Industry Headlines: November 14, 2013
- 11 Photos Of 1980s Shopping Centres That Will, Like, Totally Blow Your Mind: A serious blast from the past. (Gizmodo Australia)
- The Trouble with Second-Hand Clothes: Why used-clothing collection may not always be the good deed you think. (Business of Fashion)
- Beyond yoga pants: Lululemon concept store in Vancouver offers super-fans limited edition designs: The athletic clothing retailer is in the news for a few reasons this week, but this retail concept is probably the most interesting of them (Financial Post)
- McKinsey: Retailers Need To Evolve Faster: Which retailers are the best bet? Quite possible the nimblest of them. (Marketing Daily)
- Abercrombie promises more styles, sizes for women: After its CEO famously explains that larger customers weren’t wanted, the retailer expands its collection to welcome new shoppers in new sizes. (Reuters)
- Russia Surpasses Europe in Shopping Mall Construction: Not only is Russia taking the lead in development—it also still has lots of room to grow. (The Moscow Times)
- These Four Trends Explain Why Social Media Is Finally Getting Shoppers To Buy Things, Online And In-Store: The promise of social commerce was a bit slow in coming, but it seems to have arrived. (Business Insider)
- Debenhams to display size 16 mannequins across UK stores: One company dares to portray average women. (The Guardian)
- Walmart to launch Black Friday sales earlier: It’s officially time to cancel Thanksgiving dinner if you’re in the US: Walmart’s opening at 6 p.m. this year. (USA Today)
- ICSC survey says consumers will start holiday shopping early: Possibly as early as 6 p.m.? (Retailing Today)
- Retailers bet on the power of premium shoes: High-end shoe sales didn’t die with Carrie Bradshaw’s Jimmy Choos. (Macleans)
- Womenswear shrinking: A retail stalwart is struggling in Australia. (Inside Retail)
- H&M Opening High-Tech Flagship in Times Square: Want to see the hottest from H&M? (Women’s Wear Daily – subscription required)
- Carrefour Confirms Talks to Buy Klepierre Shopping Malls: A major deal may be coming from the France-based company. (Bloomberg)
