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.
Government should boost grocery competition at home, not seek outsider: experts (CP24)
Proposal to take Indigo private would lower scrutiny, boost flexibility: experts (Canadian Press)
Schwartz’s offer for Indigo ‘wholly inadequate,’ analyst says (Financial Post)
Valentine’s Day: Canadians spending more, celebrating less according to new survey (CTV)
Loblaw CEO Per Bank isn’t here to be famous (Globe & Mail / subscriber paywall)
How the downfall of small businesses could lead to a Canadian economic slump (CFRA)
Consumer behaviour for grocery shopping changes rapidly in Canada (Sask Today)
Leyad Announces the Acquisition of the North Sydney Mall, Nova Scotia (Yahoo)
All of Loblaw-less Labrador cut out as Manulife makes exclusive deal with retail giant (CBC)
Owner of convenience stores charged with illegally selling tobacco, cannabis products (CBC Winnipeg)
“Exact same” bag sold at Marshalls is $110 more expensive at Winners (Daily Hive)
THEN AND NOW: Essa Rd. spot was grocery store for decades (Barrie Today)
