Today's Retail News From Around The Web: April 9, 2015
/
Photo: sakspov.saksfifthavenue.com
Top Stories - Canada:
-Rona Inc’s share buybacks point to dividend hike [Financial Post]
-Boutique Jacob relaunching operations with five Quebec stores [Financial Post]
-Target’s end in Canada to be marked with a funeral [Toronto Star]
-Michael Kors launches Canadian e-commerce website [Newswire]
-Apple Watch review: You'll want one, but you don't need one [Financial Post]
-What Does Target Corporation's Impending Exit Mean for Canadian Tire? [Motley Fool Canada]
-Lululemon’s kids store may be a sign we have reached ‘peak yoga pants’ [Washington Post]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Toronto's first Pan Am Games store is open for business [BlogTO]
-Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford featured in Bad Boy furniture ad [Toronto Observer]
-Petawawa Metro a step closer [Pembrooke Daily Observer]
-IKEA sticking to French-only mailouts in Quebec [The Suburban]
-Promenades St-Bruno rolls out a fleet of food trucks [Montreal Gazette]
-Sears has a new home in Amherst [Cumberland News Now]
-Gerry Weber fashion's newest name in Toronto [Toronto Star]
Trending Topics:
-Ikea woos vegans with new veggie version of famous Swedish meatballs [Financial Post]
-Dollar Tree to sell 340 Family Dollar stores [Fierce Retail]
-Apple shifting its brick-and-mortar philosophy [Retail Dive]
-Japan’s Jins Eyewear making U.S. debut with San Francisco store, website [Chain Store Age]
-New York City’s famed Pearl River Mart to close [Chain Store Age]
-Analysis: RadioShack tries shaky new life as tech convenience stores [Press Herald]
-45% of small, medium sized businesses say their own websites serve as best marketing tool [eMarketer]
Our Previous Articles:
-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
-List of Retailers Opening and Expanding in Canada
-Giorgio Armani to Open 2nd Canadian Outlet this Spring
