Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For December 9, 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 several days.

Smash and grab: Canada sees a spike in jewelry store robberies (CTV)

Mastermind Toys marks first holidays with new owner focused on babies, ‘kidults’ (The Canadian Press)

Canadian Tire to keep 100% ownership of financial services business after review (The Canadian Press)

Where the heck is my wedding dress? And other burning questions about the Canada Post strike (Financial Post)

B.C. businesses look to Taylor Swift’s ‘Electric Touch’ to boost bottom line (Global)

Business owner losing big time due to Canada Post strike (Milton Today)

‘These are the Epicentrics:’ A campaign to call Edmontonians to shop in Downtown (CityNews)

‘They’re definitely worried:’ Jewelry store robberies are on the rise in the GTHA (CP24)

‘The Gingerbread Man’ in Manotick reopens 2 years after devastating fire (CTV)

11 towers up to 40 storeys proposed for Capilano Mall redevelopment | Urbanized

‘She refused to let us out,’ Toronto couple says they were detained in optometry store after being accused of stealing (NOW Toronto)

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La Cordée Closure Ends Six-Year Turnaround Attempt in Quebec Outdoor Market

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