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 48 hours.
How tariffs are changing holiday spending plans for Canadians (CTV)
Canadians plan to change their holiday spending habits, look for sales, more (CTV)
Two of Canada’s wealthiest families have teamed up to make $18M bid for Hudson’s Bay charter (Global)
If cloned meat enters the food supply, will Canadians know? (Global)
B.C. retailers turning stores into hangouts to build loyalty (Business in Vancouver)
Why this designer is on a mission to set a new Canada-wide standard for plus sizes (Newmarket Today)
IKEA Canada Opens Plan and Order Point in Gatineau, Quebec (HF Business)
Soaring chocolate prices forcing stores to adjust (CBC)
This Day in History: Woodward Departmental Stores opens at Vancouver’s Abbott and Hastings (Vancouver Sun)
No Frills continues expansion: Opens new Charlottetown, PEI store and plans for a Bowmanville, Ont. location (Grocery Business)
Opinion | Debate on Toronto corner stores reveals a retail of two cities (Toronto Star)
Toronto Public Library revives retail history with nostalgic shopping bags (Toronto Today)
The Beer Store closes Barrie location as company moves ahead with modernization plans (CTV)
Check out this grocery store flier in Whitehorse (CBC)
ANALYSIS: Will Toronto actually get neighbourhood retail? (TV)
Metro Vancouver sandwich shop is so popular owners don’t want new customers (Daily Hive)
Japanese Snack Shop Cancels Kerrisdale Storefront Amid Building Troubles (Noms Magazine)
Police searching for 5 suspects following robbbery at Newmarket mall (CBC)
Ontario man recorded people at retail stores in voyeurism, indecent act cases, police allege (CBC)
