Top Stories: National
- Dollarama took Q2 sales hit from Ontario COVID restrictions (BNN)
- Empire Co. Ltd. reports $188.5M first-quarter profit, sales up from year ago (BNN)
- DAVIDsTEA expands presence with “store-within-a-store” concept in Rexall pharmacies The best of DAVIDsTEA tea sachets and pre-packs conveniently available at Rexall pharmacies across Canada (Financial Post)
- Would you buy a car in a mall? (driving.ca)
- Ricardo gets its prepped meals to pop on shelf (Strategy)
- Apple’s online store now offers $13 same-day shipping in Canada (Mobile Syrup)
- Shopify investing in Israeli online marketing firm (Betakit)
- Erin O’Toole’s Dine-In Rebate Proposal Would Do Little to Help Restaurant Workers (Eater)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Kingston business says they will not be enforcing vaccine passports (Global)
- BAZIS buys midtown T.O. plaza, plans high-rise redevelopment (Renx)
- This 1800s Toronto mansion & Rolling Stones hangout just transformed into a giant beauty hub (Curiosity)
- Scarborough pastry shop aims to keep old tradition of baklava alive (CBC)
- A new food waste app launches in Montreal (Canadian Grocer)
- The Very Good Food Company Expands Retail Footprint in Eastern Canada and Quebec with Sobeys Inc. (Yahoo)
- New Staples Store To Open In Sudbury (RLI)
Western Canada News
- Tough growing season in Alberta will impact consumers’ pockets, experts say (CTV)
- Meet the Italian hat-maker who brought his family’s century-old business to Vancouver (Vancouver is Awesome)
- New Port of Vancouver transloading hub targets transpacific shipping times (BIV)
- Vernon shopping centre sells for $19.1 million (Western Investor)
- Windows smashed, storefronts vandalized in Vancouver’s West End overnight (Daily Hive)
- Mystical Metis: This Calgary shop is 100% Indigenous student owned and operated (Venture)
- Saskatoon book store adopts rapid testing for staff (CTV)
- With caution and hope, businesses prepare for B.C.’s vaccine card rollout (CBC)
