Top Stories: National
- BRAUN: Will senior spending boost a post-COVID economy? (Toronto Sun)
- Jesse Kline: Out-of-business Canadian retailers only have themselves to blame (National Post)
- Couriers Say ‘Demoralizing’ New Uber Eats Pay System Is Cutting Their Wages (HuffPost)
- Forced store closures dampen Indigo’s holiday sales period, but profits still climb (Canadian Press/BNN)
- Why Lightspeed POS’s strong quarter is a positive omen for the broader economy (Financial Post)
- GoodLife taps federal loan program for $310M lifeline (BNN)
- Here’s How To Order Bath & Body Works Items If You’re Waiting For Canada’s Online Store (Narcity)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Why Ontario will ease province-wide COVID-19 lockdown regionally (CBC)
- ‘No regrets’: New businesses are opening during COVID-19 pandemic — without government help (CBC)
- We kind of feel like we’re being picked on: Long & McQuade CEO on Ontario’s retail shutdown (BNN)
- St. Lawrence Market now offering grocery delivery to downtown Toronto residents (CTV)
- We should be sympathetic to these small Hamilton businesses that aren’t meeting COVID standards (Hamilton Spectator)
- Ottawa Perogies becomes the victim of fake online reviews and extortion attempt (CBC)
- Are vending machines dispensing the future of food? (And is that a good thing?) (Toronto Star)
- Toronto councillors approve motion objecting to cannabis retail store at leased site in park (Yahoo)
- More downtown memories: Bruce Bell is back and he’s taking you on a stroll through Woolworth’s in Sudbury (Sudbury.com)
Western Canada News
- Quality Foods announces new store in Colwood (Canadian Grocer)
- Ban on cruise ships until 2022 deals another blow to businesses relying on tourism (CBC)
- ‘Bricks and clicks’: Why some Winnipeg retailers are expanding storefronts during a pandemic (CBC)
- Vancouver restaurant owner creates food delivery platform with no commission (CTV)
- Legal pot shop licence fees too pricey, Vancouver councillor says (Global News)