- Dad to get a boost on Father’s Day: Not only is spending expected to increase, but dads are closing the financial gap between Father’s and Mother’s Day. (Chicago Sun-Times)
- American Greetings deal ‘saves 4,500 Clinton Cards jobs': Great news for one chain, and good news for vacancy rates. (The Telegraph)
- Fast fashion: barracudas make way for the sharks: The big names in fast fashion start hitting Australian shores. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Getting hip translates into sales: Brooks: Just a few short years ago, the Bay was just another floundering department store. Now it’s thriving. What changed? (Financial Post)
- JC Penney Re-thinks Its Terminology, Embraces ‘Sales’ Again: CEO Ron Johnson may come from a company that abhors sales, but JC Penney’s customers prefer their plain language. (Ad Age)
- Malls face difficult test of balancing safety and access: It’s almost impossible to come up with a good answer for this – what do we give up if we want to increase safety? (Globe and Mail)
- Hispanic Women Leverage Various Tools for Best Deals: Study: Looking for shoppers who make the most of technology? Here’s the demographic to examine. (Progressive Grocer)
- Ted Baker thanks Queen for Jubilee lift in sales: One of the many retailers who found a boost in Jubilee Week (Telegraph)
- Harrods gets ahead of the holiday game with designer Disney window display: As always, the Harrods’ window display is something to look forward to. (Luxury Daily)
- What the mall of the future will look like: The mall of the future looks a lot like some current sustainable community developments. (Financial Post)
- Retailers to get boost from rates, Budget: Australian retail has been struggling, but this might help. (Telegraph)
- You Can Now Buy a $100,000 Tesla S at the…Shopping Mall: Talk about aspirational shopping. (CarScoop)
