Top Stories: National
- Shopify CEO decries consumerism as e-commerce sales fuel company’s record revenue (Financial Post)
- Despite the botched vaccine rollout, the Canadian economy is on the ‘cusp of a boom’ (Financial Post)
- Nearly 6,000 grills sold at Giant Tiger stores under recall after multiple melting incidents in Canada (Toronto.com)
- Black business owners persist through highs and lows of Black Lives Matter, COVID-19 (Piue)
- LXRandCo Announces Record Mid-First Quarter E-commerce Revenue Growth of 65% versus Prior Year (press release)
- Loop: A big test of reusable packaging for groceries comes to Canada (CBC)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Toronto, Peel request lockdown extension until at least March 9 (CityNews)
- 7-Eleven alcohol plans a new take on old model (Toronto.com)
- Mama Earth takes on big grocers in the delivery arena (Strategy)
- Councillors rezone Corktown plaza for proposed 27-storey development in Hamilton (CBC)
- Major economic and logistics impacts for Quebec and Ontario businesses that use the Port of Montreal (ajot.com)
- Groupe Turcotte and Home Hardware Stores Limited Announce Acquisition of Quebec-based Patrick Morin Inc. (Press release)
- Ontario increases pot shop approvals to 30 a week (press release)
- As pandemic takes bite of Paczki sales, beer store offers boozy take on tradition in Windsor (CBC)
Western Canada News
- Meat and vegetable prices steadily rising as sticker shock continues at Alberta grocery stores (CTV)
- Alberta extends COVID-19 financial aid to small-, medium-sized businesses (todayville.com)
- Northwest Calgary consignment store dealing with an influx of clothing during pandemic (CTV)
- Pastry chef’s business boomed during COVID in Richmond BC (Yahoo)
- Nearly 300 charges laid, 130 arrested, as Vancouver police target shoplifting (CityNews)
- Parks Canada gives thumbs up to sidewalk seating in Jasper (CTV)
