News at a Glance
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.
Inside the final days of Hudson’s Bay (Globe & Mail / subscriber paywall)
Redesigning the Bay’s old retail spaces will come with challenges and opportunities (CBC)
Redesigning the Bay’s old stores come with challenges and opportunities (CTV)
From signs to packaging, new language rules come into effect in Quebec (CBC)
A couple of vintage freaks just opened a funky new shop in Little Italy (Streets of Toronto)
Sad final day at Hudson’s Bay Toronto flagship store (Toronto Star)
Toronto’s Little Italy revival is real — Thanks to these new restaurants (Streets of Toronto)
FreshCo opens 49th store in Western Canada (Grocery Business)
This Day in History, 2025: After 138 years in downtown Vancouver, The Bay closes (Vancouver Sun)
Few Ontario grocery stores accepting booze empties, some weigh returning licences (CTV)



