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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For July 6th, 2023

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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.

Vancouver clothing retailer Kit and Ace bought by company co-owned by Joe Mimran (Canadian Press)

Fears over supply-chain disruption grow as B.C. port strike talks remain deadlocked (CBC)

Canada’s Grocery Rebate gets under way (Winsight Grocery Business)

People vow to boycott Ben & Jerry’s after ice cream company marks Canada Day by tweeting about ‘stolen land’ (CTV)

Downtown Toronto’s Holt Renfrew store goes all in with Beyonce ‘Renassance Flagship’ pop-up (Chain Store Age)

Yorkville gets a fashion facelift with five new stores and more on the way (Streets of Toronto)

The Brick adds 2 Ontario showrooms (Furniture Today)

Vernon woman who lost business in downtown fire speaks out (Global)

Saskatchewan urged to keep small business tax at zero per cent (SaskToday)

Man arrested following organized retail thefts across GTA (CTV)

Point Roberts’ rebound hinges on return of Canadian workers, say local businesses (Vancouver Sun)

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