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.

“Galen Weston is the poster boy for excess”: This economist blames supermarkets for astronomical food prices (Toronto Life)

Indigo website outage stretches into fifth day but payment system back up and running (CTV / Canadian Press)

SmartCentres set to build on ‘strong recovery’ in 2022 (Real Estate News EXchange)

Inside Ikea’s small-format store strategy: ‘The retail environment is changing’ (Modern Retail)

Prestige body care brand Maëlys launches at Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada (Premium Beauty News)

Great Canadian Superstore, three residential towers proposed for Mayfair Lanes property in Saanich (Citified)

Shoppers Drug Mart takes part in N.S. Community Healthcare Clinic Pilot (Grocery Business)

Laser Clinics opens fourth Canadian location in Toronto’s Scarborough Town Center (Canadian Business Franchise)

Canada’s Darwynn taps robotic and automation technologies at new fulfilment facility in Ontario (Retail Technology Innovation Hub)

Inspired Cannabis Introduces the “House of Brands” at New Vancouver Flagship Store (Yahoo)