Industry Headlines: March 21, 2013
- Consumers Visit Retailers, Then Go Online for Cheaper Sources: An infographic with all the scoop on showrooming. (AdWeek)
- Store wars: Retail landlords battle for high-end tenants: With US department stores coming in and Canadian department stores floundering, the anchor wars are on. (The Globe & Mail)
- High street sees rise in number of shoppers: Shopping centers have been gaining where the high street has lost – now the balance has shifted back slightly. (Guardian)
- Target’s Canadian problem: empty shelves: Demand for Target has been higher than expected – a good problem to have, as far as they go. (Globe and Mail)
- Easter spending to be flat: This year’s Easter looks a lot like last year’s Easter. (Retailing Today)
- Men, let robot find your size at jeans store run by former Amazon exec: This is the best of online mixed with the best of brick-and-mortar – pay attention. (The Seattle Times)
- Connected shopping malls provide steady demand: Hotels and shopping centers are making perfect matches all around. (HotelNewsNow)
- ‘Large retailer’ living-wage bill is moving forward: Major retailers are going to be expected to pull a bigger share of the economic weight. (Washington Post)
- Chadstone maintains lead as centres pull in $42b: Shopping centers in Australia are holding their own. (The Age)
- Exhibition opens on Glasgow’s retail industry: A very cool idea for any town. (BBC News)
- Gadget-filled vending machines: Want a new keyboard, get the correct change: Big retailers are finding new, much smaller homes. (The Independent)
- Man Up – Changing tactics in the quest for ‘mansumers’: More men are shopping, but how do you reach them? (Stores Magazine)
- Lululemon’s sheer strategy: Get ahead of yoga pants quality crisis, fast: The retailer has quite the problem on its hands – take a look at how it’s handling it. (Financial Post)
