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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For March 7th, 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 24 hours.

Sleep Country earns $22.5 million in fourth quarter amid ‘industry challenges’ (CityNews)

Walmart Canada appoints new chief operations, growth officers (Chain Store Age)

‘Is this a girlboss thing?’: Reitmans name change is getting mixed internet reactions for International Women’s Day (Yahoo)

B.C. retail sales outpace national average in December (BIV)

New Westminster shop owner shuttering business, citing rising crime (Global)

Italian Centre Shop expanding with second store in Calgary (Grocery Business)

Vancouver to reinstate business licence of illegal magic mushroom dispensary (Vancouver Sun)

Vanishing Vancouver: Digitized Photos Revive 1970s Corner Store Culture (BNN Breaking)

Fort Erie party supplier promises ‘one-stop shop’ for events (Niagara This Week)

Becker Shoes Sparks Downtown Belleville Revival with New Store and Community Events (BNN Breaking)

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