Top Stories: National

• Loblaw reports 30% surge in first-quarter profit but sees sales slowing (Global)
• Union slams Loblaw over pandemic pay as company reports nearly $400M profit (Financial Post)
• The ‘Super’ Success Of Aritzia: Jennifer Wong, President And COO, Leads With Impact (Forbes)
• Costco April Sales: 33.5% YOY growth, Canada reports 44% surge (Grocery Business)
• Empire launches “Feed the Dream” movement to support and celebrate Team Canada on the road to the Tokyo Olympic Games (Newswire press release)
• The Brick Raises over $1.4 Million for Children’s Miracle Network in 2020 Funds raised from adapted fundraising efforts will support children in communities across Canada (Financial Post press release)
• Gildan reinstates dividend after beating expectations with strong Q1 results (News1130)

Central/Eastern Canada News

• Amazon Fuels North America’s Most Severe Warehouse Shortage in Toronto (Bloomberg)
• Work underway in Welland on third-largest Canadian Tire store in country (Niagara Falls Review)
• Former Woolworth’s building in uptown Saint John comes down this month (CBC)
• Super C fundraiser raises over $300,000 (Grocery Business)
• Oakville Walmart reports 12th employee COVID-19 case in a week (insidehalton.com)

Western Canada News

• Outdoor retailers struggle to stock tents, backpacks ahead of second COVID summer (tricitynews.com)
• Ladner resident opening city’s first e-bike store (delta-optimist)
• Willow Way opens at Willowbrook Shopping Centre in Langley housing pop-up brands (Vancouver is Awesome)
• Video of AHS taking control of the Whistle Stop Cafe (todayville.com)
• Hop to it: Vancouver’s first-ever Bunny Cafe is now hiring (Dished)