Retail News From Around The Web: April 29, 2015
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Trending Topics:
-Coach's same-store sales fell 23% amidst a turnaround plan that has yet to bring about a resurgence in orders [Bloomberg]
-RadioShack agrees to mediation with attorneys general over bankruptcy sale of customer data [Yahoo]
-Report: Target’s Cornell paid $28 million in 2014 [Chain Store Age]
-Have iPhone sales peaked? [Toronto Star]
-Style.com to adopt e-commerce [Fierce Retail]
-Study: Smart mirrors to become $7 billion market by 2022 [Chain Store Age]
Our Previous Articles:
-Outdoor Lifestyle Brand Sitka Looks to Expand Across Canada
-Holt Renfrew Vancouver Flagship to be One of North America's Largest Luxury Stores
-Holt Renfrew to Create 190,000 Square Foot Pacific Centre Showpiece
-Chinese Tourism May Explain Canada's Increase in Luxury Retail [With Infographic]
-Yorkdale Announces West Expansion With Canada's Largest Restoration Hardware
-West Elm to Open its 4th Canadian Location in Calgary
-Porsche Design Halts Expansion, Closes All Canadian Locations
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Holt Renfrew Honoured with AAFA Retailer of the Year Award [Newswire]
-Lululemon’s men’s clothing line has one big problem: the company’s curvy logo [Financial Post]
-HBC in talks to acquire German chain of department stores [Globe & Mail]
-Hudson's Bay Co: This Stock Could Soar Another 50% in the Next Year [Motley Fool Canada]
-Reitmans (Canada) Limited announces appointment of new Director [Stockhouse]
-Walmart Canada’s CIO offers an alternative to the ROI-only focus in retail IT [IT World Canada]
-LG Watch Urbane Available for $399 in Canada's Google Store [Android Headlines]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Vancouver International Airport to host luxury outlet mall (with comment from Retail Insider's Craig Patterson) [Vancouver Sun]
-GTA malls make room for the luxury boom [Marketing Magazine]
-The three surviving Edmonton Future Shops reopen while turning over to Best Buy brand [Edmonton Journal]
-Starbucks in Chinatown? This Vancouver 'hood is changing [Straight]
-Shelburne Sobey's to host Nova Scotia local day [Shelburne County Coastguard]
