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 three days.
- Toys will be ‘shining star’ of lacklustre holiday shopping season: experts (Canadian Press)
- Younger consumers look to social media for curated holiday shopping (Toronto Sun)
- Free online returns cost retailers millions. Now they want you to pay for it (CBC)
- Aritzia’s U.S.-focused growth strategy defies logic — is it crazy enough to succeed? (Toronto Star)
- The Faceoff: Home Depot’s strong profits solidify its dominance in Canada’s home improvement retail sector, as Lowe’s Canada navigates a new path forward (Toronto Star)
- Sending a package any time soon? Brace for an expensive surprise (CBC)
- Hamilton residents, store owners saying goodbye to City Centre mall, as doors to close Dec. 26 (CBC)
- IGA makes a less-than-stellar meal the star of its holiday campaign (Strategy)
- Montreal’s downtown core is still suffering, conference told (Montreal Gazette)
- Many Canadians struggling with ‘subconscious spending’ habits: Survey (BNN)
- Online marketplaces brought an end to Cape Breton’s well-known real-life flea market (CBC)
- Maison Mercedes Is Bringing an Immersive Exhibition of Luxury to Toronto’s Yorkville Neighbourhood (Sharp)
