Top Stories: National
- More Canadians are buying cars and plan to drive to work: Survey (BNN)
- New Couche-Tard brand identity a wink to its heritage (Canadian Grocer)
- Q&A: Walmart Canada’s Laurent Duray on the retailer’s aggressive e-comm play (Canadian Grocer)
- Walmart Canada CEO Horacio Barbeito on leadership: Forbes (Grocery Business)
- Shopify web traffic slows in Q3 as recovery takes hold: CIBC (BNN)
- Top toymakers say their products will be harder to find and more expensive this holiday season (CTV)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Rabba, P&G Canada donate supplies to Afghan refugees arriving in Canada (Canadian Grocer)
- Vaughan’s ‘central location’ attracts sports retail giant Decathlon to open its second store in the GTA (yorkregion.com)
- N.B. thrift shops are seeing a sharp sales increase, and say 2 key factors are driving it (CBC)
- One suspect in custody after shooting inside Yorkdale Shopping Centre (CP24.com)
- This Unique Laundromat Turned Store Is A Must-Visit For Any Pink Lover In Montreal (mtlblog.com)
- Denim Society puts itself out there with a suburban Montreal pop-up (Strategy)
- Choice Properties Proposes Redevelopment of Broadview and Danforth Loblaws Site (Urban Toronto)
- Fresh pretzels from Waterloo bakery worth their salt and more (Waterloo Chronicle)
Western Canada News
- Manitoba drought, inflation hike lead to higher grocery bills — and highlight worsening food access: advocates (CBC)
- Robust recovery from pandemic for B.C. retail sales (BIV)
- New Jamaican grocery store in south Edmonton offers shoppers a taste of home (CBC)
- Popular Victoria restaurants go dark for the weekend amid staff shortage (CTV)
- ‘We tried to remain original’: New brewery opens in 124 Street’s historic Substation 600 (CTV Edmonton)
- Aburi Restaurants to Open Second ‘Aburi To-Go’ Location Inside Gyoza Bar (Scout Vancouver)
- Vape store owner hopes scanning technology weeding out minors goes mainstream (Calgary Herald)