Top Stories: National
- There’s going to be a significant retail sales rebound: JJL Canada (BNN)
- Toys “R” Us teams up with Joe Fresh designer Mimran to launch new kids’ clothing line (Canadian Press)
- Thinking of buying a new couch? The price may have just quadrupled (CBC)
- How SMBs in Canada are adapting to the pandemic (Consulting.ca)
- Shoppers Drug Mart launches Pride-inspired beauty collection (Canadian Grocer)
- 9 ways the grocery industry has shifted: report (Grocery Business)
- Government of Canada supports new technology to make electronic payment terminals accessible to persons with visual disabilities (Newswire)
- George Weston Limited Enters into Automatic Share Purchase Plan (Newswire)
- Lowe’s Canada raises a record amount of $1.2 M for Children’s Miracle Network and Opération Enfant Soleil (Newswire)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Could Toronto’s patios open before June 14? The Ford government is not ruling it out (Toronto Star)
- Farm Boy eliminates single-use plastic grocery bags (Canadian Grocer)
- RETALES: Community-minded clothing store Biscuit moving closer to Halifax home (Saltwire)
- Montérégie restaurant owners overjoyed as they reopen dining rooms (Montreal Gazette)
- Emma Teitel: Cannabis or Closed: What COVID-19 has done to Toronto’s neighbourhood shopping areas (yorkregion.com)
- Food truck delivers new tastes to Kemptville (CTV)
- Princess Auto opens 3rd Quebec location (Jobber Nation)
- Organic Garage Highlights Transformational Year-End With Record Sales and Profit (Financial Post press release)
- Nova Scotia downtowns fighting for survival (Saltwire – Subscribers only)
Western Canada News
- Burnaby’s big three malls pacing city’s growth with mega-projects (Business in Vancouver)
- Businesses in Alberta prepared for easing of restrictions amid talks around second doses (CTV)
- Airdrie Walmart not over capacity before closing due to outbreak says company (Discover Airdrie)
- Grocery store workers in Metro Vancouver positive for COVID-19 (New Westminster Record)
- 125 temporary outdoor patio requests approved, installed in Edmonton (Global)
