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.

Aritzia earns $37.3M in Q4 as sales continue to climb in U.S. and Canada (BNN)

Q&A: Doug Stephens on how retailers can stay relevant (Strategy)

Best Buy Canada opens in-house media company (Chain Store Age) ********

B.C. Privacy Commissioner report on facial recognition in retail (RCC)

Tim Hortons’ Canadian business was an ‘absolute standout’ in latest quarter: RBI executive chairman (BNN)

Lululemon to open its first store in Thailand (Inside Retail)

A big inconvenience for everybody’: Queen Street closure disruptive, downtown businesses say (CBC)

More pedestrians, fewer cars pitched in plan to revitalize Vancouver’s Gastown (Global)

Bosses at 2 downtown Hamilton businesses say workers don’t feel safe, call for dedicated officer (CBC)

Think rising grocery prices are helping farmers? Think again (CBC)