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.
- Roots says ‘pack and hold’ plan for unsold inventory will help avoid markdowns (Canadian Press)
- Purdys averts strike, reaches tentative deal with union (BIV)
- Coming to a mall near you: outdoor movies, live music, exhibitions (Globe & Mail)
- Businesses rush to react as Trudeau declares holiday to mourn Queen (BNN)
- Business-to-business sales drive Canadian e-commerce (BIV)
- TSX Approval of Leon’s Repurchase Programme for Common Shares (Newswire)
- Grand Manan store facing loss of N.B. Liquor franchise among its top performers last year (CBC)
- Workers at 3 private liquor stores in B.C. unionize, file complaint against employer over pay rise (CBC)
- When 13 street trees in a row died, Loblaw removed them. What replaced them was ‘beyond ridiculous’ (Toronto Star)
- BTS pop-up in Toronto temporarily shuts down because fans bought literally everything (Daily Hive)
- RBC takes loyalty to the next level with Avion Rewards (Newswire)



