Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For January 30, 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 48 hours.

The buy, wear, return days for shoppers could be over now that retailers and tech are catching on (Globe & Mail / subscribers)

Why Canadian commerce startups are building “live shopping” into their marketing plans (BetaKit)

Weak loonie, trade war could drive food prices higher: Metro (CityNews)

Canada Goose appoints former Stella McCartney executive as SVP of merchandising (Retail Bulletin)

Pattison Food Group celebrates Darrell Jones at retirement party in Vancouver (Grocery Business)

Amazon’s Quebec closings are about control, not union weakness, experts say (Montreal Gazette)

Man at centre of biggest Shoppers Drug Mart takedown ever handed conditional sentence — and likely won’t serve jail time (Toronto Star)

EDITORIAL – Closing of Peavey Mart a blow to ‘shop local’ and rural Canada (Armchair Mayor)

Many businesses in Winnipeg’s North End have stopped filing insurance claims after break-ins (Winnipeg Free Press)

Sask retail sales reach $2.2 Billion (Meridian Source)

New Walmart Superstore to open in Mississauga, Ontario (InSauga)

Montreal’s Chinatown gears up for Lunar New Year celebrations (CTV)

Vaughan, Ont., store broken into for 3rd time in 5 months (CBC)

Dramatic footage shows takedown in botched Markham jewelry store robbery (Toronto Sun)

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Leon’s Eyes Western Canada Expansion as The Brick Targets Atlantic Growth

Leon’s sees expansion opportunities in Western Canada while The Brick targets Atlantic growth as LFL Group adds stores and tests new retail formats.

Daily Synopsis: Aug 13, 2026

Pajar expands, Metro converting 10 stores to Food Basics, Canadian Tire reports results, Pet Valu aims for 1200 stores, Nespresso unveils new concept store, and other news.

INDOCHINO announces 10 new US showrooms coming in 2027, largest investment in standalone retail in years

Growth announcement follows six consecutive quarters of positive EBITDA, and a record quarterly EBITDA in Q2 2026

Nespresso Canada continues its boutique transformation with reopening of CF Sherway Gardens

The Sherway Gardens boutique marks the latest milestone in Nespresso Canada's continued investment in retail excellence, following the opening of the Willowbrook boutique in Langley, British Columbia, and the reopening of the Oakridge boutique in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Ste-Foy boutique in Québec City, Québec.

METRO to Convert 10 Ontario Stores to Food Basics

METRO will convert 10 Ontario Metro stores to Food Basics as value-focused consumers drive stronger demand for discount grocery.

IKEA Canada to launch limited-edition KONSTRUNDA art collection

The KONSTRUNDA collection brings together glass objects, ceramics, furniture and textiles, with IKEA positioning the range as an effort to make art more accessible through everyday home furnishings.

Morguard Advances Mall Redevelopments as Retail Leasing Strength Continues Across Canada

Morguard REIT is redeveloping former Sears and Hudson's Bay spaces with retailers including Uniqlo, Sport Chek, No Frills and Splitsville as retail occupancy and leasing momentum improve across its Canadian shopping centre portfolio.

Pet Valu Sees Room for 1,200+ Stores Across Canada

Pet Valu sees room for more than 1,200 stores across Canada as it expands in Alberta, Quebec and underserved rural markets.

Pajar Acquires GGB as North American Expansion Accelerates

Pajar Canada acquires GGB, taking over U.S. distribution of Melissa and Mini Melissa as its North American footwear business expands.

Canadian Tire Corporation reports Q2 2026 results, strong SportChek performance due to World-Cup related demand

Overall retail sales grew to $5,391.6 million, up 4.5%, compared to the second quarter of 2025.

Columbia Sportswear Navigates Softer Canadian Wholesale Sales

Columbia Sportswear reported lower Canadian sales in the second quarter as wholesale orders softened and shipment timing affected results, while the company continues investing in footwear, digital channels and a broader brand repositioning strategy.

Breakdown of US/Canada trade agreement could cost 102,000 Canadian jobs: CABC report

The report estimates that a successful renegotiation would result in an additional 137,000 American jobs and 98,000 Canadian jobs in 2027 compared with the status quo.

KEO Capital launches Canadian operations with up to $50M credit facility

The company said that its Canadian operations will be conducted through Workeo Canada, extending a platform that allows businesses to access working capital, pay suppliers, anticipate receivables and manage payments through a single digital system.

Happy Belly Food Group opens Rosie’s Burger location in Toronto’s Financial District at First Canadian Place

Happy Belly Food Group Inc., a leading consolidator of emerging restaurant brands, has opened its newest Rosie's Burgers restaurant in downtown Toronto's First Canadian...

New 50% U.S. tariff on CUSMA-compliant goods to hit Canadian small exporters hard: CFIB

More than one in three (35%) expect revenues to fall by at least 50%.

Gay Lea Foods to invest more than $200 million in Toronto dairy facility

The expansion is the first major milestone in the dairy co-operative's approximately $450-million Network for Growth strategy, a multi-year plan to invest in and modernize its Canadian manufacturing network.

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