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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For May 6th, 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 several days.

Re: Loblaw Boycott/Grocery News:

Small grocers, co-ops receiving boost from Loblaw boycott: ‘A lot of anger’ (Global)

Loblaw boycott: Why has the grocer become a ‘lightning rod’ for frustrations? (Global)

Is the Loblaw boycott privileged? Here’s why some people aren’t shopping around (CBC)

Loblaw boycott: Some turn to grocery co-ops (CTV)

Loblaw boycott organizer says she met with CEO to talk about grocery prices (CityNews)

Surging Loblaw boycott shows customer anger with grocery giant, says Mount Pearl organizer (CBC)

Posthaste: Over half of Canadians would pay more to support small grocers (Financial Post)

Other Canadian Retail News:

London Drugs begins ‘gradual reopening’ of stores (Prince George Citizen)

Aritzia’s net income falls as the retailer works to set itself up for future growth (The Canadian Press)

Vancouver’s flagship Hudson’s Bay store still mostly empty, needs working elevators and escalators (Vancouver Sun)

Mediator appointed in Kamloops HBC strike after 5 months (VIA)

Stores return to cashiers over self-checkouts (CBC)

Canada’s shopping for a foreign grocer. Can an international retailer succeed here? (CBC)

Seven of eight businesses alleged to have sold uninspected meat cleared to reopen (Calgary Herald)

Guelph’s Crafty Ramen expands into Walmart stores across Canada (CityNews)

Plaza fire in Scarborough leaves tenants above shops without homes (Toronto Star)

Two-year prison term for man convicted in arson fire of Red Deer Canadian Tire store (Red Deer News Now)

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Pandora adds carbon footprint disclosure to lab-grown diamond collection

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Lougheed House, Burwood Distillery partner on limited-edition gin in Calgary

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Survey finds most Canadians changing spending habits amid rising living costs: Harris & Partners

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Hatch’d launches National Nursing Week fundraiser for Stollery Children’s Hospital No Bounds Campaign

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Mic Mac Mall unveils Happy to Chat seating areas

When a guest sits in these marked seating areas, it indicates to others that the person is open to striking up a conversation.
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