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

Canada Post receives strike notice, workers set to walk out on Friday (CTV)

‘An opportune time’: What the Canadian Tire-Hudson’s Bay deal means, according to an analyst (CTV)

Canadian Tire a good fit for Hudson’s Bay but will need to exercise caution: experts (Canadian Press)

‘An end to Hudson’s Bay as we know it:’ Canadian Tire purchase marks end of iconic department store, experts say (Toronto Star)

Importers warn new duty payment system will cause headaches, delays on top of tariffs (Canadian Press)

Why are we so obsessed with Costco? (CBC)

‘Buy Canadian’ boosts local beauty industry. Will tariffs end up reversing that? (Financial Post)

Birks Group Discloses Acceptance of Compliance Plan by NYSE American (Businesswire)

Calgary T&T Supermarket worker died after feeling unwell on the job (Calgary Herald)

New 1117 Meats & Pantry store opens in historic Toronto building (Grocery Business)

Family-run vintage shop owner frustrated by thefts amid reported rise in retail crime in B.C. (CBC)

Siegel’s marks 35 years making Montreal-style bagels in Vancouver (Vancouver Sun)

Shoppers Drug Mart opens Winnipeg locations offering food options (Grocery Business)

LILLEY: Doug Ford continues to revolutionize booze sales in Ontario (Toronto Sun)

Super C opens 114th store in Quebec (Grocery Business)

Ford government to overhaul how cannabis stores look in Ontario (Global)

Kiosks to return to some Calgary Transit LRT stations (LiveWire)

Edmonton’s downtown farmers market encourages people to shop local (CityNews)

Police investigating 7 shootings at magic mushroom stores across city (CBC)

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