Top Stories: National
- Walmart, Sobeys join national food waste prevention campaign (Grocery Business)
- How offering employees paid sick leave can pay off for businesses (CBC)
- Sobeys’ Sarah Joyce talks e-commerce success at RCC’s In Conversation with Retail Leaders in Canada series (Grocery Business)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- ‘It’s frustrating and it’s not fair:’ N.S. retailers react to lockdown rules (CTV)
- Amazon opening new fulfillment centre in Ajax (Grocery Business)
- Ontario Food Terminal COVID outbreak rises to 30 staff and vendors at Etobicoke facility (Toronto Star)
- Niagara Falls council supports holiday openings for Lowe’s (Niagara Falls Review)
Western Canada News
- Economic impacts from COVID-19 on par with ‘worst recession in 30 years:’ ATB Financial (Edmonton Journal)
- Worker fears getting COVID-19 without sick leave, wants B.C. to act (larongenow.com)
- Save-on-Foods More Rewards pledges more support for sports (Strategy)
- Pivoting during the pandemic: How some Calgary businesses started or grew during COVID-19 (CTV)
- ID scanning will be required before entering some Calgary liquor stores (DH News)
