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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For June 6, 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.

Inside the ‘notorious’ Canadian shopping mall on a U.S. trade irritant hit list (Financial Post)

Competition Bureau urges retailers and landlords to drop property controls (The Canadian Press)

Lululemon’s Q1 profit reaches US$314.6 million, down from a year ago (The Canadian Press)

Lululemon shares plunge 23 per cent after hours on weak guidance (BIV)

Retail Council of Canada 32nd Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards Gala (Grocery Business)

Longo’s marks progress on road to becoming a more sustainable retailer (Grocery Business)

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s owner sues Christian Dior in lease dispute (Business in Vancouver)

Public invited to weigh in on plans for Manitoba’s newest Costco store (CTV)

Superstore next landmark commercial store on Tsuut’ina Nation, breaks ground (Calgary Herald)

‘It’s a wonderful community’: Calgary’s oldest independent bookstore is celebrating 50 years (CTV)

Banned knives, stolen Winners clothes, illegal tobacco seized from Edmonton shop (Global)

16-year-old charged in connection to Grimsby jewellery store robbery (CityNews)

Downtown Vancouver Costco to start requiring membership to access food court (Vancouver Sun)

“The whole store erupted in cheers”: This couple got engaged on the last day of the Bay’s liquidation sale (Toronto Life)

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