Top Stories: National
- Retail council slams ‘ridiculous’ tariffs as Canada’s furniture feud heats up (BNN)
- Industrial space real estate boom in Canada is being fuelled by our insatiable appetite for online shopping (Financial Post)
- Meat counter prices rising to ‘spook zone’ levels: food expert (Global)
- Ecommerce is stabilizing but still showing an upward trend (Strategy)
- Business insolvency filings drop to 35-year low, but ‘slew’ of filings feared after pandemic aid ends (Financial Post)
- Sport Chek taps into the joy of sports with post-pandemic doubleheader (Strategy)
- Walmart Canada supporting Afghan newcomers (Grocery Business)
- Aldo puts a self-confident foot forward in digital campaign (Strategy)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- How long will Toronto’s downtown be a ghost town? (Toronto Star)
- Farm Boy opening second store in Etobicoke (toronto.com)
- This new Markham market offers Korean food and beauty products (Dished)
- Toronto bookstore moonlights as live music venue (BlogTO)
Western Canada News
- Alberta reinstates mask mandate and liquor curfew (Edmonton Journal)
- B.C.’s June retail spending rolls into record territory (BIV)
- End credits not rolling yet for Alberta video store surviving streaming services, COVID-19 pandemic (CBC)
- Weekend turmoil in Manitoba restaurants amid pandemic rules, staff shortages, association says (CBC)
- Edmonton custom arcade shop saw major jump in sales during pandemic (Edmonton Journal)
- Burnaby’s ‘best lingerie store’ giving back by donating portion of sales (Burnaby Now)
- New Kitsilano Bulk Food Store Opens with Hundreds of Dry Goods (and a Few Notable Wet) (Vancouver Magazine)
- Whitecourt’s zero-waste store, OKO Shop & Refillery (TorStar)