Retail News From Around The Web: May 20, 2015
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Our Article of the Day:
Toronto Named 'Hottest Retail Market in the Americas'
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Hudson’s Bay still in talks as bidding for Kaufhof chain heats up [Globe & Mail]
-Sears Canada Inc posts $59.1-million loss in first quarter as revenue drops 10% on store closures [Financial Post]
-Canada leads the way for Wal-Mart as solid first-quarter sales outpace US [Globe & Mail]
-Quebecor to sell Archambault book-store business to Renaud-Bray [Globe & Mail]
-New BC liquor laws are 'not fair' say private liquor stores [CBC]
-Union votes in favour of strike at Loblaw [Canadian Grocer]
-Shopify raising IPO price on strong demand for startup [Globe & Mail]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Vancouver malls ranked richest in Canada [Vancouver Sun]
-Jeweller Hillberg & Berk announce expansion to Saskatoon and Edmonton [Global]
-Aritzia to open in Halifax next month [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
-Department store hosts party to celebrate 115 years of business [Montreal Gazette]
-Old Crow, Yukon's most northern town, welcomes Co-op store [CBC]
-US kosher supermarket chain takes over Hartmans [Canadian Jewish News]
-Nordstrom posts first of 1000 new Vancouver jobs [CBC]
-Two American outdoor retail giants coming to Lower Mainland [Vancouver Sun]
Trending Topics:
-Walmart posts same-store increase [The City Wire]
-Office Depot seeks Staples vote June 19 [Chain Store Age]
-Deloitte: Digital moving closer to dominating physical retail [RetailWire Discussion]
-A return to spring raised total and same-store sales up 6% at Home Depot [Newswire]
-Retailers turn their attention to 'Centennials' [Advertising Age]
-7-Eleven acquires Tedeschi Food Shops [Fierce Retail]
-Why the flash sale boom may be over—and what's next [Retail Dive]
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