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.

Bed Bath & Beyond closes Canadian stores 4 days early leaving some stuck with worthless gift cards (CTV)

Say goodbye to the dress: Kleinfeld Bridal to close in Hudson’s Bay Toronto store (Global)

Grocers among retailers poised for AI sales bump (BIV)

DAVIDsTEA confirms voluntary delisting from NASDAQ (Grocery Business)

Indie bookstores redefine reader’s retail shopping experience — and become part of the community (The Star)

Atlantic retailer Paul Simmonds to receive Retail Council of Canada’s Independent Retailer Lifetime Achievement Award (Newswire)

LCBO to phase out paper bags, 15 years after trashing plastic (BNN)

Endy hires Julia Cooper to lead marketing (Strategy)

It’s ‘The End’ for city’s last video store (Kingston Whig Standard)

Phoebe in Fabricland: The good kind of materialism comes to Toronto’s Mink Mile (Canadian Jewish News)