Retail News From Around The Web: April 21, 2015
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Photo: Josh Le via www.dressingjessica.com
Our Articles of the Day:
1) Kit and Ace Confirms 3rd Canadian Flagship
2) Confirmed: COS by H&M to Open Canadian Locations, Including 2 Flagships
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Trending Topics:
-UFCW seeks injunction against Wal-Mart [Chain Store Age]
-Apple Watch launch will occur without Watches [New York Times]
-Shopping center pioneer Alfred Taubman dies at 91 [Chain Store Age]
-American Apparel being sued for mass firings that occurred Easter week without a 24-hour warning [Newswire]
-Retail represented 11% of all breaches in 2014, 59% of which exposed consumer identities [pymnts.com]
-Target's Lilly Pulitzer collection sells out, crashes website [Fierce Retail]
Our Previous Articles:
-AllSaints to Open 2nd Free-Standing Canadian Unit
-Confirmed: COS by H&M to Open Canadian Locations
-DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse Reveals 6 New Canadian Locations
-Abercrombie & Fitch to Open 1st Vancouver Location
Top Stories - Canada:
-Cross-border shopping takes nosedive as Canadian dollar drops [Vancouver Province]
-Why points just aren't so rewarding [CBC]
-Five highlights from the CPMA show [Canadian Grocer]
-Kraft Dinner to eliminate dyes in Canada by end of 2016 [CTV]
-COBS Bread Awarded CFA Franchisees' Choice for 5th Year in a Row and Silver Award of Excellence [Newswire]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Store closings put sales and managerial talent in the job market [Vancouver Sun]
-Shoppers Drug Mart preserves and transforms historic Runnymede Theatre [Toronto Star]
-Ottawa Whole Foods manager charged for opening store on Good Friday [Metro]
-Lego store coming to Winnipeg, location still to be determined [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Odyssey Bookstore owner ready to turn the page [Montreal Gazette]
-Mixed reaction to beer sales in Ontario grocery stores [Canadian Grocer]
