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.
- Restaurant sales surpassed pre-pandemic levels in March: Statistics Canada (CTV)
- Retailer La Maison Simons returns from the brink of bankruptcy to resume expansion (Globe & Mail / paywall)
- Canadian merchants may see rebates after fee settlement with Visa, MasterCard deal (CBC)
- B.C.’s minimum wage, the highest of all Canadian provinces, is going up again (CTV)
- London Drugs defends tobacco sales in B.C. drugstores as way to help smokers quit (Vancouver Sun)
- Planned redevelopment of Byward Market parkade a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ for the city (Capital Current Ottawa)
- Nelvana and Cloudco Entertainment Announce Retail and Experiential Partnerships for Care Bears 40th Anniversary (abnmedia.com)
- A Group Of People Allegedly Stole A Bunch Of Stuff From An Ontario IKEA & Only Paid $1.76 (Narcity)
