Retail News From Around The Web: May 8, 2015
/Trending Topics:
-Michael Kors made one mistake that undermined its business [Business Insider]
-Ex-Apple exec Ron Johnson launches product delivery and tutorial service [Fierce Retail]
-Visa: Retail spending up 4.5% [Chain Store Age]
-Haggen on track to open 100 stores in 100 days [Supermarket News]
-The trouble with off-price stores [Retail Dive]
-Sears streamlining REIT and Shop Your Way loyalty to generate value [Fierce Retail]
-Sears and the Kardashians break up [Bloomberg]
-Men to boost sales at these four brands: Analyst [CNBC]
Our Previous Articles:
-Canada's Top 20 Most Productive Shopping Centres
-Aritzia Opens Massive Saint Catherine Street Flagship
-Saks Fifth Avenue Reveals Renderings of its First Canadian Stores, on New Website
-How Some Leading Canadian Retailers are Experiencing Customer Success [With Video]
-Nordstrom Reveals Details of Vancouver Charity Gala
-Analysis: Expanded Retail at 'The One' Could be Valued at $1.2 Billion
-List of Retailers Opening and Expanding in Canada
*****
Top Stories - Canada:
-Walmart grabs some former Target Canada assets for $350-million [Globe & Mail]
-Joe Fresh to be pulled from JC Penney stores in 2016 [Globe & Mail]
-Loblaw Ltd looks to link food and wellness with new rewards program [Financial Post]
-Mass Target layoffs are about to push Canada's jobless rate higher [Global]
-Who buys their groceries online, anyway? Pretty much no one [Global]
-HRC Advisory names Farla Efros president [Chain Store Age]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Popular Nova Scotia apparel company remains mysterious about new Halifax waterfront store [Metro News]
-City of Vancouver considering massive redevelopment of historic Sinclair Centre (including 29 story tower) [Vancouver Sun]
-London Home Hardware celebrates grand opening [London Free Press]
-Merchants are like family here [Winnipeg Free Press]
-McArthurGlen delays Richmond mall launch, goes unexpectedly mid-market [Business in Vancouver]
-Sobeys reorganizes its western business [Canadian Grocer]
-Canadian Tire to take over former Target store at Hillside [Victoria Times Colonist]