Today's Retail News From Around The Web: March 17, 2015
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Photo: Henry Lin via www.bloor-yorkville.com
Top Stories - Canada:
-Target Canada considered winding down operations as early as September [Globe & Mail]
-Joe Fresh founder Joe Mimran stepping down, Mario Grauso taking over [Financial Post]
-Amazon expands in Canada with move to new Toronto skyscraper [Globe & Mail]
-Food safety watchdog suspends Costco Canada’s fish import licence [Globe & Mail]
-Is Loblaw Companies Limited's Plan to Build 50 New Stores a buying opportunity? [Motley Fool Canada]
-Couche-Tard To Acquire 21 Stores and 151 Dealer Sites in the U.S. [Stockhouse]
-Tiger Direct Canada Announcement: Store Closing with Liquidation Clearance Prices [SmartCanucks.ca]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-IKEA applies for liquor licence in Winnipeg [Winnipeg Free Press]
-NDG residents say no to new grocery store complex [Montreal: CBC]
-Rise of the mindful (organic) shopper [Vancouver Sun]
-Future of Target space in Sydney unclear [Cape Breton Post]
-Include small stores in beer sale plan: CFIB [Toronto Sun]
-Edmonton developer plans welcoming urban village near Stadium LRT station (including neighbourhood retail) [Edmonton Journal]
Trending Topics:
-Aldi US aims to get big [FreshPlaza]
-Sears Hometown & Outlet stores report 7% loss in sales due to a highly promotional environment [Chain Store Age]
-Hibbett Sports plans to open 80 to 85 stores in 2015 [Seeking Alpha]
-Versa acquires Wet Seal [Fierce Retail]
-How Fashion Outlets of Chicago offers glimpse into the future of retail [Crain's]
-Diesel revamps its retail look [Fierce Retail]
-Facebook buys shopping search engine The Find [Business Insider]
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-Jaeger-LeCoultre to Open Two Canadian Locations This Year
-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
