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

Major grocers invest in discount stores as customers keep budgets tight (Global)

‘Nobody needs an extra coat’: Apparel sector braces for another year of no splurging (Canadian Press)

ACORN Canada calls on government to ensure food prices are fair (CityNews)

The Body Shop joins Canada’s retail exodus. Here are the other stores that have closed (The Star)

New Toronto bylaw forces coffee shops to accept customers’ mugs — or face fines of up to $100,000 (Toronto Star)

This map lays out culturally-specific grocery stores in Scarborough (CBC)

Targeted debit machines thefts soar in Toronto as criminals get more sophisticated: police (CTV)

Instagram account that celebrates Scarborough opens permanent retail shop (CBC)

Quebec SAQ liquor store employees give green light for limited strike (National Post)

Quebec discount retailer Super C opens 107th store in St. Nicolas (Grocery Business)

‘Those days are gone’: Corydon Avenue’s long-standing independent hardware shop set to close in Winnipeg (CBC)

Paper Bag Princess day: Winnipeg book lovers celebrate Robert Munsch classic (CityNews)

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