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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For April 29th, 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.

Cybersecurity incident forces closure of London Drugs stores across Western Canada until further notice (Vancouver Sun)

Documents reveal Ottawa’s efforts to get Loblaw, Walmart on board with grocery code (CTV)

Posters promoting ‘Steal From Loblaws Day’ are circulating. How did we get here? (Global)

National Post View: Loblaw is a true Canadian success story — no wonder Trudeau wants to destroy it (National Post)

Founder of Freshii suing company that bought his restaurant chain (Globe & Mail / paywall for subscribers)

Industry “making progress” on Grocery Code of Conduct (Grocery Business)

Quebec liquor board to cull spirits from shelves as local distillers struggle (CityNews)

Saskatchewan sees second-fastest retail trade growth in Canada (Western Standard)

Vancouver retail real estate market remains ‘robust’ (Business in Vancouver)

Downtown Vancouver Hudson’s Bay faces ongoing challenges with elevators out for months and other issues (Global)

Food Basics opens new store in Kingston, Ont. (Grocery Business)

Local bookstores provide an experience the competition can’t match, says retailer (CBC Halifax)

French outdoor brand Decathlon opens massive B.C. store, hopes to beat competitors on price (BC Business)

In a sea of big-box stores, family-owned grocer Farmer’s Pick finds success in the old ways (Ottawa Business Journal)

Metro donates $1M to a Quebec university to support innovation in health, agri-food (Grocery Business)

Oakville health food store’s future in question as chain up for sale (In Halton)

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