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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For February 12, 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.

‘Chaotic moment’: How Trump threw a wrench in the gears of Canadian e-commerce (Financial Post)

B.C. border store says business has dropped 80% amid Trump tariffs and urge to buy local (Global)

Shopify backs de minimis shipping exemption targeted in Trump’s tariff feud (Canadian Press)

GST holiday created more problems than sales: CFIB (CityNews)

Freeland announces plan to cap grocery profits, expand competition (Canadian Grocer)

Ye’s Shopify Store Removed After Selling Swastika Shirts (Business of Fashion)

End of an era: Vancouver clothing company Granted Sweater Company is closing after nearly 50 years of knitting sweaters (VIA)

Chocolate prices are up 20 per cent this Valentine’s Day as cocoa prices hit record (CTV)

Retail rents rising as space crunch grows in Ottawa, new report says (Ottawa Business Journal)

Made in Canada: Rocky Mountain Soap now at Saskatoon’s Midtown Plaza (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)

New thrift store opening in downtown Smiths Falls promises ‘affordable’ boutique shopping experience for everyone (Inside Ottawa Valley)

Inside The Clinica, a Toronto Cosmetics Clinic by Mason Studio (Nuvo)

“Heartbroken”: Swish Vintage in Edmonton says it was targeted by thieves (Daily Hive)

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