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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For December 3, 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.

Cyber Monday delivering sales but some are expecting them to be down from last year (Canadian Press)

Ms. Rachel, Paw Patrol to fuel Spin Master sales as it faces fraught holiday season (BNN)

Delivery scams on the rise amid Canada Post strike, holiday shopping season (CityNews)

“Losing 50 ml for the same price”: Canadians call out Classico pasta sauce shrinkflation (Daily Hive)

RCC Advocacy Secures Key GST-HST Tax Holiday Improvements for Retailers (Retail Council of Canada)

Rossy Foundation announces $30M in donations to mark Dollarama’s 30+ years (Grocery Business)

Canada’s Tim Hortons boosts Americas presence with first Panama store (World Coffee Portal)

Rideau Street music store packing up and moving, citing rising crime (CBC)

Tokyo Smoke Exits Creditor Protection, Most Locations “Unaffected” By Restructuring (Storeys)

Next stage of Imagine Jasper Avenue project construction to begin next year (CBC Edmonton)

Stong’s Market opens first STEMS floral store in North Vancouver (Grocery Business)

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