- Westfield, WRT to combine, spin off Australia, NZ shopping malls: Westfield is shuffling its business to creat Scentre Group and Westfield Corp. (Reuters)
- That Buzz You Hear Isn’t An Amazon Drone: With all the news about Amazon’s proposed drone delivery service this week, you’d be excused for worrying that malls will be replaced with instant-delivery drones. Don’t worry, it’s not happening any time soon. (Forbes)
- WTF? Man Throws $1,000 Into Shopping Mall Crowd: Though it’s hard not to wince at how badly this could have turned out, it’s nice to see a little unplanned holiday joy in amid the chaos that was Black Friday. (Crave Online)
- Five Things You Might Not Know About Mall Santas: You probably know a lot about mall Santas, but here are a few points from the men in red themselves. (Huffington Post)
- Fashion’s Art Fair Love Affair: Fashion and art fairs are increasingly entwined. (Business of Fashion)
- Customisation: Fulfilling customers’ fantasies: Personalized products are hitting critical mass. (Inside Retail)
- Sweaty Betty’s Yoga Pants Are Even More Expensive Than Lululemon’s, And Women Love Them: A new trend in fitness wear is hitting US retail. (Business Insider)
- Why U.S. retailers failed to capture Canadian dollar: Black Friday is catching on in Canada, but not as quickly as recent US arrivals hoped. (The Globe and Mail)
- In 2023, the customer is king — really: A glimpse at the future of retail. (Retailing Today)
- Google plans ‘floating retail store,’ builder says: Google hasn’t had much of a retail presence to date, but that might change once the tech giant takes to the seas. (SFGate)
- Britain’s Christmas Spending Binge Leaves U.S. Trailing: By the time Black Friday hits, U.K. retailers are hip-deep in Christmas. (Bloomberg)
- Top takeaways from retailers’ “Super Bowl” weekend: Black Friday by the numbers. (NRF)
- What’s That? An Amazon Store?: Kindle shops are popping up. (Wall Street Journal)
