Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For March 24, 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 2 days.

Re: Hudson’s Bay:

Hudson’s Bay striped blanket becomes hottest collector’s item before store closures (Streets of Toronto)

Jamie Bradburn: The demise of Hudson’s Bay was written all over the company’s flagship Toronto store (Toronto Star)

The legacy of Hudson’s Bay will survive in thrift shops long after the company is dead and gone (Toronto Star)

‘My plan was to retire there’: As Hudson’s Bay begins liquidation Monday, thousands of employees brace for a massive wave of layoffs (Toronto Star)

I worked at the Bay years ago, and still remember the magic and thrill of the department store (Globe & Mail)

From fur trading post to retail store, Hudson’s Bay Company has played an instrumental role in Kamloops history (Castanet)

‘End of an era’: Ahead of store’s closure, Calgary shoppers seek sales, mementos at The Bay (Calgary Herald)

Union head representing Windsor’s Hudson’s Bay workers calls liquidation decision ‘very sad’ (CKLW)

Other Retail News:

Gen Z consumers say Buy Canadian movement is unaffordable (Globe & Mail)

Fishing for Canadian seafood at the grocery store? Labels may not tell the whole story (CBC)

Anthony Gismondi: What the U.S.-Canada tariff war means for local wine consumers (Vancouver Sun)

Trade war hits ‘Canada-reliant’ Point Roberts stores (BIV)

Hundreds Of Tesla EVs Pile Up In Canadian Parking Lots After Suspicious Sales Rush (Car Scoops)

Duty-free shop owner says his B.C. business is a hostage in cross-border economic war (CBC)

Merchants on this Montreal street call for commercial rent regulation to avoid being priced out (CBC)

‘NOT the 51st State’ art brings booming business to small, Sunshine Coast online store (CTV)

Once home to a Towers store, Welland site poised for rebirth with grocery store, restaurant, retail plaza (Welland Tribune)

Toys ‘R’ Us to close three store locations in Metro Vancouver (Daily Hive)

Falling consumer confidence rattles Vancouver small business owners (PR Peak)

Successful North Vancouver dried foods retailer launches first mall concept at Park Royal (North Shore News)

American booze — made in Canada — amongst those leaving Sask. store shelves (Global)

Police warn downtown Calgary stores of scammers impersonating regional managers (CityNews)

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