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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For March 21st, 2024

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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 48 hours.

Alimentation Couche-Tard reports lower earnings amid economic headwinds (CityNews)

Couche-Tard supports planning with AI (Chain Store Age)

Leon’s Furniture Limited Announces Change to Senior Management Team (Yahoo Finance)

Grocery store price fatigue prompts Loblaw boycott (CityNews)

Empire Company Eyes Private Brand Growth (Store Brands)

Canada Goose’s Store Strategy Has Fundamental Challenges (Seeking Alpha)

All grocery retail segments gaining in Canada (REMI Network)

Canada grocery prices: Canadian Shoppers guffaw at ‘unbelievable’ $40 tub of feta at Loblaws store in Ottawa (Yahoo)

This business owner brought most of her manufacturing home from China — and feels punished for it (CBC)

Cannabis industry wants rules loosened on joint in-store promotions (CBC)

41 employees impacted as Metro to close its Ottawa distribution centre (CTV)

Healthy Planet opening new store in west-end Toronto (Grocery Business)

Georgia Main Food Group opens first Asian grocery store Meiga Supermarket: Shop Walk (Grocery Business)

Stong’s Market opens third location in B.C., in Squamish (Grocery Business)

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