Top Stories: National
- Competition between Shopify and Amazon better for the consumer: Lululemon founder Chip Wilson (BNN)
- Giant Tiger Launches Livestream Birthday Concert Celebrating 60 Years of Supporting Canadian Families and Serving Communities (Newswire press release)
- Cultural collaboration gives Ikea shoppers a glimpse inside a Mi’kmaw home (CBC)
- Aegis Brands Completes Sale of Second Cup Coffee Co. to Foodtastic (Newswire press release)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Toronto names 11 businesses affected by Section 22 closures, including a car dealership, a McDonald’s location and a meat boutique (Toronto Star)
- Retail child care flexibility needs to suit urban, suburban families: Ontario education minister (BNN)
- Toronto man leaves job at Harry Rosen to open a bakery (BlogTO)
- London man arrested after allegedly smashing up Argyle Mall store with a hatchet (CBC)
- Maze Mall reimagined under new ‘Building Life’ owners (Bellville Intellingencer)
- The waiting game: Young workers wonder when it will be their turn for vaccines (Ottawa Citizen)
- Not your normal hoodie: Montreal entrepreneurs launch line of sweaters that care for Black hair (CTV)
Western Canada News
- Two Vancouver luxury jewellery retail businesses (Rodeo and Breitling) closed by public health due to COVID-19 cases (VIA)
- Alberta liquor store lashes back at anti-maskers tormenting them (Western Standard)
- Lifelong book lover embraces online with virtual bookstore (Calgary Herald)
- Buckets Ice Cream is officially closing its doors next month (Dished)
- McAuley Bag Sale ever popular, successful (empireadvance.ca)
