Our article of the day: 

Giorgio Armani to open 1st Canadian outlet

Top Stories – Canada: 

–Women’s clothing retailers face tough year, more bankruptcies: analysts [Huffington Post]

–Infant formula bottles with broken seals prompt food safety warning.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency issues warning after containers found with tamper-proof seal broken [CBC]

–Review: BMW’s all-electric i3 now in Canada, offering good range at a reasonable price [CTV]

–How American Apparel fell into ‘dangerous trap’ of retail expansion hype [Financial Post]

Canadian News – Region-By-Region:

–Construction to revamp Ste-Catherine St. worries merchants [CBC Montreal]

–Bilingual signs aim to attract wider range of customers to Vancouver’s Chinatown grocers (with video) [Vancouver Province]

–Update on Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park (including a retail component, anchored by Winners) [Ottawa Citizen]

–Student’s business plan turns into a pop-up bike store at The Forks market in Winnipeg [Winnipeg Free Press]

–Eaton family member creates a scarf line referencing the former Canadian retailer [National Post]

Trending Topics:

–Dov Charney’s American Apparel fate hinges on three unknown directors: Chain’s reshaped board will evaluate the findings of a probe into his conduct and vote on his fate [Montreal Gazette]

–Wal-Mart offers lower prices to online customers [Retail Dive]

–Walmart Sees Gold in Small Neighborhood Grocery Stores [Triple Pundit]

–Gap Store Sales Unexpectedly Fell In June [Business Insider]

–Amazon seeks delivery drone permission from FAA [CBC]

Interesting Articles: 

–69% of shoppers would switch brands to earn points [Fierce Retail]

–Shopping Cart Abandonment: Online Retailers’ Biggest Headache Is Actually A Huge Opportunity [Business Insider]

–Burberry shareholders revolt over pay package for new CEO Christopher Bailey [CTV]

–Seattle’s First Legal Pot Shop Runs Out Of Marijuana [Huffington Post]

–Levi’s jeans struggles to find its identity in a saturated denim market [Business Insider]