Top Stories: National
- Loblaw reaches many sustainability goals: Report (Grocery Business)
- Canadian retail in 2021: Stronger than you think (Renx.ca)
- Canadian consumer prices climb at fastest pace in a decade (BNN)
- Walmart Canada now sourcing beef from Canadian certified sustainable farms (Canadian Grocer)
- New Arc’teryx platform convenes circular services (ecotextile.com)
- Cineplex urges provincial ‘consistency,’ fed support as most theatres remain closed (CTV)
- TC Transcontinental Printing wins more than $20 million in new business for its In-Store Marketing (ISM) Group and integrates activities in Brampton (streetinsider.com)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Ontario government set to unveil gradual COVID-19 reopening plan for province: government source (Global)
- Downtown Montreal may see first-in-Quebec restaurants, retailers this summer (Montreal Gazette)
- Metro Ontario distribution centre underway (Grocery Business)
- In one of Ontario’s hardest-hit regions, COVID-19 takes a toll on essential workers (CBC)
- The Old Galt Bottle Shop like a candy store for craft beer lovers (Kitchener Today)
- Idle Garage and Café is Montreal’s one-of-a-kind combo of motorcycles and coffee (Montreal Gazette)
- Thai Express: Ottawa franchisee believes brand’s innovative meals are the recipe for success (Canadian Business Franchise)
Western Canada News
- The Style Guys in Calgary Make the Move to Live-Stream Shopping (Avenue Magazine)
- Online farmers’ market in Calgary provides ‘incredible’ opportunities during COVID-19 pandemic (Global)
- Saanich grocery store Pepper’s Foods takes home bronze at national independent grocer awards (Victoria News)
- Caught on camera: Wandering bear spotted in Kelowna’s Guisachan Village Centre shopping centre (CTV)
- Stabbing during theft at Victoria mall sends victim to hospital (CTV)
- Goodwill stores have a message: Please stop donating trash (Winnipeg Free Press)
- PlantX Announces New Indoor Plant Warehouse in Squamish (Newswire press release)
- Greenhouse expansion in British Columbia (Grocery Business)
