Top Stories: National
- Unable to pivot during the pandemic, Canadian duty-free shops ask Ottawa for help (Global)
- What will on-premise dining look like this summer? (Strategy)
- Fashion and beauty brands push sustainability conversation forward (Postmedia)
- Canadian Commercial Rents Are Soaring For Offices, While Retail Drops (betterdwelling.com)
- Economy lost 68,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate rose slightly to 8.2% (CBC)
- Retail Council of Canada announces 2020 Grand Prix winners (restobiz.ca)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- L’Oréal Canada inaugurates its newly expanded distribution center in Quebec (Newswire)
- ‘No intention to offend local businesses,’ says Walmart Canada after fundraiser reenacts what hairdressers can’t do in Ontario (nationvalleynews.com)
- ‘Hard work’: Vince’s Market in Tottenham named best small-format grocery store in Canada (Simcoe.com)
- Ronnie’s Groceries: What a small store in a tiny outport can tell you about food security in Newfoundland (CBC)
- Organic Garage Significantly Expands Online Reach With North America’s Largest Online Delivery Platform Instacart (Busiensswire)
- ‘Most interesting day at work’: Deer browses around Thunder Bay store (CBC)
- Sky’s the limit for Nova Scotian fashion designer with Down syndrome (CBC)
- Dormez-vous expands regional footprint with new location in flourishing Blainville, Quebec (Newswire)
- Almost half of May job losses in Canada were in Ontario (CTV)
Western Canada News
- Free weekend entertainment hopes to boost business in Calgary’s Kensington shopping district (CTV)
- Richmond Asian grocery store sparks debate after posting staff vaccination rates (Richmond News)
- New beauty and wellness store is all about empowering women to be their very best (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
- Krazy Binz’s ‘complete pandemonium’ displeases nearby businesses in Edmonton (CTV)
- B.C. retail spending backtracks in March (Business in Vancouver)
- Small but with big hopes, popular Port Coquitlam garden store re-opens with new name, new concept (Tricity News)
- Saskatchewan to increase minimum wage to $11.81 on Oct. 1 (Battlefords Now)
