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 several days.
- More work needed on Grocery Code of Conduct says industry group (Grocery Business)
- Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 2.2 per cent to $62.2 billion in May (CTV)
- Grocery shoppers are ready for samples again: Study (Canadian Grocer)
- More than a cultural icon: New report shows Canadian Tire has tremendous impact on country’s economy (Globe & Mail, Canadian Tire paid for content)
- Consumers lean on loyalty programs to help manage runaway inflation (CityNews)
- Why nobody gets a tax benefit when you donate at the checkout (CBC)
- Marc O’Polo brand expands retail presence in Canada with entry into Hudson’s Bay stores this fall (Just Style)
- New Vancouver Quiznos to be template for global chain (Business in Vancouver)
- Workers in hazmat suits haul 8 tonnes of spoiled meat from North Bay, Ont., butcher shop (CBC)
- What the duck? London Drugs’ ‘duckana’ statue baffles, thrills (CityNews)
