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 four days including the long weekend Monday.
- Canada January retail sales seen rebounding from December decline (Reuters)
- Potato chip giant Frito-Lay cuts off Loblaw in dispute over price hikes (Financial Post)
- Walmart Canada Impact Report focuses on staff efforts amid challenging times (Grocery Business)
- Walmart ships fraudulent order to hacker’s address then leaves customer to recoup cost (CBC)
- Everything inflation: It’s not just gas and food anymore — and wages aren’t keeping up (CBC)
- End of Coutts’ protest relieves some supply chain pressures, but retailers wary of future blockades (CBC)
- The Faceoff: Both Canadian Tire and Walmart watched profits soar amidst a struggling retail sector. Which company came out on top? (Toronto Star, subscribers)
- OK Tire Stores Names Jim Bethune its New CEO (MTD)
- Alberta retail sales grow more than 13% in 2021 (CBC)
- Omicron takes bite out of B.C. retailers as total sales fall 1.6% (BIV)
- Feds announce $20 million to support Ottawa businesses impacted by downtown demonstrations (CTV)
- Alberta stores preparing as online cannabis sales to go private in March (CBC)
- Popular Granville Island newsstand given 60 days to close up shop (Global)
- ‘It’s like a museum’: Victoria military antique shop closing after 32 years (CTV)
- Regina brewpub creates vaccinated-only section (Global)
