Today's Retail News From Around The Web: March 18, 2015
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Critical shift at Joe Fresh aims at struggling global growth [Globe & Mail]
-Target Snags $1.6B U.S. Tax Break For Canadian Exit [Twin Cities Business]
-Animal rights group accuses Canada Goose of misleading ads, alleges suffering [CBC]
-Sorry shoppers, lower loonie broadly lifting prices — except on wine [Global]
-How early did Target know it was leaving Canada, suppliers want to know [CBC]
-Couche-Tard scoops up 315 Shell retail outlets in Denmark to expand northern European footprint [Financial Post]
-Former Chapters Inc CEO Lawrence Stevenson named SNC-Lavalin Inc’s new honcho [Financial Post]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Overwaitea is truly a Langley success story [Langley Times]
-How a West Coast clothing company is creating the ultimate conversation on conservation [Financial Post]
-Ogilvy hosts Fashion Preview, Télio design competition [Montreal Gazette]
-Granville Street: Vancouver’s main drag is looking a bit bedraggled [Vancouver Province]
-Liquor Mart Express expanding [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Ontario to ease concerns about economic impact of beer, wine sales plan [Metro News]
Trending Topics:
-DSW beats Street with Q4 earnings; will open 35 stores [Chain Store Age]
-Permira sells remaining stake in Hugo Boss [Yahoo]
-Burlington Stores beats Street with strong Q4; will open 25 net stores [Chain Store Age]
-Will a men's line help Target burnish its TarJay image? [RetailWire]
-Will ads convince Americans to shop at Sears and Kmart? [Adweek]
-IKEA bans hide and seek in its stores [Daily Mail]
-Dollar General will expand hours, not wages [Chain Store Age]
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