News at a Glance

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.

Statistics Canada reports May retail sales down 1.1 per cent at $69.2 billion (CityNews)

Loblaw’s Q2 profit rises as shoppers continue to flock to discount (The Canadian Press)

CBC investigation finds some big grocers promoting imported food with Canadian branding (CBC)

Cadillac Fairview “Resolutely Opposed” To Selling HBC Leases To Central Walk (Storeys)

New car sales tumble in Canada as trade war bites, new data shows – National (Global)

Walmart opens its first western Canada pharmacy clinic in South Edmonton Common (CityNews)

Shoplifting on the rise in B.C., but one group says stores have given up reporting (Global)

Strong Vancouver data helps B.C. top Canada for retail sales growth (Western Investor)

‘There’s no foot traffic’: Downtown comic shop set to close its doors (Edmonton Journal)

B.C. convenience store becomes global sensation with social media (CCentral)

Thieves steal thousands worth of high-end Scotch from LCBO (Orillia Matters)

Vancouver boutique reimagines what’s old with reworked vintage collection (Vancouver Sun)