Today's Retail News From Around The Web: April 8, 2015
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Can Reitmans Canada Ltd keep momentum amid retail sector bankruptcies? [Financial Post]
-Former Shoppers president Pilla paid $25.5-million upon leaving Loblaw [Globe & Mail]
-How is Overwaitea winning in the West? [Canadian Grocer]
-Retail bankruptcies leave employees in the lurch [Metro News Canada]
-Shoppers Drug Mart urges women to check for expired birth control [CTV]
-HBC income jumps to $111M, fuelled by Saks, online shopping [CTV]
-Close stores on stats: Labour council [Ottawa Sun]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Alcohol sales will be important to independent grocers [Toronto Star]
-Seven new retailers join Toronto’s Canary District [reminetwork.com]
-Northern Stores open on reserves [Winnipeg Free Press]
-New Rider Store to open in Saskatoon mall [CTV]
-Lights out for retail pioneer Rogers Sleep Shop [Edmonton Journal]
-Game of Thrones pop-up shop in Toronto draws devoted fans [Toronto Star]
-Calgary's only Forever 21 location closes its doors [Calgary Herald]
Trending Topics:
-Uniqlo continues USA expansion with plans to enter Seattle, Denver and D.C. areas [Chain Store Age]
-Leaked Memo Says Apple Will Push Retail Store Shoppers Online [Techcrunch.com]
-RadioShack maps road ahead, considers new name [Fierce Retail]
-Microsoft pilot program to employ workers with autism [CNET]
-Barneys files papers seeking dismissal of customer's discrimination lawsuit [Yahoo]
-Tesco opens store to test food-to-go concept in London [thegrocer.co.uk]
-Lane Bryant's omnichannel campaign is anti-Victoria's Secret angels and pro plus-size models [Huffington Post]
-San Francisco has lowest retail vacancy rate [Fierce Retail]
Our Previous Articles:
-Why it Will Take Years to Replace Target and Future Shop's Shuttered Canadian Locations
-List of Retailers Opening and Expanding in Canada
-Giorgio Armani to Open 2nd Canadian Outlet this Spring
-Aesop to open 3 Free-Standing Canadian Locations
-Why Best Buy Shuttered Future Shop: Industry Expert Q&A
-With Future Shop and Target Closing, do Big Box Stores have a Future in Canada?
