Retail News From Around The Web: May 14, 2015
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Rendering: McArthurGlen
Our Articles of the Day:
1) McArthurGlen Confirms Tenant List for Vancouver Designer Outlet Mall
2) Clearly Contacts Re-Brands: Interview with CEO Roy Hessel
University of Alberta School of Retailing Retail Week has sponsored today's E-News. Taking place on October 5 to 9, visit its website for more details.
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Co-op Atlantic votes to sell grocery business to Sobeys [CBC]
-How Bulk Barn went from lame to hipster fame [Metro]
-Bye bye Target Canada: Last bits of inventory go to auction [Global]
-Ron White: A shoeman and a charmer [Montreal Gazette]
-Rona plays down suggested Lowe's merger [Globe & Mail]
-George Weston gets bump from Loblaw’s acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart [Canadian Grocer]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Ikea opening first Canadian ‘pickup’ store in London, Ontario [Metro]
-Cabela's new Moncton store offers sneak peek [CBC]
-Cadillac Fairview begins restoration of Ogilvy department store facade (For Rideau Centre expansion) [Ottawa Community News]
-Niagara company expands with outlet store [Niagarathisweek.com]
-Bullied B.C. grocery store employee wins $16,000 in discrimination case [Canadian Grocer]
-lululemon announces departure of EVP, Global Retail [Marketwatch]
Trending Topics:
-U.S. Retail Stats for April: Growth Tempers as does Confidence [JC Williams Group]
-Macy’s falls short in Q1; to open 32 new stores by 2018 [Chain Store Age]
-Standard General acquires rights to RadioShack brand at auction [Fierce Retail]
-H&M expands into beauty with a whopping thousand products [Mashable]
-Survey: Moms prefer Amazon, Skechers, Samsung [Chain Store Age]
-Staples expands in South Africa, Romania [Fiercer Retail]
-Alibaba rolls out pharmacy delivery service [Fierce Retail]
Recent Retail Insider Articles:
-Ted Baker to Open 4th Canadian Location
-Indigo to Overhaul 6 Flagships, Open 4 American Girl Stores
-Kiton Opens 1st Free-Standing Canadian Location
