Retail News From Around The Web: May 4, 2015
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Photo: Harry Rosen
Our Articles of the Day:
1) How Some Leading Canadian Retailers are Experiencing Customer Success [With Video]
2) Nordstrom Reveals Details of Vancouver Charity Gala
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Trending Topics:
-CEO takes the blame as sales continue to fall at vitamin retailer GNC [Tribune Review]
-Simon’s top-grossing malls revealed [Shopping Centers Today]
-Report: Warby Parker raises $100 million for new stores [Chain Store Age]
-Amazon's hashtag blows up social media [Fierce Retail]
-One-Hour Photo Shop, America's Fastest-Fading Business [Bloomberg]
-Report: Nordstrom pilots curbside text pickup [Chain Store Age]
-Rent the Runway adding physical stores, sportswear [Fierce Retail]
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:
-Joe Fresh, lawsuit must answer arms-length legal questions [Financial Post]
-Profile: Holt Renfrew's Mark Derbyshire gets the most out of his people [Business in Vancouver]
-How focusing on 'Made in Canada' paid off for Kathy Cheng's family business [Financial Post]
-La Maison Simons CEO discusses store expansion [cpacanada.ca]
-Online retailers open physical stores to boost business [CBC]
-Hordes of Canadians are shopping online, so why are our businesses failing to keep up? [Financial Post]
-How two Canadians are changing the way we negotiate for cars [Globe & Mail]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Shops at Don Mills: Evolution of a destination [Toronto Star]
-'Most respected' Mark's making move into West Edmonton Mall [Edmonton Journal]
-A duty-free duty to travellers [Winnipeg Free Press]
-Sears' CEO high on Hillside amid retail struggles [Victoria Times Colonist]
-Sears marks 40 years of retail history in Chilliwack, BC [Chilliwack Progress]
-Toronto's Stylegarage sets trendy decor tone [Globe & Mail]
-Winners store coming to Salmon Arm [Salmon Arm Observer]
