Top Stories: National
- A&W reaches agreement to launch trial of Pret A Manger chain in Canada (Canadian Press/TorStar)
- Canadian supply delays come as a warning that future interruptions could be worse (CBC)
- Tale of two Tim Hortons: Suburban, rural locations busy, downtown restaurants empty (CTV)
- LXR takes its approach to “socially responsible” luxury re-sale to Canadian airports (Fashion United)
- Product sampling is one of the best ways to drive trust (Strategy)
- Eggnog in October? Why big dairies and grocers want it on shelves sooner (Leader Post)
- Flow Water wins for ‘Best Marketing Campaign’: Global Water Drinks Awards 2021 (Grocery Business)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- Metro to open new store in Ottawa (Grocery Business)
- Vince’s Market helps local seniors ‘rekindle connections’ (Canadian Grocer)
- Beloved children’s bookstore Woozles moves out of iconic yellow building in Halifax (CBC)
- Farm Boy to open Dupont Street, Toronto location in November (Grocery Business)
- FreshCo opens Thursday at former Thunder Bay Safeway location (TB Newswatch)
- Massive Montreal real estate deal would include several malls for $5.7 billion (CTV)
- Collectibles connoisseur takes a stab at a second store in Kawartha Lakes (Peterborough Examiner)
- City of Toronto’s final virtual meeting on Danforth Study set for evening of Oct. 28 (Beach Metro)
Western Canada News
- Superstore union members to vote on contract (Red Deer Advocate)
- Edmonton restaurants, food stores raise prices as supply chain pressures intensify (Edmonton Journal)
- Sephora Canada expanding with new location in South Surrey (Daily Hive)
- Manitoba to end retail capacity restrictions for Southern Health communities with higher vaccination rates (CBC)
- Burnaby finally getting first cannabis store as government shop set to open (VIA)
- Colton’s Couture shuts at Metropolis at Metrotown (Burnaby Now)
- Chainsaw-wielding man faces multiple charges for incident at Summerland store (Vancouver Island Free Daily)
