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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For July 16, 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.

Hudson’s Bay hearing on lease deal adjourned, Ruby Liu appears without lawyer (CBC)

Why investors can’t get enough of grocery-anchored retail (Globe & Mail)

Canada’s annual inflation rate in June up slightly to 1.9% (Reuters)

How the Indie Beauty Collective Is Shining a Light on Canadian Brands (Elle Canada)

Red Apple Stores Bring a Fresh New Look to Four Communities This August (Newswire)

B.C. grocer avoids selling U.S. produce for 117 days in what expert calls a ‘real’ boycott (Global)

Pickle of a problem: tariff impact felt at Winnipeg grocery stores (CTV)

Oxford Properties Breaks Ground on Alta Rental Towers at Scarborough Town Centre (Urban Toronto)

Gift shop staff southwest of Calgary seek missing painting sold by accident (CityNews)

Hudson’s Bay fires back at lender seeking termination of Ruby Liu deal: court docs (CBC)

‘Keep your money in Canada’: Duty-free shop owner urges travellers to buy local (CTV)

Trump tariffs live updates: Canada struck with 35% tariffs, Trump floats higher blanket rates (Yahoo)

Aritzia Q1 revenue climbs 33% (Fashion Network)

Edmonton City Centre Mall ordered into receivership (MSN)

Loblaw opens 4 discount stores across 3 provinces (Fresh Plaza)

CHARLEBOIS: Everyone’s suddenly a supply management expert but few understand it (Yahoo)

New Maxi store opens in downtown Montreal (Grocery Business)

‘Not an easy decision’: The Beer Store is closing 10 more stores in Ontario, including 5 in the GTA (CP24)

ARI opens new Spectrum boutique at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (Global Travel Retail)

Toronto BIA warns business owners of ‘point of sale’ scam after thousands of dollars in thefts (CBC)

B.C.’s Meiga Supermarket to close its doors this summer (Canadian Grocer)

‘It’s getting out of hand!’ Jewellery store owners speak out after a rash of recent break-ins (CityNews Toronto)

Roadwork is costing Montague businesses some customers, store owners say (CBC)

Newmarket Costco set to open in August (Grocery Business)

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