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 weekend.
- Police, store owners prepare for ‘gas-and-dash’ thefts as prices continue to rise (Global)
- In most cases, supplier price increases ‘very justifiable,’ says Medline (Canadian Grocer)
- Less-than-fresh food costing Canadians north of $500M: Study (Canadian Grocer)
- Workers Are Returning to Offices and Retailers Couldn’t Be Happier (Storeys)
- B.C. businesses hail end of mask mandate, but face long road to recovery (Global)
- Health experts say it’s too early to end mandatory masking in stores, gyms and restaurants — but many businesses plan to ditch the masking rule (Toronto Star)
- Quebec sugar shack owners say the COVID-19 pandemic saved the iconic industry (CBC)
- Sims: COVID border tests continue the pain for duty-free shops (London Free Press)
- $5 peppers and $40 steaks: Why food prices are up and tips to bring bills down (Vancouver Sun)
- Calgary thrift store limiting purchases to prevent resellers clearing out stock (Daily Hive)
- ‘Imagine the gas station brought to you:’ Vancouver-based gas delivery business growing (VIA)
- Pastry-maker BeaverTails opens two new Quebec locations (Canadian Business Franchise)
- Small businesses are back in business, but not back to normal (Globe & Mail, subscribers only)
- As Aldo has found, shutting down Russian operations is far from simple (Globe & Mail, subscribers only)
- Société des Alcools du Québec (SAQ) & Bensadoun Retail School join forces (McGill)
