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 48 hours.

Public grocery stores unlikely to bring down food prices, say economists and analysts (National Post)

Canadian Tire will start selling iconic Hudson’s Bay blankets, donating proceeds to Indigenous fund (CBC)

Shoppers Drug Mart is quietly adding security gates to stores across Canada (BlogTO)

Amazon unionization in Quebec was discussed by management, tribunal hears (The Canadian Press)

M&M Food Market calls out real estate covenants for holding back competition in Canadian grocery industry (Grocery Business)

Vessi’s Metrotown store gets a full fall refresh (Georgia Straight)

Home Depot probes retail theft after Doug Ford says he threatened a shoplifter with ‘a beating’ (Toronto Star)

Marda Loop shop owners optimistic after 2 years of construction wraps up (CBC Calgary)

Exchange District public cigar lounge seeks to light up ‘untapped’ market (Winnipeg Free Press)

Ottawa used book store reaches its final chapter after 50 years (CBC)

A Kitsilano coffee shop open since the 1990s has quietly closed (VIA)

Teens arrested following jewelry store heist at Upper Canada Mall (Barrie Today)

Stong’s Market opens fourth location in Surrey, B.C. (Grocery Business)

Cape Breton chocolate shop making sweets for Sobeys, Needs stores (PNI Atlantic)

Canadian Brand DUER Opens Portland Store, Eyes U.S. Growth (Forbes)