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 several days.

Why the demise of Canadian retail’s ‘middle class’ won’t end with Hudson’s Bay (Financial Post)

Loblaw’s Nick Henn appointed chair of Retail Council of Canada board (Grocery Business)

Quebec tests out keeping stores open until 8 p.m. on weekends (CBC)

MEC is back in Canadian hands. Can it rebuild its reputation? (Georgia Straight)

What Del Monte’s bankruptcy means for Canadian consumers (Financial Post)

Four more Toys ‘R’ Us stores to close in Quebec (Montreal Gazette)

Manitoba hikes wholesale markup on cannabis, suggests window-covering rule may change (CBC)

SHEIN’s 12-Day Calgary pop-up showcases Stampede style and summer trends (Calgary Herald)

Peterborough candy store highlighted in TikTok Canada Economic Impact Report (Peterborough Examiner)

Metro celebrates opening of fifth shared kitchen in Montreal (Grocery Business)

Suspected thief opens fire at employee outside La Maison Simons store in downtown Montreal (CTV)

‘It was a shock’: Toronto business owner says customer used point of sale terminal to issue himself $2,000 refund (CTV)

Portage la Prairie store owner frustrated by chronic shoplifting (CTV)