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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For September 18th, 2023

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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 several days.

Government calls for meeting with CEOs of Canada’s biggest grocery chains to talk food prices (CBC)

Are grocery stores greedy or a scapegoat? Group pushes back on feds’ ultimatum (CityNews)

Turmoil in Indigo’s C-suite leaves Canadian publishers reading between the lines (Globe & Mail) ****

Indigo’s future at stake amid executive exits, economic fears: analysts (Global)

Reitmans reports drop in Q2 sales, profit (Fashion United)

Simons CEO On Leading Canada’s Fashion Retailer Into A Data-Driven, Sustainable Future (Forbes) ********

Shane Grant joins Lululemon’s board (BIV)

Canadian shoppers turn to discount retailers to fight inflation (CityNews)

Grocers fail to pass along full Nutrition North food subsidy to shoppers, study shows (U of T)

Roots Launches Iconic Collaboration with Barbie® To Honour 50th Anniversary (Newsire) ****

Canadian Tire Corporation Completes Private Placement Offering of C$600 Million Unsecured Medium Term Notes (Newswire)

Sobeys parent reports profit boost as B.C. workers vote to strike over ‘insulting’ offer (Financial Post)

N.W.T. store shelves filling up again after wildfires disrupted supply chain (CBC)

Pop the cork: Calgary wine shop comes to Edmonton’s 124 St. (Alberta Prime Times)

$50 million food distribution centre opens its doors in Ingersoll (CTV London)

‘Winnipeggers are going to be thrilled’: Heritage director on work at former downtown Bay building (Global)

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Recipe Unlimited announces 3rd new Olive Garden location in Canada

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Tim Hortons raises $1.3 million through Special Olympics Donuts, with 100% of proceeds donated to Special Olympics Canada

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IKEA Canada partners with Africville Museum to host immersive exhibit in Halifax 

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Cadillac Fairview malls celebrate Olympics and Chinese New Year

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Affirm partners with Wayfair in UK and Canada

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To lower grocery bills, food supply chains need to be improved: McGill professor

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