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

HBC’s slow demise was no surprise, says B.C. retail expert (BIV)

Shoppers Drug Mart billed Ontario almost $62 million for medication reviews. Former store owner says program is being ‘abused’ (Toronto Star)

Canada’s Beloved Discount Retailer Giant Tiger Embraces Change (Deloitte)

IKEA Montreal union calls another surprise strike (CTV)

‘Perpetrators see little consequence’: Saskatchewan loses $180M to shoplifting annually (CTV)

Small Nova Scotian businesses halt shipping to U.S. amid tariff concerns (CBC)

Regina reluctantly agrees to $6.78M incentive in hopes of keeping second Costco in Westerra (Regina Leader Post)

5 Starbucks shops in Ontario ratify first collective agreements (CBC)

Walmart opens small footprint “community supercentre” in South Mississauga (Grocery Business)

Saskatoon police work to tackle spike in retail crime (CTV)

Vintage clothing shops are popping up across Ottawa. Here’s why (Ottawa Citizen)

I Went to the SSENSE Store, and All I Got Was $20,000 of Designer Menswear (GQ)

Stussy Reopens Chapter Store in Vancouver (Pause Magazine)

PriceSmart Foods expands with first store in Vancouver: PHOTOS (Grocery Business)

Inside Vancouver’s first self-serve 24/7 grocery store — how it works and everything you can buy (Daily Hive)

Pro-Canada Vermonters come to Montreal to say ‘sorry’ for Trump and spend at par (Montreal Gazette)

Boy, 17, becomes sixth suspect charged in Toronto-area autobody shop arsons (Toronto Star)

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