News at a Glance
Retail Insider is streamlining its Canadian retail news from around the web to include a handful of top news stories that can be viewed quickly during the day. Here are the top stories from the past 24 hours.
- Hidden markups, missed sales on Instacart leave customers feeling ‘ripped off’ (CBC)
- Primaris REIT gets down to business after H&R spinoff (Renx.ca)
- Canada resists pressure to drop vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers (CTV)
- Grocers pressured to bring back ‘hero pay’ amid Omicron surge (CBC)
- Kingston Economic Development offers free digital support for local businesses (Global)
- PlantPlus Foods to acquire Sol Cuisine (Grocery Business) ****
- Canada added 55,000 jobs last month, before full force of Omicron hit (CBC)
- Prince George may become first airport terminal worldwide to open cannabis retail store (Pique)
- Stingray Group’s acquisition of audio advertiser InStore widens its reach into retail stores (Globe & Mail, subscribers)
- Appointments Surge After Quebec’s Marijuana and Alcohol Stores Require Proof of Vaccination (Complex)
- Dollarama coming to Yellowknife (NNSL.com)
