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.
- Sobeys parent Empire navigates choppy waters to beat profit expectations (Financial Post)
- Supply chain ‘No. 1 challenge’ for Canadian retailers: Sobeys CEO (BNN)
- Canadian Tire unveils $3.4-billion plan to improve customer experience, drive growth (CTV)
- In-store spending is surging past pre-pandemic levels (Strategy)
- Costco is switching Mastercard users from Capital One to CIBC — and cardholders say it’s not going smoothly (TorStar, paywalled)
- Shelflation: How Canadians are dealing with less-than-fresh food at the grocery store (Wetaskawin Times)
- Mondou donates $100,000 to Canadian Red Cross and Launches fundraiser for Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine (Newswire)
- How Harry Rosen used chatbots to help its 11-person customer service team (Modern Retail)
- Edmonton man cautions buyers after 13-month wait on furniture order (CBC)
- Quality Foods B.C. named one of ‘Canada’s Best Employers’ (Grocery Business)
- As gas prices spiral, Ontario business owners experience rise in pump-and-dash drivers (CBC)
- Winnipeg businesses furious over $500K grant given to online delivery service at height of pandemic lockdown (CBC)
- IKEA set to open ‘design studio’ at Devonshire Mall on March 24 (CTV Windsor)
- Hudson’s Bay Foundation Donates $100,000 to Canadian Red Cross to Support Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis (Yahoo)
