Today’s Retail Insider articles below highlight Empire Company Limited’s strategic acquisition of Mayrand Food Group, marking its entry into Quebec’s discount grocery segment. Reitmans celebrates a centennial with a bold brand refresh and retail experience upgrade, while Vessi adopts a data-driven, measured expansion to meet growing demand for physical stores. IKEA also just announced it’s taking part of a former Hudson’s Bay store in London ON. Have a peek below.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- Empire Acquires Mayrand, Enters Quebec Discount Grocery Market – Craig Patterson
- IKEA to Open London Store in Former Hudson’s Bay Space – Craig Patterson
- Reitmans unveils “bold new era” for Canadian fashion – Mario Toneguzzi
- Roots reports strong Q4 and Fiscal 2025 results – Mario Toneguzzi
- Happy Belly Accelerates Expansion as U.S. Entry Nears – Lee Rivett
- MINISO Hello Kitty Pop-Up to Debut at Scarborough Town Centre – Lee Rivett
- Rogers Launches POS and Credit Card Program for SMBs – Lee Rivett
- Must Société opens flagship Jardin de Ville store in Laval (Photos) – Mario Toneguzzi
- Gen Z Canadians reviving mall culture with focus on social shopping: Lightspeed Commerce – Mario Toneguzzi
- Vessi focuses on measured retail expansion as demand grows for in-person shopping – Mario Toneguzzi
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- Growing the North America Asian grocery market one store at a time: T&T Supermarket CEO Tina Lee (Grocery Business)
- Moose Toys Canada announces two new distribution partners (Toy World)
- Retail analyst weighs in on excitement behind potential Costco in Thunder Bay, Ont. (CBC)
- Dealer groups unveil new facilities for Hyundai, Genesis dealerships in Western Canada (Auto Remarketing)
- Manitoba food tax cut could be broadened, budget passes key vote in legislature (The Canadian Press)
- This Toronto sock shop has closed its Hamilton location (Hamilton Spectator)
- Prices continue to soar on essentials, causing financial stress for Metro Vancouverites (CityNews)
- FreshCo opens Waterdown, Ont. location, marking 105th store in the province (Grocery Business)
- Sushi taco street vendor just opened their first physical store in Toronto (InSauga)
- Syrup spoiler: Quebec maple producers investigating “bad apple” since January (Montreal Gazette)
- Toronto’s first-ever 100% Indigenous-owned department store closing with huge sale (BlogTO)
- Thief in Spider-Man mask drops through ceiling, steals $65K in goods and cash (CP24 Edmonton)
