Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For January 7, 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 few days.

‘It keeps you up at night’: Effects of postal strike linger into 2025, business owners say (CTV)

Toys ‘R’ Us Canada closing five stores, expanding HMV and adding play spaces (Financial Post)

Amazon is ending remote work. Its employees hope the company reconsiders (CBC)

Canadians to buy used over new in 2025, retail analyst says (CityNews)

‘I gave them a call, they didn’t pick up’: Canadian furniture store Wazo appears to have gone out of business (CityNews)

Looming increase in postage rates worrying for Windsor small business owners (CBC)

Canadians looking for more global flavours when it comes to food (CCentral)

Inside the biggest police sting ever at Shoppers Drug Mart (Toronto Star)

This Toronto convenience store was robbed before Christmas. The neighbourhood has stepped up (Global)

Queen West used to be the heart of Toronto. How did it go so wrong? (Toronto Star)

Quebec retail leader Geneviève Gagnon lands new acquisition (Hardlines)

Paris Baguette opens new stores in Vancouver (The Investor)

Kensington Market’s favourite pie shop is facing forced demolition (Streets of Toronto)

Proposed Winnipeg Costco could be growing in size (CTV)

Capilano Mall redevelopment: Developer plans to submit OCP amendment application in Spring (North Shore Daily Post)

Home Hardware in Melfort changes hands after 47 years (SaskNOW)

Suspects sought after jewelry store robbery at Mapleview mall (CP24)

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