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Report: Nordstrom eyeing Canada
New York — Nordstrom Inc. is scouting out sites to expand into Canada, Dow Jones reported.
"We already know we have a lot of Canadian customers," Nordstrom spokesman Colin Johnson said in the report. Also, Canadians make up the biggest share of Nordstrom's international online customers.
Johnson did not give a timeframe when Nordstrom might make a formal announcement, but did say the company would start with its full-priced stores before opening any Nordstrom Rack outlets in the country, according to the report.
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Walmart, Home Depot each pledge $1 million for Joplin tornado relief
New York — Walmart and The Home Depot have each pledged $1 million to help rebuilding efforts in tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo.
Each of the retailers had a store in Joplin that was leveled in the storm. Both stores had fatalities inside them.
In a statement, Walmart said it has accounted for all of its associates working at the store at that time, but still is reaching out to all of its employees in the area. It also is working to direct truckloads of water, food and other basic items to Joplin.