Industry Headlines: October 18, 2012
- Retail Sales Beating Forecasts Support U.S. Growth: Not only was there a bump in September, it was felt across most retail segments. (Bloomberg)
- Cash-strapped millennials curate style via social media: Trend setters find platforms online, but on the whole young shoppers are still directed by their brands of choice. (CNN)
- Toys R Us to open holiday pop-up shops in Macy’s: Toys, toys everywhere – the perfect thing for the holidays. (LA Times)
- Major retailers mark anniversary blitz ahead of Target invasion: With the newbie about to arrive, the rest of the Canadian retail crew is eager to prove its legitimacy. (The Globe and Mail)
- Brazil boom celebrated at Conference of the Americas: You’ve probably heard Brazil’s retail is doing well. But 89 new centers before 2014 well? Impressive. (Shopping Centers Today)
- Retail Reversal: Target Unwraps Holiday Ads Early: It’s gutsy, but will Target’s plan to start pushing Christmas before Halloween might just backfire. (Advertising Age)
- Retailers Pin Hopes on Christmas: And Christmas hopes are all about Pinterest, apparently. (Adweek)
- Shops award delight: Middleton Grange’s first retailer award program goes very well. (Hartlepool Mall)
- Potteries Shopping Centre plans uncertain over land issues: A major disagreement with city council leaves an already-approved expansion in the lurch. (BBC)
