Today's Retail News From Around The Web: March 23, 2015
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Our Article of the Day:
Interview with Sam Mizrahi, Builder of 'The One' Tower at Bloor and Yonge
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Wind Mobile replaces CEO, shakes up board [Globe & Mail]
-Lululemon Athletica Inc has more inventory problems [Financial Post]
-Partner Content: Low Loonie but High Confidence in January [J.C. Williams Group]
-13 Target stores across Canada are now closed [CHCH]
-Sport Chek's My North apparel line celebrates homegrown hoops [Toronto Star]
-Swimco eyes expansion as it celebrates 40th year [Calgary Herald]
-Oh, so now Target boosts its workers' pay [Globe & Mail]
-Canadians cut back on spending in January even with cheap gas prices [CBC]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-The story behind Canadian jewellery retailer Hillberg & Berk’s impressive growth [Financial Post]
-DSW Designer Shoes' 1st BC Location to Open in Victoria [Business in Vancouver]
-Grocery redevelopment set to relieve west end food desert [Windsor, Ontario: CBC]
-What's next for Portage Place? [Peterborough, ON: KMG]
-Kitchener car dealership to become Asian supermarket [CBC]
-Walmart planning 'supercentre' for TFN mall [Delta (B.C.) Optimist]
-Retail sales in Alberta down for fourth consecutive month [Calgary Herald]
Trending Topics:
-Starbucks baristas to stop writing 'Race Together' on cups [CTV]
-Starbucks to open 3,500 stores across Americas; unveiling new Express format [Chain Store Age]
-Williams-Sonoma introduces recipe app [Fierce Retail]
-American Apparel CEO is set on changing company culture [LA Times]
-Tiffany swings to Q4 profit: will open 12-15 stores [Chain Store Age]
-Is Walgreens planning a bid for Rite Aid? [CPBJ]
-Sears CFO rebuts negative implications of faster vendor payments [Fierce Retail]
Our Previous Articles:
-Australian Activewear Brand Lorna Jane to Open Canadian Flagships
-Benefit Cosmetics to Open Free-Standing Canadian Locations
-Aquascutum to Open Free-Standing Canadian Locations
-Why Wealthier Toronto Has Fewer Luxury Stores Than Chicago
-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
