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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For January 13, 2025

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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.

Costco Canada accused of overcharging online shoppers in class-action lawsuit (CTV)

Aritzia’s profit soared 72% in Q3 as its ecommerce net revenue spiked (BNN)

Grocery code of conduct board hires former Fertilizer Canada CEO as adjudicator (VIA)

‘Key community asset’: The Hudson’s Bay store in Burlington Centre is closing on Feb. 9. It’s still unclear what will replace it (Inside Halton)

CBC investigation uncovers grocers overcharging customers by selling underweighted meat (Cbc)

Loblaw apologizes after underweighted meat sold in Western Canada stores (Global)

New commercial centre set to rise from ashes of Mill Bay’s former Pioneer Mall (Vancouver Island Free Daily)

Downtown Montreal store window shattered by gunshot (CTV)

The rise and fall (and rise again?) of the ByWard Market (Ottawa Citizen)

Covered outdoor mall and 1,400 homes for new Lougheed mall | Urbanized

Senior charged with robbing Vancouver luxury store has died, coroner confirms (CTV)

Belly rubs and comforting hugs: How these adorable dogs and cats have become a hit with customers at five Toronto shops (Toronto Star)

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