Top Stories: National
- RioCan REIT net income hit $137.6M in Q3 as businesses reopened following lockdowns (Canadian Press)
- Dearth of discounts: Retailers pull back on holiday sales amid clogged supply chains (Globe & Mail, subscribers)
- Talks on grocery code to extend into new year, but legislators say it’s progress (Financial Post)
- ‘Timbiebs’: Tim Hortons announces endorsement deal with Justin Bieber (CP24)
- LFL, Canada’s Largest Home Furnishings Retailer, Releases Record Financial Results for the Third Quarter ended September 30, 2021 (Newswire)
- Ivanhoé Cambridge and BLG enter global legal services agreement for its Canadian retail portfolio (Yahoo)
- Sleep Country Unveils New Concept “Sleep Country Express” Retail Stores within Walmart Canada Stores (Newswire)
- Canada Goose earns Responsible Down Standard (Ecotextile News)
Central/Eastern Canada News
- ‘This has saved businesses:’ Council votes to make CafeTO program permanent in Toronto (CP24)
- Produce taking weeks longer to get to Ontario, causing ‘nightmare’ quality concerns and higher prices (Toronto Star)
- Ajax retro video game shop – one of the biggest in Canada – celebrates 10 years (insauga.com)
- New data shows number of workers in Toronto’s financial district is still down by 77 per cent — and experts say it may never recover (therecord.com)
- Wine Rack Stores Raise $80K to Support Reconciliation Through the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (Newswire)
- Craig’s Cookies owner shares secrets to becoming Canada’s leading cookie shop (CHCH)
Western Canada News
- Style Q&A: Vancouver jewelry brand Kingdom sets up shop on Granville Street (Vancouver Sun)
- Manitoba’s top doctor says new restrictions coming as COVID-19 numbers rise (therecord.com)
- Cannabis operators chip away at illicit market (Business in Vancouver)
- Canadian retail co-op sells limited edition poppy themed pastries (Coop News)
- Dickey’s entering Alberta, Canada (Fastcasual.com)
- Calgary thrift shop takes ‘tremendous’ steps to support military vets and their pets (Global)
- Joe’s European Deli ‘always experimenting’ to bring Regina gluten-free options (CBC)
- A group of people used a gun to rob a store in Vancouver, and all they took was ice cream (CTV)
