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 several days.
Meet Costco’s newest shoppers — young people on the hunt for deals and trending products (CBC)
The man who sank Hudson’s Bay: Is one CEO to blame for Canada’s greatest retail collapse? (MSN/Money.ca)
Delivery apps turn to retail stores for revenue growth opportunities (The Canadian Press/BNN)
Tim Hortons raises coffee prices, calls hike ‘more than reasonable’ (CTV)
Canadian Tire franchisee fined $111,000 for violating Temporary Foreign Worker Program rules (Globe & Mail)
It is now illegal for Quebec retailers to sell goods with an intentionally limited lifespan (Montreal Gazette)
Retail analyst says ‘consumers are on board’ to shop this fall if the deals are good enough (CTV)
Thrifty Foods unveils redesign with reopening of Surrey, B.C. location (Grocery Business)
The Canadian identity in the grocery aisle: Not a straight line (Grocery Business)
Winnipeg business owner worried customers have abandoned online shopping amid Canada Post strike (CBC)
How the U.S. trade war uncorked a surprising boom for wineries across Canada (CBC)
For remote Indigenous communities, Canada Post is a ‘lifeline’ (CBC)
‘Extraordinary value’: Chipotle to open more stores despite weak sales (BNN)
BCGEU escalates strike with more liquor, cannabis stores behind picket lines (Global)
Walmart Canada debuts revamped design with South Surrey, B.C. location (Grocery Business)
Is thrifting still affordable in Toronto? Inside the economics of the city’s second-hand market (NOW)
CLOSURE: 25 Beer Stores shutting down in October and November in Ontario (InSauga)
Raw milk ban hits Montreal cheese shop amid disease outbreak in Europe (CityNews)
Glad Day Lit opens queer bookshop and event space on Queen West (Toronto Today)
Vancouver’s beloved Christmas Market returns with new features for its 15th year (VIA)
From Iraq to Ottawa: Army vet Mike George runs his olive oil business with military precision (Ottawa Business Journal)
New south Oakville Walmart confirms opening date (Oakville News)
