- Retail sales edge ahead in February but fall short of expectations: Australians are spending, but not as much as hoped. (The Age)
- Zellers Store Reappears in Ottawa: The brand disappeared when Target came to Canada, but HBC seems to be bringing it back. (Wall Street Journal)
- The bogus-sounding new fashion trend is all too real: The newest, hottest fashion trend is anti-fashion, and to some it’s an insidious danger. (Slate)
- Proximity marketing boost: Centers and stores are getting into beacon tech. (Inside Retail)
- Evolution on the high street: Poundland and B&M replace Woolworths and HMV: Major retailers are quickly being replaced with discount shops. (The Telegraph)
- Internet helps malls, stores succeed, conference told: Showrooming may be a frustrating phenomenon, but it’s not a one-way street. (ICSC)
- Sephora to open stores in Australia: Another big retailer moves into Australia without any help from its department store friends. (Financial Review)
- In Voorhees, reinventing the mall: How PREIT took a failing mall apart and put it back together as a thriving lifestyle center. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Interbrand Reveals The ‘Best Retail Brands’ Of 2014 (And The Biggest Losers): It seems a little early, but here are the top 50 US retail brands. (Forbes)
- Auchan’s real estate branch opens virtual shopping centre: The virtual mall will support the company’s portfolio of physical malls. (Retail Detail)
- Abu Dhabi Among Global Top 20 Cities For Mall Development: Other top cities include Shanghai, Chengdu, and Moscow, among others. (Gulf Business)
- Explainer: What the Heartbleed security bug means for you: Heard of Heartbleed? It may be the biggest security vulnerability to yet hit the web, so here’s what to do for yourself, and how to see if your business sites are vulnerable. (The Globe and Mail)
- Should Supermarkets Be Worried About Amazon Dash?: Amazon has just introduced a product into testing that turns showrooming into a lifestyle. It only affects grocers at the moment, but that could change. (The Motley Fool)
- Windows XP support ends today: should you be worried?: And one more thing to be potentially concerned about if your office happens to still be running Windows XP. (The Telegraph)
- Consumers Hope To Shake Off Winter Blues This Easter, According To NRF: On the brighter side, shoppers are getting spendy for Easter, with an anticipated $15.9 billion on the table. (National Retail Federation)
- Wal-Mart’s Green Initiative: Status Report: The world’s biggest retailer has been going green for a decade—that’s definitely worth checking in on. (Wall Street Journal)
