Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For April 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 several days.

Hudson’s Bay closures to cause job losses well beyond the retailer (Canadian Press)

Island billionaire says she wants to acquire ‘dozens’ of Hudson’s Bay stores (Victoria Times Colonist)

As it seeks sale, Hudson’s Bay mulls fate of trove of art, artifacts, including 1670 charter (Globe & Mail/ paywall)

Grocers rank among the top for best in-store experiences: Leger WOW study (Grocery Business)

Why shoppers are snapping up ‘stripes’ products for eye-popping prices (Yahoo)

Saskatchewan see modest increase in average retail prices (Discover Moose Jaw)

Vancouver retailers applaud anti-theft task force amid ‘egregious’ shoplifting spike (Globe & Mail)

Alberta unemployment up amid a decline in manufacturing, wholesale and retail (CTV)

Demise of Hudson’s Bay holds lessons for Vancouver retailers (BIV)

Yellowknife grocery co-op acquires northern grocer Super A Foods

Ontario wine agents say it’s ‘unfair’ province’s grocery stores still selling California wines (CBC)

Middle Eastern grocer/bakery adds cafe: ‘50% Arab, 50% Canadian’ (London Free Press)

Egg prices soar in the U.S. but not in B.C. Here’s why (CBC)

Toronto’s beloved corner stores are about more than convenience. Why are they fading away? (Toronto Star)

‘We have to live in constant fear’: Pickup smashes into Scarborough jewelry store in 2nd robbery attempt this year (CTV)

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