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.
- Gateway Newstands — a mainstay of TTC stations — goes into creditor protection after getting slammed by the pandemic (Toronto Star)
- Retail fraud has increased in Canada during pandemic, study suggests (CTV)
- RioCan REIT sees demand for retail space soar as it reports first-quarter profit (Canadian Press)
- TSC gets with the times (Strategy)
- Loblaw faces pressure from activist investors, BMO over allegations of ties to suppliers in China’s Uyghur region (Toronto Star)
- George Weston reports Q1 profit, raises quarterly dividend 10% (BNN)
- Sleep Country Canada Holdings (TSE:ZZZ) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year (Simply Wall Street)
- Strike at Sobeys distribution centre in Quebec ends after workers ratify new deal (The Record)
- Pet Valu Reports First Quarter 2022 Results and Raises Full-Year Outlook (Newswire)
- Loblaw Companies Limited completes acquisition of Lifemark Health Group (Newswire)
- ‘People watch each and every price’: Rising food prices changing shopping habits in Kitchener (CTV)