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 24 hours.
Metro expanding loyalty program amid a ‘transition year’ for the grocery company (Financial Post)
Metro CEO says Canadian industry ‘very competitive’ as Ottawa eyes foreign grocers (Yahoo)
Canada’s retail sales flatlined in the first quarter of 2024 (BNN)
Nutty supply chain mixup leads to Loblaw losing truckload of walnuts (Financial Post)
172 people arrested as police target ‘organized retail crime’ in Vaughan (Global)
Toronto’s Eaton Centre opens new food hall designed to feel like a cosmopolitan train station (NOW)
Metro Vancouver Walmart left with trashed products, empty shelves after fire (Daily Hive)
Quebec liquor store employees walk off the job as two-day strike begins (Yahoo/Canadian Press)
Here’s which SAQ liquor stores are open in Montreal and throughout Quebec (CTV)
Trio busted in Toronto smash-and-grab jewelry store heist caught on video (Toronto Sun)