Top Stories: National
- While other grocers cut hero pay, Costco quietly gave its workers a permanent pandemic raise — another reason why it’s developing a cult-like following in Canada (TorStar)
- ‘Super competitive’: Warehouse demand soars amid shift to online shopping (Canadian Press)
- Feds file notice of back to work bill ahead of looming Montreal dockworkers strike (Global)
- Cannabis Canada Weekly: Retailers see 50% jump in 420 sales despite lockdowns (BNN)
- In absence of mandated paid sick days, some companies are stepping up (Canadian Press)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- City of Ottawa mulling new tax class for small businesses (CBC)
- Two Amazon facilities in Ontario’s Peel Region ordered to partially close due to COVID-19 cases (CTV)
- LACKIE: Roping off aisles at big box stores isn’t evening playing field, it’s just insulting (Toronto Sun)
- “I felt violated”: Mom speaks about pickpocketing at Upper Canada Mall (Toronto Star)
- Ottawa businesswomen take bite out of pandemic with major expansion of Corner Peach (OBJ)
- Risky business: Underground economy booming during COVID pandemic (Windsor Star)
- This French Grocery Store In Montreal Is Going Viral On TikTok For Its Unique Snacks (mtlblog.com)
- In defence of The Beer Store (Toronto Star)
- Lee Valley Tools shutting downtown Toronto store (BlogTO)
Western Canada News
- Burnaby’s biggest mall (Metropolis at Metrotown) is being taken over by beauty shops (Burnaby Now)
- Best Buy Canada to relocate headquarters office to new Vancouver building (Urbanized)
- Historic family-owned Kamloops businesses take pandemic changes in stride (CFJC)
- Manitoba pizza business booming (Winnipeg Sun)
