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Mario Toneguzzi

Mario Toneguzzi, based in Calgary, has more than 40 years experience as a daily newspaper writer, columnist, and editor. He worked for 35 years at the Calgary Herald covering sports, crime, politics, health, faith, city and breaking news, and business. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief with Retail Insider in addition to working as a freelance writer and consultant in communications and media relations/training. Mario was named as a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert in 2024.
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Canada/U.S. trade talk collapse to lead to immediate and significant impact on small business: CFIB

"A full 40% of small Canadian exporters will be directly hit by these tariffs and nearly one-third expect their revenues will drop by 50% or more as a result."
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Shoppa.ca launches online marketplace for Canadian-owned businesses

The marketplace includes businesses from across the country and products in categories including beauty and skincare, apparel, home and living, pets, kids and baby, food and wellness.
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Canadian retail sales surpass $74 billion in June: Statistics Canada

Core retail sales rose 1.2% in June, posting their second consecutive monthly gain.
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Good Earth Coffeehouse opens new location at Indigo Metrotown in Burnaby

The opening adds another location to Good Earth's network of more than 50 coffeehouses across Canada.
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Canadian sponsorship spending reaches $4.7B as industry study marks 20 years

Professional sport continues to account for the largest and most significant sponsorships, but the study found that brands are spreading spending across a broader range of categories.
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Public safety and construction deal heavy blows to Edmonton downtown businesses

"The once vibrant pulse of Edmonton’s downtown is fading further, leaving behind a landscape that feels increasingly desolate.”
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Empire to acquire nine Morelli’s pharmacies in Ontario

The pharmacies will be brought into Sobeys’ National Pharmacy operations as part of the transaction.
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Healthy Planet expands to Yonge and Eglinton with 45th Ontario location

Launches Annual Good Food Drive to help fight food insecurity across Canada
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Skin Excellence Medspa offers 30% discount as it launches influencer partnership program

The initiatives give the clinic two approaches to attracting customers: a price reduction across its service menu and a partnership program designed to generate promotional content through local creators.
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Fizz expands retail presence through EB Games Canada partnership

The agreement marks an expansion of Fizz’s in-store presence as the company continues to build its wireless business beyond its original Quebec market.
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Subway Canada brings back original artisan flatbread after customer demand

The company said the decision follows an outpouring of requests and social-media discussion from Canadians after the flatbread was removed from its menu.
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Groupe Dynamite appoints new digital leader as Chief Customer Officer

Henry Spear brings more than two decades of experience across digital, E-commerce, customer experience, and omni-channel retail.
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25% of New Businesses in Canada Are Started by New Canadians: CFA

There are more than 800,000 self-employed newcomers across Canada.
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Why Major Retailers Are Turning Employees Into Content Creators: Billo

“Showing authentic and imperfect people on camera is a very good strategy for brands that want to create relationships with their audience and win their trust in the age of AI."
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GoodLeaf Farms says all three Canadian vertical farms have reached profitability

The Canadian vertical farming operator reported revenue of $34 million in 2025, up from $6.4 million in 2023. Revenue has increased another 31 per cent in 2026.
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Small business confidence hits three-year low as costs rise and cash reserves shrink: Zensurance

Confidence fell to 49 per cent this year, down from 58 per cent in 2025 and 70 per cent in 2024.
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The Home Depot sees Q2 fiscal sales reach $47.9 billion

Net earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 were $4.8 billion, or $4.79 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $4.6 billion, or $4.58 per diluted share, in the same period of fiscal 2025.
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Squishy toy craze spilling beyond toy aisle: Faire

Stuffed and plush products were the fastest-growing kids category on Faire, rising 628% between May and June 2025 and the same period in 2026, according to the wholesale marketplace’s latest Independent Retail Pulse report. 
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Brasa Peruvian Kitchen prepares to open at Toronto Pearson Airport

Brasa is treating this expansion almost like a different operating model rather than simply a restaurant with more revenue. 
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Why CPG Brands Should Take a Page From Fashion’s Playbook and Embrace Mystery

Fashion has long understood that desire isn't built by answering every question.
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Canadian Consumer Spending Accelerates in Q2 Despite Higher Energy Costs: RBC

Major events—like FIFA World Cup matches in Toronto and Vancouver and The Calgary Stampede—temporarily boosted dining and entertainment activity in specific time periods and locations, but likely had limited impact on overall Canadian spending growth.
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Dr. Oetker Takes Suprema Frozen Pizza Opera on Tour in Quebec to Drive Sampling

Following a successful launch year, Suprema helped attract new shoppers to the frozen pizza category, contributed to premiumization through higher basket values and now ranks among the top-performing pizza meal items in Canada. 
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lululemon Like New Resale Program Expands to Canada

Building on the program in the U.S., lululemon brings the online and peer-to-peer experience from its branded resale business to Canada with technology partner Archive.
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Consumer prices continue to climb: Statistics Canada

July was the 18th consecutive month that grocery price inflation outpaced the all-items CPI.
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63% of Canadians have bought refurbished, open box or traded in technology in the past year: Best Buy report

Best Buy Canada says 63% of Canadians bought refurbished, open box or traded-in tech last year, led by Gen Z.
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