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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For December 4th, 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 three days.

Fast fashion or sustainability? Canadians likely to face dilemma this holiday season (Global)

Downtowns across Canada struggle to find purpose with work, retail change (Canadian Press)

How ‘forced financing’ makes some car dealerships more money (CBC)

Thwart porch pirates with better concealment tactics, crime expert advises (CBC)

‘Tis the season: Holiday shopping season officially underway at Calgary malls (Calgary Herald)

Retail workers face unsafe conditions, union leader says after grocery-store employee stabbed (Winnipeg Free Press)

‘You can feel the excitement’: Historic Italian Bakery reopens after arson (CTV Edmonton)

Design Edition: Toronto Unveils the Shopping Mall of the Future – The Well (Bloomberg)

Masonville Place pushes for green light on car shop (London Free Press)

Winners expansion, new strip mall, food court renos coming to Royalty Crossing (CBC PEI)

Whimsical art exhibit Wonder Land reimagines vacant retail space in downtown London mall (CBC)

Best Buy-Winners building at Robson and Granville in downtown Vancouver listed for sale (Urbanized)

Northern fur trading post closes its doors after almost 60 years (MSN)

The Hula Hut marks 20 years in business (Winnipeg Free Press)

Lockdown lifted at West Edmonton Mall after weapons complaint; man facing charges (CityNews)

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Hudson’s Bay Landlords Awarded $2.4M in Costs

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Canadian households accumulating financial wealth while household debt service ratio edges down: Statistics Canada

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Annual inflation cools to 1.8% in February: Statistics Canada

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GoodLeaf Farms launches mobile tour to promote indoor-grown greens in Ontario, Atlantic Canada

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IOPE debuts in Canada through exclusive Sephora retail partnership

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