Today's Retail News From Around The Web: March 26, 2015
/Top Stories - Canada:
-Comark Inc, owner of Ricki's, Bootlegger and Cleo, is latest Canadian fashion retailer to seek creditor protection [Financial Post]
-Lululemon shares climb as retailer says outlook hindered by temporary factors [Globe & Mail]
-Joe Fresh and Aldo Group team up to produce line of footwear [Financial Post]
-Fresh organic foods shaping Metro supermarket makeover [Globe & Mail]
-Dollarama could raise prices above $3 [CBC]
-Target Canada closing 80 stores by Easter weekend [CBC]
-Are pharmacists turning into salespeople? [CBC]
-Will the Heinz-Kraft merger lead to job cuts in Canada? [Financial Post]
-Rona shrinks board amid signs of company's turnaround [Globe & Mail]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Nunavut hardest-hit by food insecurity: StatsCan [CTV]
-Is it time for a craft beer store in Ontario? [CBC]
-JYSK Home Furnishings Opens Regina Location [Newswire]
-Save-On-Foods named Business of the Year [Nelson Star]
-Marshalls holds Windsor grand opening [Windsor Star]
-Vancouver wine store owner mad as hell over liquor changes [CKNW]
-Meet the curious culinarians inside the Purdys Chocolate Kitchen [Vancity Buzz]
Trending Topics:
-Industry Expert: 4 Reasons Malls Aren’t Dead [ICSC]
-Heinz to combine with Kraft Foods [Canadian Grocer]
-Macy's eyeing expansion in China [Fierce Retail]
-American Eagle Outfitters to open stores in Peru and Chile [Chain Store Age]
-Is gift-with-purchase underused? [RetailWire Discussion]
-Ikea to open its largest U.S. store, in Burbank, California [Chain Store Age]
-RadioShack auction delayed by loan terms [Fierce Retail]
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