Today's Retail News From Around The Web: April 15, 2015
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Shopify files for initial public offering for up to $100-million [Globe & Mail]
-Uber, Loblaw join forces for grocery pick-up [Globe & Mail]
-B.C. Target Staffers' 'Closing Time' Rendition Goes Viral [Huffington Post]
-Analysis: Should feds ban menthol-flavoured tobacco? [Global]
-Kit and Ace pushing global expansion [Fierce Retail]
-Canadian Toy Testing Council closing doors after more than six decades [Globe & Mail]
-Senior executive shuffle at Longo’s [Canadian Grocer]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Aritzia expands Polo Park shop [Winnipeg Sun]
-Grocers talk personalization and produce at Grocery & Specialty Food West [Canadian Grocer]
-Taylor Schilling Visits Toronto for First Gerry Weber Store [The Fashion Spot]
-Fighting to save Chinatown in Lethbridge [Calgary Herald]
-New fabric store opening in Truro [Truro Daily News]
-Mark Milke: Ontario's alcohol retail reform is a mirage [Ottawa Citizen]
-Guelph's Target store target of buyer interest [Inside Halton]
Trending Topics:
-U.S. Sales Grew Strong as Confidence Surged [J.C. Williams Group]
-Avon Products Inc shares climb on report that it’s exploring sale of North America business [Financial Post]
-Dick’s Sporting Goods to open 135 to 150 stores in next three years [Chain Store Age]
-Analysis: Candy is Dandy! [J.C. Williams Group]
-Target, Gap, Sears among 13 retailers scrutinized for employee practices [Fierce Retail]
-Amazon to add fulfillment center in South Dallas [Dallas News]
-JC Penney delivers 1st-quarter same-store sales after exec inadvertently sends email [Yahoo]
-Study: Data breaches use decades-old techniques, cost millions [Chain Store Age]
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