune]
-Inside Lululemon's Booming Underground Resale Market [Racked]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Ontario looking to bring beer, wine into grocery stores [Globe & Mail]
-Small grocers worried about losing out on beer, wine sales [Toronto Star]
-Lansdowne Place (Peterborough, ON) celebrating as other malls struggle [KMG]
-Planning commission opposes tighter zoning rules on liquor stores [Calgary Herald]
-The Dufresne Group acquires four Ashley stores in Toronto [Furniture Today]
-Lush to open in Lime Ridge [Hamilton Spectator]
-Toronto's Elte Just Launched A Website, And It's Swoon-worthy [Huffington Post]
Trending Topics:
-How Agile and Zara Are Transforming The US Fashion Industry [Forbes]
-TargetExpress geared toward college students [Fierce Retail]
-Express to open 30 outlet stores in 2015; division exceeding expectations [Chain Store Age]
-How is omnichannel raising customer service expectations? [RetailWire]
-Aeropostale says it may close 50 to 75 more stores this year; shares slump after market [Fox]
-Ann Inc. profit drops amid port dispute; still tops Street [Chain Store Age]
-Has mobile payment fraud arrived? [Retail Dive]
Our Previous Articles:
-Review: SmartCentres' Penguin Pick-Up
-Details on Saks Fifth Avenue's Canadian Flagship, Now Under Construction
-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
