Today’s Retail Insider articles are listed below, followed by Canadian Retail News From Around the Web. Canadian retail employment declined by 6,700 jobs in March amid regional imbalances and recruitment challenges. Meanwhile, most Canadians plan to shop second-hand this year driven by economic and environmental concerns. The persistent economic uncertainty also leads to widespread financial caution among consumers. Together, these developments and others point to evolving market dynamics and cautious spending shaping the retail landscape.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- Canadian Retail Hiring Stalls as Market Shifts Emerge – Craig Patterson
- MBI Brands taps new President to lead next phase of strategic growth and global expansion – Mario Toneguzzi
- How Luxury Retail Actually Works: Product Strategy – Craig Patterson
- Canadians experiencing ‘financial whiplash’ as economic uncertainty persists: MNP – Mario Toneguzzi
- The Thrift Shift: Majority of Canadians plan to shop second-hand this year – Mario Toneguzzi
- Fuel tax relief lagging while Alberta small businesses face sustained price pressures: CFIB – Mario Toneguzzi
- Pearle Hospitality announces landmark culinary partnership with Michelin-starred Chef Patrick Kriss and Alo Food Group – Mario Toneguzzi
- Why Imports Won’t Fix Canada’s Beef Price Problem – Sylvain Charlebois
- Kits Eyecare appoints Tai Silvey as President – Mario Toneguzzi
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- Canada’s major grocers are racing to open more discount stores (The Logic)
- Retail giants using personal data for digital pricing ‘downright dystopian,’ NDP Leader Lewis says (Global)
- Texas attorney general probes Lululemon over potential ‘forever chemicals’ in its activewear (CNBC)
- Halifax businesses grappling with double-digit increase in shoplifting (Global)
- Edmonton SportChek store closing its doors this June (Daily Hive)
- Brass signs from Hudson’s Bay’s Toronto flagship up for auction (The Canadian Press)
- These are the grocery stores Canadians ‘hate’ shopping at and Loblaws isn’t number one (Narcity)
- Upgraded Montreal warehouse could lower food costs in Nunavik (CBC)
- ‘Support your local community,” How one Torontonian raised over $15,000 for a Dufferin Mall shoe repair shop (NOW Toronto)
- JARVIS: Toronto’s government grocery stores will cost taxpayers and won’t make food cheaper (Toronto Sun)
- Supermodel Coco Rocha on Canadian brands: ‘They’re there. You just need to find them’ (Vancouver Sun)
- Healthy Planet to open 44th store on June 5 in Burlington, Ont. (Grocery Business)
- Vancouver coffee shop named among top 5 cafes on prestigious list (Daily Hive)
