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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For November 23nd, 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.

Why several big-box stores have ditched their self-checkouts (CBC)

Vancouver’s MEC plans to double store count by 2029 (BIV)

HBC sells off US$340-million in real estate as it falls behind on payments to suppliers (Globe & Mail / paywalled for subscribers)

Black Friday Becomes Top Day to Shop in Canada as US Tradition Takes Hold (CoStar)

BrandSpark International unveils the winners of the 2024 Most Trusted Awards (Grocery Business)

Unilever Canada wins prestigious Mitacs Award for cutting-edge A.I. innovations that reshape the future of retail, packaged goods (Canadian Packaging)

Billions at stake as Doug Ford government prepares to change booze retailing in Ontario (CBC)

Is shoplifting dooming self-checkouts? Theft or no theft, get rid of those abominable machines (Toronto Star)

Atlantic Canadians will spend more on holiday shopping than other provinces, says new report (CBC)

Norfolk Council approves zoning change for retail development in Waterford (Simcoe Reformer)

St. Albert grocery stores say no sugar to be had (St Albert Gazette)

Sugar shortage hits Greater Victoria grocery stores, bakers amid labour dispute at refinery (Times Colonist)

Seniors return to Vancouver mall for tai chi sessions 6 months after staff kicked them out (CBC)

Starbucks closes store at mall Chapters store (Lethbridge Herald)

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