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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For July 8, 2025

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Open Banking to Reshape Retail Payments in Canada

Open banking is set to change how Canadians pay, as trust begins to influence checkout decisions for retailers.

Canadiens Playoffs Drive Restaurant Spending Surge in Montreal

Moneris data shows Canadiens playoff games boosted restaurant spending near the Bell Centre and across Montreal during the NHL postseason.

Tre’dish launches SproutAI, the first AI grocery assistant built to optimize budgets

Grocery affordability remains one of the most acute financial pressures facing Canadian households.

Tim Hortons launches campaign to hire 10,000 local people, addresses Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Tim Hortons is the largest restaurant chain in Canada, with 4,000 restaurants – more restaurants per capita than any other brand anywhere in the world.

Taxing Convenience Foods Punishes the Wrong Canadians

Quebec’s food tax changes are reigniting debate over whether taxing convenience foods unfairly burdens seniors, single households, and working Canadians.

RONA continues transformation journey with 8 new RONA+ stores

RONA says recent store modernizations added new features, expanded departments and converted several locations to the RONA+ banner.

The Brick launches the Shaq-O-Pedic Collection

O’Neal partnered with The Brick to bring his vision of comfortable, stylish and accessible furniture to Canadians.

Calgary-based Wild Rose Brewery celebrating 30 years

Wild Rose expanded its brewing operations with the opening of a state-of-the-art production facility in Foothills Industrial in 2013.

FASHIONPHILE names Cardi B global brand ambassador for 2026 campaign

The partnership will anchor its “Get Your Bag” campaign, which was shot in New York City and features still images and video of Cardi B with products from FASHIONPHILE’s inventory of pre-owned luxury handbags and accessories.

Double Click: Big Foot, The Easter Bunny & Surveillance Pricing: Bruce Winder

Surveillance pricing or algorithmic pricing has become a buzzword over the last few months and involves the use of specific consumer data points.

Nespresso Canada donation launches biodiversity restoration projects in B.C. and Quebec

Funding will support Tree Canada’s new Biodiversity Restoration Initiative, a program aimed at restoring ecosystems through the planting of native and climate-adapted trees and plants in ecologically significant areas across the country.

Daily Synopsis: May 22, 2026

Canadians making more trips with smaller baskets at the grocery store, questions about future of downtown Vancouver Hudson's Bay, Sobeys debuts new store concept in Welland ON, dollar store opens in Elliott Lake, and other news.

From The Desk: Retail Resilience and Experiential Growth in Canadian Markets

Canadian retailers expand experiential and sustainable footprints while navigating inflation and evolving consumer behaviours shaping urban and mixed-use markets.

Luxury Shoppers Are Still Spending, But More Carefully: Canada Goose

Canada Goose’s latest earnings call suggests luxury shoppers remain active, but retailers are seeing more cautious and selective spending patterns.

Why Food Brands Are Quietly Reversing Skimpflation

Food brands are reformulating products as consumers push back against years of ingredient cuts and declining food quality.

Retail sales jump to $72.7 billion in March: Statistics Canada

Retail sales were up 2.1% in the first quarter of 2026, marking a seventh consecutive quarterly increase.
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