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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For April 11th, 2024

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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 CEO sees consumers getting back to discretionary spending in back half of year (Canadian Press)

Grocery inflation to fall below two per cent this spring, report predicts (CTV)

Empire backs international grocery retail VC fund (Canadian Grocer)

Shoppers Drug Mart, Dollarama and Costco make Canada’s most reputable companies list (Grocery Business)

Brian McDougall appointed chief retail officer at Staples Canada (Grocery Business)

Walter Lamothe to receive Retail Council of Canada’s Lifetime Achievement Award (Newswire)

Big grocers, retailers want Ontario’s recycling plan changed (CBC)

Retail group urges Quebec to review new French language rules after OQLF report (Montreal Gazette)

Unifor applies to represent two Amazon fulfilment centres in Metro Vancouver (Business in Vancouver)

Winners in downtown Vancouver to move to new location (Daily Hive)

How an Afghan supermarket chain in Hamilton is helping newcomers find work (CBC)

Meet some of Williamsburg businesses who say they feel a sense of belonging, family in their community (CBC Kitchener-Waterloo)

Business owner who lost N.B. Liquor agency contract makes his case (CBC)

No fun-gi city: Vancouver’s magic mushroom dispensary motion shot down (CityNews)

Halifax judge fines furniture company The Brick $143K after fatal workplace fall (CBC)

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