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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For November 25, 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.

Canadians taking full advantage of pre-Black Friday sales (CTV)

Why ‘Small Business Saturday’ is so important this year (Financial Post)

Armed with K-beauty, Canada’s Sukoshi has plans to invade America (CTV)

Why AI is poised to become Santa’s little helper this holiday (The Canadian Press)

RONA Becomes the First Home Improvement and Construction Retailer on DoorDash in Canada (Lumber Blue Book)

Nutella Canada kicks off holiday campaign at Toronto Santa Claus Parade (Grocery Business)

The Shoppers Drug Mart at Bloor and Bedford has the most unhinged social media account in the city (Toronto Life)

UFA Co-operative Ltd. opening first farm supply store in Saskatchewan (CTV)

Pür & Simple Signs Flagship Downtown Toronto Location After Six-Year Search (6ix Retail)

Toronto’s Pape Market Foodland celebrates new look (Grocery Business)

B.C. retailers, restaurants facing holiday hiring squeeze (BIV)

New retailer coming to occupy the former Canadian Tire on Vedder Road (Jysk, Fraser Valley Today)

CLOSURE: One of the largest grocery stores in Mississauga closes after 27 years (Re: Highland Farms, Insauga)

A Shop Serving The World’s Biggest Deliverable Pizza Is Opening In Vancouver (604 Now)

Salvation Army Opens 40th Ontario Thrift Store in Peterborough (To Do Canada)

Calgary genealogy society working to uncover secrets of thrift store mystery box (CBC)

Kanata Farm Boy to reopen at new location on December 4 (Grocery Business)

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