Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For September 11, 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.

What life after Hudson’s Bay has in store for Zellers and the iconic retailer’s other legacy brands (Financial Post)

Groupe Dynamite shares jump as retailer boosts sales forecast (The Canadian Press)

Vancouver businesses brace for steep costs as U.S. ends duty-free rule (BIV)

Sephora and Uber partner for beauty product delivery in US and Canada (Retail Insight Network)

East Vancouver boot shop destroyed in April fire finds new home (CityNews)

Primaris Selling Calgary’s Northland Village Mall (Connect CRE Canada)

IGA to anchor new development in East Montreal (Grocery Business)

Behind Happy Dad’s meteoric rise in Ontario RTDs (CCentral)

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