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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For April 14, 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 three days.

Tariffs could spell end of the line for some smaller Canadian food makers (Financial Post)

Are you paying more than before to buy Canadian? Experts say it’s complicated (CBC)

Can this man make you love Loblaws again? How new CEO Per Bank is changing Canada’s largest grocer to win back trust (Toronto Star)

Hudson’s Bay sale now using protocol designed to handle insider bid: document (Canadian Press)

Marketplace found up to 1 in 3 groceries get labelled as Canadian. Customers say they’re skeptical (CBC)

Can Canada grow more of its own food? Greenhouses, vertical farming make it possible, experts say (CBC)

Expanded Guidance for Identifying Canadian Food Products (RCC)

MTY Food Group reports Q1 profit down on foreign exchange losses, revenue up (The Canadian Press)

Cannabis Retailers Across Canada Are Hiring AI Employees for Their Safety (Business Wire)

He bought 20 gift cards and 7 were worthless: Gift card fraud is out of control — and retailers aren’t doing enough to stop it (Toronto Star)

Duty-free shops struggle to make ends meet as Canadians steer clear of U.S. (CBC)

Fashion legend Ross Mayer pledges loyalty to Toronto by opening a flagship store in Yorkville (Streets of Toronto)

Second-Hand Success: Exploring the Thrift Economy of Montreal’s Youth (Bull and Bear)

Calgary record stores sell Taylor Swift, Bon Iver vinyl exclusives for Record Store Day (Calgary Herald)

Hudson’s Bay Company opened store in Vernon more than 100 years ago – Vernon News (Castanet)

New Chalo! FreshCo store opens in Mississauga (Grocery Business)

2 wanted, 5 charged in connection with arsons at York region autobody shops: police (CityNews)

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