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) ****
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)