Top Stories: National
- Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 3.4 per cent in December (Yahoo)
- Canadian retail sales of cannabis double in December 2020 compared to December 2019 (vicnews.com)
- Canada’s Job Losses In 2020 Were All In Low-Paid Work: CIBC (HuffPost)
- Women-owned businesses hit harder by pandemic (CTV)
- The Very Good Food company announces new retail distribution through Safeway stores (Grocery Business)
- Le Creuset Canada debuts new cookware colour for 2021 (eatnorth.com)
- Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust Announces 2020 Annual Results and 50% Reduction in Distribution (press release)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- No Reprieve for Toronto as Tight Lockdown Extended to March (Bloomberg)
- CFIB Statement on Lockdown Extensions in Toronto and Peel (press release)
- Union representing Beer Store workers calls on Ontario to reject 7-Eleven proposal to sell alcohol (Financial Post/press release)
- 7-Eleven plan to sell beer, wine for in-store consumption no threat to restaurants: Business expert (Saltwire)
- Toronto small businesses weary from pandemic uncertainty (Pique)
- Thunder Bay Canadian Tire store operator fined after employee suffers workplace fall (CBC)
- Renowned retailer Robert Simpson got his start on Newmarket’s Main Street (Newmarket Today)
- Montreal grocery order service for seniors (Montreal Times)
Western Canada News
- Manitoba retailers paid bigger COVID price than rest of Canada (Winnipeg Sun)
- Pandemic sales steady for Vancouver board game store (VIA)
- Kelowna clothier branches out with new home in Salmon Arm (Salmon Arm Observer)
- Marshalls store set to open March 9 in Langford (Victoria News)
- B.C. loses 6,600 businesses amid pandemic (Business in Vancouver)
- Bay Building Summit Held in Winnipeg (Manitoba Post)
- Business owner grateful for support after anti-masker berates staff, posts video online (VIA)
- Richmondite launches petition to replace local Starbucks, a month after she tried to save it (VIA)