Today's Retail News From Around The Web: April 17, 2015
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Photo: Deecorp
Top Stories - Canada:
-Canadian Tire eyes vacated Target spaces, builds Sport Chek brand [Calgary Herald]
-Sears Canada CEO says more store closures possible [BNN]
-Calloway REIT acquires SmartCentres in $1.16-billion deal [Globe & Mail]
-P.F. Chang’s Canadian licensee files for bankruptcy protection as U.S. eatery loses way in ‘ethnically diverse’ Canada [Financial Post]
-Apple Watch will not be available in-store in May: Report [Toronto Sun]
-U.S. shoe giant DSW sticks to big-box format as it plans to double presence in Canada [Financial Post]
-Chevrolet to open retail sales of Spark EV in Canada [Northumberland News]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Retailers thriving in Lethbridge [Global]
-Beer to be sold in up to 450 supermarkets in Ontario [Global]
-How is alcohol sold across Canada? [Canadian Grocer]
-McConaughey’s sportswear line has Toronto connection [Toronto Star]
-Bottled water ban at Regina store opens flood of debate [CBC]
-Yummy new BC foods in grocery stores [Vancouver Sun]
-Bootlegger store shut down in parent company's restructuring process [Thompson Citizen]
Trending Topics:
-Target opens Lily Pulitzer pop-up; line to drop Sunday in stores [Chain Store Age]
-Men's Wearhouse looking to expand appeal [Fierce Retail]
-Is Etsy the next eBay, Amazon or dot-com bust? [CNBC]
-TJ Maxx to introduce plus size [Fierce Retail]
-Saks names former footwear VP as chief merchant [Chain Store Age]
-Should luxury brands stop avoiding ecommerce? [Luxury Daily]
Our Previous Articles:
-COS by H&M to Open Canadian Locations
-List of Grocery Stores to Open in Canada’s Urban Cores
-$13,000+ Apple Watch Edition Available at Only 2 Canadian Apple Stores
-Saks Fifth Avenue to Continue Expansion Under New Canadian Direction
-Kit and Ace to Open 15 Canadian Flagships in 10 Months
-Why it Will Take Years to Replace Target and Future Shop's Shuttered Canadian Locations
