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Open Banking to Reshape Retail Payments in Canada

Craig Patterson -
Open banking is set to change how Canadians pay, as trust begins to influence checkout decisions for retailers.

Canadiens Playoffs Drive Restaurant Spending Surge in Montreal

Lee Rivett -
Moneris data shows Canadiens playoff games boosted restaurant spending near the Bell Centre and across Montreal during the NHL postseason.

Tre’dish launches SproutAI, the first AI grocery assistant built to optimize budgets

Mario Toneguzzi -
Grocery affordability remains one of the most acute financial pressures facing Canadian households.

Tim Hortons launches campaign to hire 10,000 local people, addresses Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Mario Toneguzzi -
Tim Hortons is the largest restaurant chain in Canada, with 4,000 restaurants – more restaurants per capita than any other brand anywhere in the world.

Taxing Convenience Foods Punishes the Wrong Canadians

Sylvain Charlebois -
Quebec’s food tax changes are reigniting debate over whether taxing convenience foods unfairly burdens seniors, single households, and working Canadians.

The Brick launches the Shaq-O-Pedic Collection

Mario Toneguzzi -
O’Neal partnered with The Brick to bring his vision of comfortable, stylish and accessible furniture to Canadians.

Calgary-based Wild Rose Brewery celebrating 30 years

Mario Toneguzzi -
Wild Rose expanded its brewing operations with the opening of a state-of-the-art production facility in Foothills Industrial in 2013.

Double Click: Big Foot, The Easter Bunny & Surveillance Pricing: Bruce Winder

Bruce Winder -
Surveillance pricing or algorithmic pricing has become a buzzword over the last few months and involves the use of specific consumer data points.

Daily Synopsis: May 22, 2026

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Canadians making more trips with smaller baskets at the grocery store, questions about future of downtown Vancouver Hudson's Bay, Sobeys debuts new store concept in Welland ON, dollar store opens in Elliott Lake, and other news.

From The Desk: Retail Resilience and Experiential Growth in Canadian Markets

Craig Patterson -
Canadian retailers expand experiential and sustainable footprints while navigating inflation and evolving consumer behaviours shaping urban and mixed-use markets.

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Nespresso Canada donation launches biodiversity restoration projects in B.C. and Quebec

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Funding will support Tree Canada’s new Biodiversity Restoration Initiative, a program aimed at restoring ecosystems through the planting of native and climate-adapted trees and plants in ecologically significant areas across the country.

Tim Hortons to build or renovate 480 restaurants across the country

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