Retail News From Around The Web: May 1, 2015
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Trending Topics
-Sears, Macerich form $150 million joint venture for nine mall stores [Chain Store Age]
-JC Penney expanding Sephora presence with 25 new stores [Retail Dive]
-Eyeglass Retailer Warby Parker Valued at $1.2 Billion [Wall Street Journal]
-New stores you may find in your local mall [Malls.com]
-Wal-Mart laid off 2,200 workers, then told them to avoid chocolate and alcohol [Yahoo]
-55% of shoppers willing to buy groceries online [Fierce Retail]
-Women's sportswear: Once last, now gaining fast [Retail Dive]
Our Previous Articles:
-Analysis: Expanded Retail at 'The One' Could be Valued at $1.2 Billion
-List of Retailers Opening and Expanding in Canada
-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
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Target to return 55 store leases to landlords, will auction remainder [Globe & Mail]
-Vancouver's G-Kup patents first 100% compostable, biodegradable coffee pod [Business in Vancouver]
-Canadians disinterested in online grocery shopping [Canadian Grocer]
-Loblaw & Joe Fresh will 'vigorously defend' against $2B Bangladesh factory lawsuit [CBC]
-Tattoos disrupt Apple Watch features, users say [CBC]
-Behind the scenes of IGA’s online shopping system [Canadian Grocer]
-Canada failure dents Target executives' compensation [usnews.net]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Competition Bureau challenges a merger between gas retailers [Newswire]
-Upscale Toronto grocer Pusateri's serves breakfast [Toronto Star]
-A Halifax candy store wants to replace a tall ships mural with candy art [CBC]
-Vancouver's very own Saje to open 50 stores by 2018 (we reported on this in September of 2014) [Vancity Buzz]
-Small is beautiful when it comes to bookstores [Montreal Gazette]
-11-year-old boy detained for shopping without adult at Calgary Lego Store [Global]
-Weed lounge BuzzOn moves in, neighbouring businesses OK [Ottawa Sun]
