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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For February 20, 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.

Looking to identify and shop Canadian products? There’s an app for that (Globe & Mail)

Forever 21 plans to close hundreds of stores in second bankruptcy (US news – Financial Post)

Walmart slapped higher prices on one-litre milk cartons than permitted by Manitoba law (CBC)

Are fewer British Columbians heading to Bellingham to shop? Here’s what we found out (Vancouver Sun)

Alberta’s red tape blocks trade for Saskatchewan farm retailer, as U.S. tariff threats continue (Regina Leader Post)

Owners of Renie’s Convenience put local pride on display (CCentral Newfoundland)

A grafitti scrawl urges a boycott of US wine at a liquor store in Montreal, Canada (Islander News)

Sobeys is “So Canadian” in new ad (Campaign Canada)

Body cams at Shoppers a sign of bigger problems in downtown Victoria, say business owners (Vancouver Sun)

‘Business development needs’ closes two Richmond Japanese convenience store locations (VIA)

Ottawa coffee shop ditching ‘Americano’ for ‘Canadiano’ on its menu (CTV)

We visited five Vancouver grocery stores to find the cheapest food (Daily Hive)

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