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.
- Canadian retail sales down 0.5% in September, led by drop in sales at gas stations (CHEK)
- Workers in Canadian Tire’s supply chain not paid ‘living wages,’ union complains (Financial Post)
- Shoppers may see the biggest sales in a decade this holiday season (Yahoo)
- Competition Bureau obtains court order to advance investigation into Dufresne Furniture’s marketing practices (Newswire)
- Best Buy Canada hits parent with currency headwind (BIV)
- Loblaw bargaining standoff a sign of heightened labour tension: expert (CTV)
- Cities’ downtown cores are hollowing out, but small towns and suburbs tell a different story (Globe & Mail / subscribers)
- Good Earth Coffeehouse opens first Indigo location in Calgary (Newswire)
- Ontario retailers brace for holiday rush with staff shortages top of mind (Cambridge Today)
- DVBIA CEO Nolan Marshall III leaves job and city (Business in Vancouver)
- Arts & Crafts to Open New Toronto Record Shop (Exclaim)
- GUNTER: Lack of shopping options a bigger Downtown problem than Christmas tree move (Edmonton Sun)
- Prince Rupert mall shooting was murder, suicide attempt: RCMP (O.Canada.com)
