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 few days.
- Knix seeks sanctions for lawyers behind class-action suit that alleges menstrual underwear contains ‘forever chemicals’ (CTV)
- Brand purpose is getting overlooked in loyalty programs (Strategy)
- Empire execs on why they entered the Scene+ (Canadian Grocer)
- ‘Sad to see:’ Edmonton’s Chinatown losing business after killings, rise in crime (TorStar)
- Provigo debuts new concept at revamped Kirkland store (Canadian Grocer)
- Costco comes to the bay: How a startup and DRL are taking deliveries to rural customers (CBC Newfoundland/Labrador)
- Atlantic Canada fuel retailers ask Ottawa to cap credit card fees on soaring gas prices (Financial Post)
- David Mirvish on the life and legacy of his father, Honest Ed (Toronto Star, paywall)
- Postal woes: Calgary business owner questions ‘ridiculous’ shipping costs (CTV)
- Why so little labour relief is expected for B.C. this summer (Business in Vancouver)
- ByWard Market block parties to celebrate solstice, new Indigenous retailer (Ottawa Citizen)
- Retail building made famous by TV show Schitt’s Creek hits the market for $2.35M (CTV)
- 50 Calgarians summoned from mall for immediate jury selection (CBC)
