Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For June 17, 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 24 hours.

What a retail analyst thinks about Walmart Canada lowering prices for hundreds of items (CP24)

‘Buy Canadian’ movement creates opportunity for Roots (Financial Post)

Canada Goose prioritizes year-round relevance with second Haider Ackermann collection (Retail Dive)

Foodland Ontario launches map to help consumers find local food (Grocery Business)

Supply chain woes put squeeze on B.C. cannabis producers (BIV)

New Red Apple store opens in Lillooet, BC (Grocery Business)

How much does a basic grocery trip cost at different Montreal stores? We did the math (MTL Blog)

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