Advertisement
Advertisement

Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For August 30, 2024

OUR ARTICLES OF THE DAY

Retail industry news delivered directly to you. Subscribe to Retail-Insider.

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.

The Supply Side: Walmart marks 30 years in Canada; gross revenue up 1.8% from previous year (Talk Business)

Spirit Halloween To Open Record Number Of Seasonal Stores (RLI)

Couche-Tard Seeks Pension Fund Backing for 7-Eleven Acquisition (Retail Insider)

Metro opens 132nd Ontario store in downtown Ottawa (Grocery Business)

Provincial, municipal leaders to join Winnipeg cops for retail theft update Thursday (MSN)

Convenience store busted for allegedly selling alcohol before Ontario government expansion (Global)

Worst Day on the Job: When Private & Co. owner Perry Lam was forced to move out of Vancouver’s Gastown (BC Business)

Winnipeg police anti-theft program extended until October with boost in provincial funding (CBC)

Best Buy opens ‘small format’ St. Albert store (St. Albert Gazette)

Unexpected entrepreneurs: How a Thorndale family turned tragedy into hardware store success (CBC)

For a 2nd time this year, Kitchener thrift store helping domestic abuse survivors is ransacked (CBC)

Drake’s OVO Brand Expands with Seasonal Pop-up at Scarborough Town Centre (Retail Insider)

Curated Digest

MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ARTICLES

Load more

RECENT RETAIL INSIDER VIDEOS

News

Valentine’s Day becoming a bigger event for businesses: Moneris

Mario Toneguzzi -
When looking at year-over-year comparison, Canadian spend on Valentine’s Day increased by 20% from 2024 to 2025.
Read more
News

IKEA Canada to offer $1 breakfast in support of Breakfast Club of Canada

Mario Toneguzzi -
The one-day promotion, available to IKEA Family members from store opening until 11 a.m. on Feb. 14.
Read more
News

Instacart partners with Lush to offer same-day delivery from 250 stores in U.S., Canada

Mario Toneguzzi -
The agreement gives Instacart customers access to more than 600 Lush products at same-as-in-store pricing, expanding the delivery platform’s beauty offerings ahead of the Valentine’s Day shopping period.
Read more
News

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Releases Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results for 2025

Mario Toneguzzi -
Strong leasing momentum in all retail categories, resulting in an industry-leading 98.6% in-place and committed occupancy rate at year-end.
Read more
News

Storytelling Doesn’t Fail. It Just Rarely Makes It to the Consumer (Opinion)

Mario Toneguzzi -
"Narratives only survive if they are tested, interpreted, and lived by consumers."
Read more
News

Canadian Boycott of U.S. Goods Gains Measurable Traction

Sylvain Charlebois -
Scanner data suggests Canadian consumers are reducing purchases of U.S. goods, signalling a measurable boycott with potential long-term retail impacts.
Read more
News

Couche-Tard Details New Long-Term Growth Strategy

Craig Patterson -
Couche-Tard outlines a new long-term growth strategy with a Core + More framework and updated financial targets through fiscal 2030.
Read more
News

Toys “R” Us Canada Plans More Ontario Store Closures

Lee Rivett -
Toys “R” Us Canada plans to close Newmarket and St. Catharines stores as CCAA filings signal further shutdowns across its 22-store network.
Read more
News

Alberta Gift + Home Market Returns to Edmonton

Retail Insider -
CanGift’s Alberta Gift + Home Market returns to Edmonton February 22-24, connecting Western Canadian retailers with suppliers.
Read more
News

Canadian Retail Faces Labour Paradox in 2026

Lee Rivett -
New report shows layoffs and labour shortages co-exist as retailers struggle with turnover, wages, and employee experience.
Read more
News

Primaris REIT announces “strong” Q4 and full year 2025 results

Mario Toneguzzi -
Primaris significantly augmented its portfolio in 2025 recycling capital with $1.6 billion of leading enclosed shopping centre acquisitions, and $400 million of non‑core dispositions.
Read more
News

Cineplex sets annual records for box office and concession per patron

Mario Toneguzzi -
Cineplex has 170 movie theatres and location-based entertainment venues.
Read more
News

Altea Active to Replace Cineplex in Toronto’s Beaches

Craig Patterson -
Altea Active will replace the Cineplex in Toronto’s Beaches with a 59,000-square-foot fitness and wellness club opening in 2028.
Read more
News

Small Businesses double down for 2026: Majority plan to increase marketing budgets to combat inflation: Constant Contact

Mario Toneguzzi -
Small business owners are meeting economic uncertainty with aggression rather than retraction.
Read more
News

VIDEO: Calgary’s Chinook, Market Mall post double-digit holiday sales gains: Cadillac Fairview executive

Mario Toneguzzi -
Continued leasing demand could push occupancy even higher by the end of next year.
Read more
News

Taco Bell launches new Luxe Value Menu as it continues growth in Canada

Mario Toneguzzi -
"The Luxe Value Menu is an opportunity to rethink value in a way that feels relevant to both our die-hard and new fans in present time."
Read more
Load more
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
spot_img
spot_img

About

Contact

Media

Follow

© 2025 Retail Insider Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. The content on this website is protected by the copyrights of Retail Insider Media Ltd. or the copyrights of third parties and used by agreement. No part of any of the content of this website may be reproduced, distributed, modified, framed, cached, adapted or linked to, or made available in any form by any photographic, electronic, digital, mechanical, photostat, microfilm, xerography or other means, or incorporated into or used in any information storage and retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the prior written permission of Retail Insider Media Ltd. or the applicable third party copyright owner.