Industry Headlines: August 16, 2012
- Luxury retailers pace gains in July sales: A closer look at July’s retail sales shows luxury brands still going strong. (Chicago Tribune)
- Lululemon’s Little Sister Tests the Waters in America: The company’s dance-inspired brand aimed at teens and tweens sets foot in the U.S. (BrandChannel)
- Westfield Group beats forecasts, keeps outlook: Westfield is on the rise in most of its markets, including the U.S. and Australia. (Reuters)
- Macy’s Leads Industrywide Shoe Expansion on 50% Margins: Shoes may no longer enjoy quite as much worship as they did during the Sex and the City days, but they’re no slouch. (Bloomberg Businessweek)
- Harrods Unveils Gender-Neutral Toy Department, ‘Toy Kingdom': A very welcome change for many parents. (Huffington Post)
- The store of the future: A scholarly look at the convergence between online and traditional retail. (Inside Retail)
- Fed up with Canadian shoppers, U.S. customers want their own shopping hours: Cross-border shopping usually irks retailers on the losing side. Now shoppers show signs of frustration as well. (The Globe & Mail)
- Olympic retail a tale of two cities for London merchants: The Olympic shopping centers cleaned up, but retailers both on the high street and off tell a different story. (Shopping Centers Today)
- Malls turn to entertainment to draw crowds: No surprises there, but the article does contain a few good insights. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Canadian merchants make do with fewer workers: Job creation is a good thing, but Canadian retail is going strong on increasing productivity and lowering waste. (The Globe & Mail)
- Shuffle’s strong hand: Sydney’s CBD is seeing big changes to its tenant mix. (Sydney Morning Herald)
