Retail News From Around The Web: May 13, 2015
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Ted Baker to Open 4th Canadian Location
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Rona Inc narrows loss as retail sales improve in first quarter [Financial Post]
-Retailers taking over Target's leases [Style Democracy]
-CT REIT Announces Strong First Quarter Results [Newswire]
-Huge piles of left over Target Canada products to be auctioned off May 23 in B.C. [Financial Post]
-13 is lucky number for US retailers in Canada [Retailing Today]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Nordstrom hiring 1000 people for Vancouver store [CBC]
-Kit and Ace to expand to Victoria [Business in Vancouver]
-Polo Park owner shelling out $18.5M for vacant Target store [Winnipeg: CBC]
-The remaking of Montreal's famous Ste-Catherine Street [Toronto Star]
-Pottery Barn Kids coming to Calgary [Global]
-Tech-savvy consumers leave BC retailers playing catch-up [Business in Vancouver]
-Downtown LRT stations to get building entrances (Retail to be affected) [Ottawa: CBC]
Trending Topics:
-Etsy has a counterfeit problem: report [Retail Dive]
-Alibaba offers three-hour pharmacy delivery [Reuters]
-Starbucks college plan draws 2,200 employees [Chain Store Age]
-Ikea is opening a cafe with beds instead of tables [Business Insider]
-10 Zappos employees quit over new Holocratic management system [Fierce Retail]
-Tory Burch to launch sportswear line [Fierce Retail]
-Lego made 3 changes to become the world's most powerful toy company [Business Insider]
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-Indigo to Overhaul 6 Flagships, Open 4 American Girl Stores
