Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For October 22, 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.

Popeyes vs. Mary Brown’s: A cross-border chicken rivalry is brewing in Atlantic Canada (Financial Post)

Competition Bureau seeking input on property controls in grocery industry (The Canadian Press)

High cost of groceries, rent squeezing Canadians: poll (CTV)

Opinion: Couche-Tard founder Alain Bouchard is betting the company on a legacy deal (Globe & Mail)

Winners opens new expanded location in downtown Vancouver (Daily Hive)

Safety guide released in response to spike in retail crime (Global)

Toronto police cracking down on retail theft (CTV)

Robbers drive pickup truck into front of Malton jewelry store (Toronto Sun)

No injuries reported following Mississauga jewelry store smash-and-grab robbery (CTV)

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