Top Stories: National
- Retail sales up 4.8% in February, boosted by car dealers, gas stations (CBC)
- ‘It felt like they were forcing me to quit’: HBC worker files wrongful dismissal suit (Toronto Star/Canadian Press)
- Walmart Canada sets up express delivery (Grocery Business)
- Retailers want feds to postpone plastic ban for at least a year (Postmedia)
- Shopify says shift toward e-commerce is permanent as Q1 net income soars to US$1.26B (Canadian Press)
- Canada’s Top Companies To Work For In 2021 Include Banks, Retailers & Hospitals (Narcity)
- Will Retail Sales boost the Canadian dollar? (marketpulse.com)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Yes, your grocery bill has been going up and experts warn that won’t change any time soon (CTV)
- Ontario to give all workers three paid sick days, reimburse businesses (Canadian Grocer)
- Farm Boy to open new waterfront Toronto location at Queen’s Quay Terminal (Grocery Business)
- Organic Garage transitioning to decentralized distribution (Grocery Business)
- Businesses worried about Queen Street W. construction in Toronto (BlogTO)
- Health unit closes Stewart’s Decorating citing ‘non-compliance’ with Covid restrictions (North Bay Nugget)
- A ‘true pillar of his community’: Café Diplomatico owner, Rocco Mastrangelo Sr., dead at 87 (Toronto.com)
Western Canada News
- Servicing to New Canadian Tire Store Site Begins (Discover Moose Jaw)
- More Rewards partnering with Save-On-Foods on fueling sport program (Grocery Business)
- Corbella: Dairy Queen development’s changes vast improvement over ‘like-for-like’ (Calgary Herald)
- New business in Estevan has a world of games (Estevan Mercury)
- New Daiso store brings Japanese dollar-store style shop to downtown Vancouver (Vancouver Is Awesome)
- New Mexican restaurant nabs primo spot on Granville Island (Georgia Straight)
- UPDATED: Fire At Canadian Tire in Weyburn [PHOTOS] (Discover Weyburn)
- Pemberton furniture store offers timeless style at an affordable price (Pique)
