Industry Headlines: February 6, 2014
- JC Penney’s Twitter Wasn’t Drunk, Just Wearing Mittens: For those of us following along online, one of the highlights of Sunday’s big game was found on JC Penney’s Twitter feed. And whether it was well-planned or a great save, it got a lot of big brands in on the fun. (Racked National)
- Retail invasion picks up pace: Where to find the foreign brands storming Australian shopping: Major brands are moving south. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- For Chinese New Year, malls get into the holiday spirit: How centers in Southern California have embraced the Year of the Horse. (LA Times)
- Plans for New York Men’s Fashion Week Stalled: There seems to be room for a new men’s event in the international fashion schedule, but it probably won’t be this year. (Business of Fashion)
- Target Loses On Loyalty; Walmart Gains: Analysts consider why Target’s losing ground. (Media Post)
- Wal-Mart’s Canadian expansion adds fuel to grocery wars: The company is going all-out on fresh food north of the border. (The Globe and Mail)
- UK shop prices fall for ninth consecutive month: British retail is continuing into deeper discounts. (The Guardian)
- Sly shoppers’ bag of tricks: Shoppers are marching closer and closer to outright fraud with tricky tactics. (LA Times)
- Simon Property Buys Long Island Land from Rival Taubman: After Taubman fails to develop the property, Simon moves in. (Bloomberg)
- What 32 Nations Will Wear to the Olympic Opening Ceremonies: Want to play with Olympic fashion over the next couple weeks? Here’s a head start. (Racked)
- A handbag that tracks spending: This is probably more of a marketing gimmick than anything, but smart fashion is coming, and coming soon. (NY Daily News)
