News at a Glance
Retail Insider is streamlining its Canadian retail news from around the web to include a handful of top news stories that can be viewed quickly during the day. Here are the top stories from the past 24 hours.
- Dollarama posts higher sales, profit as shoppers seek cheaper prices amid inflation (CTV)
- Grocers gear up to fight fed decision to include compostable bags in plastics ban (Financial Post)
- Indigo’s new CEO Peter Ruis hopes to make retailer ‘bigger and bolder’ (Financial Post)
- Buying a phone or paying your bill? Be ready to show ID at Rogers stores before entering (CBC)
- The Faceoff: Aritzia is firing on all cylinders, while Roots also outperformed expectations. Which retailer comes out on top? (Toronto Star / subscribers)
- Walmart pilots reusable bag program in Guelph stores (Canadian Grocer)
- Metro reopens revamped Milton, Ont. store (Grocery Business)
- Alberta Opposition demands meetings with grocery chains over affordability concerns (CTV)
- Mother says her family was kicked out of Cochrane Dollarama because of her son’s autism (CBC)
- British importers find customers seeking company, comfort after Queen’s death (Edmonton Journal)
- Rideau Centre high-rise gets a yes from planning committee (Ottawa Citizen) ********
