Top Stories: National
- Retail workers and public health orders: Retail Council of Canada’s John Graham (Global)
- Foot Locker and Melody Ehsani Team Up to Launch Exclusive Capsule Collection in Toronto and Vancouver (Newswire)
- Why Canada must fix its food security issues before the next crisis (Globe & Mail)
- Volvo Tow For Life Launches in Canada (Northumberland News)
- M&M Food Market and BGC Canada form national partnership to help children and families thrive (Newswire)
- Loblaw and World Wildlife Fund encourage planting (Grocery Business)
- Grocers adopting clean cart technology (Grocery Business)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Ontario grocery work shifting amid increasing automation and online sales, report finds (CTV)
- The COVID-19 outbreak that just won’t stop: Ontario Food Terminal’s problem nears two-month mark (Toronto Star)
- The amazing journey of Prospero Books comes to an end (Ottawa Citizen)
- ‘It’s been rough’: Owners struggle after their Crystal Beach business is broken into (St Catharines Standard)
- Grocery clerk and cashier jobs trending toward lower pay, less stability in Ontario: report (Leader Post)
- Nearly two dozen COVID-19 cases linked to outbreak at Vaughan supermarket (CTV)
- 3 men charged in $1.3M jewelry store heists in Toronto, York Region (Toronto.com)
- David Clement: Ending liquor monopoly in Ontario would be win-win-win (Financial Post)
Western Canada News
- After 159 years, W&J Wilson leaves downtown, will focus on Sidney and Oak Bay stores (Victoria Times Colonist)
- Reopening in Alberta begins June 1 with outdoor dining, all restrictions could be lifted by July (CTV)
- Shoppers Drug Mart owner retires in Steinbach (Winnipeg Free Press)
- Small business owners still struggling in Manitoba (Winnipeg Free Press)
- Burnaby T&T grocery store blows past goal for vaccinating workers (Burnaby Now)
- COVID-19 outbreak forces closure of SW Home Depot in Calgary (660 News)
- Closed and closing soon: 3 Vancouver restaurants to say goodbye to (Dished)