News at a Glance
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 3 days.
Re: Hudson’s Bay Co.:
Baranyai: Hopefully The Bay treats laid-off workers better than Sears did (Postmedia)
Acquisition of Saks may have played a role in Hudson’s Bay downfall, says retail analyst (CTV)
The fall of Hudson’s Bay Co., a Canadian retail icon (Globe & Mail)
HBC employees union in Windsor and Kitchener call for transparency and liquidation plans (CTV)
Other News:
Grocers ramp up ready-made meals as Canadians balance convenience and costs (CityNews)
Canada’s counter-tariffs are hurting small businesses. Even so, many still support them (CBC)
Amid U.S. liquor shutdown, private retailers seeing rush on American spirits (Global)
How to cash in on the proposed $500M Loblaw bread price-fixing class-action settlement (CTV)
B.C.’s liquor industry remains mired in bureaucracy (BIV)
Orillia’s downtown joins ‘Shop Main Street Canada’ campaign (Orillia Matters)
Provigo worker fatally crushed in forklift accident in Boucherville (Montreal Gazette)
Man who terrorized Vancouver London Drugs store staff avoids jail (Global)
Prioritizing buses over parking on Edmonton’s 101st Street will hurt businesses, owners say (CBC)
Loblaw opens first No Frills in downtown Calgary (Grocery Business)
Downtown Toronto businesses making a slow but steady comeback 5 years after COVID-19 (CityNews)
New Winners outlet store embraced by shoppers in Winkler (Winnipeg Sun)
