Top Stories: National
- Posthaste: Canadians are mired in misery but a booming economy is round the corner (Financial Post)
- Hudson’s Bay turns Saks Off 5th e-commerce business into standalone company, sells stake for US$200-million (Subscribers: Globe & Mail)
- Online grocery supplementing physical shopping, not replacing (restobiz.ca)
- Soaring costs challenge Canadian retailers counting on post-COVID surge (Reuters)
- Minister Ng announces Shop Local investment benefiting Canada’s small businesses (Newswire)
- Indigenous businesses face barriers in accessing COVID-19 relief funds: study (Canadian Press)
- Petition: Demand Retail Council of Canada Stick to Its Animal Welfare Promises (onegreenplanet.org)
- Canada’s Own Baby Dream Machine to Debut in Toys ‘R’ Us Stores (Newswire)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Time Out Market Montréal will reopen on July 2 (timeout.com)
- Retailers hope people don’t rush to shop off-Island when borders open (PEI: CBC)
- Aesop in Toronto is Putting Their Money Where Their Mouth is for PRIDE Month with ‘Queer Library’ (View the Vibe)
- Home Hardware shutting on Ossington in Toronto after 30 years (BlogTO)
- Vans Unveils Massive New Street Section at Montreal’s Olympic Park Skatepark (Newswire)
- Cape Breton NSLC store sold $23 million in alcohol, cannabis products during last fiscal year (Saltwire)
Western Canada News
- Canadian convenience store operator Parkland rolls out EV charging network in B.C (Reuters)
- Hundreds line up outside of Winnipeg pharmacy for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (CTV)
- Point Roberts’ only grocery store may be forced to close for lack of Canadian visitors (Global)
- Calgary’s mask bylaw will stay in place until at least July 5 (CBC)
- Shoppers Drug Mart launches rapid COVID-19 screening programs to help employers in Manitoba safely operate and reopen (Stockhouse)
- “Premature” to consider two private liquor stores being proposed in New West (New Westminster Record)
