Top Stories: National
- Retail sales rose 2.1% in August boosted by food, clothes and gas (Global)
- Canadians plan to spend more this holiday shopping season: survey (CTV)
- Sleep Country Canada Closes Acquisition of Hush Blankets (Yahoo)
- Canadian retailers take to the skies to mitigate holiday supply chain woes (Globe & Mail, subscribers)
- Loblaw Companies commits to fully electrifying its corporate fleet by 2030 (Grocery Business)
- Mark’s, Old Navy lead fashion retailers in brand health (Strategy)
- Giant Tiger raises more than $105,000 in food and funding for Food Banks (Grocery Business)
- Walmart Canada Unveils Top Toys Of 2021 (Muskoka 411)
- Beyond Meat plunges after cutting revenue guidance for third quarter (Financial Post)
- Pajar Canada opens flagship store in New York City (Fashion United)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Malabar marks final Halloween at historic McCaul costume shop (NOW)
- How a Stratford, Ont. biz owner turned her high school job into an award-winning online store (CBC)
- Quebecers are planning more in-store holiday shopping and in-person celebrations this year: survey (CTV)
- A new Costco Wholesale warehouse is opening in Montreal next week (Urbanized)
- Digital Signage Is Helping Toronto Retail Bring Life Back to Public Places (Big News Network)
- Sudbury grocery shoppers face sticker shock as inflation reaches 18-year high (CBC)
- I’m a burnt-out barista, and I don’t know if I’ll return to my minimum wage job (CBC Montreal)
- Loblaw Companies makes $230,000 donation for kids’ health in Nova Scotia (Grocery Business)
Western Canada News
- Yogurt gummy bombs and elderberry-lemon soda: These modern-day bodegas are raising Vancouver’s snack game (CBC)
- Alberta unions apply to represent workers at Amazon (Grocery Business)
- Edmonton restaurants forced to adapt to high food prices amid global supply chain disruption (CTV)
- Structube store opens in Abbotsford (Abbotsford News)
- Trouble brewing at popular Calgary cafe because of COVID-19 rule violations (Global)
- Chipoltle to open drive-through in Coquitlam near Vancouver (604 Now)
- Lower-income families most likely to be pinched by rising food prices, supply-chain problems (Vancouver Sun)
