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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For January 28, 2025

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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.

Canadian consumers call for boycott of American made food in light of tariff threat (CTV)

Retail consolidation stifles innovation in Canadian food production, report says (Globe & Mail)

Why a unionized warehouse in Quebec posed a threat to Amazon (CBC)

‘Store Closing’ signs up at Red Deer Peavey Mart (Red Deer Advocate)

Expanding province’s alcohol marketplace could cost Ontario $1.4B, FAO says (CTV)

Downtown Eastside at ‘tipping point’ as London Drugs considers leaving Woodward’s building (Vancouver Sun)

City of Toronto declares food insecurity emergency (Grocery Business)

Scottish expat opens British shop in Canada where ‘they love Scotch pies and sausage rolls’ (Daily Record)

How Taylor Swift, FIFA and Invictus Games are revitalizing Vancouver’s retail scene (BIV)

Toronto Police open community hub in Fairview Mall (CBC)

Victoria suburban retail thriving while downtown sees higher turnover: report (CHEK)

Ottawa grocery store steps in to provide accessible shopping cart for father, son (CTV)

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