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.
‘I can spend it on other groceries’: Canadians turn to Dollarama amid rising costs (CTV)
Why is Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald stepping down? (Globe & Mail)
New MEC store on Vancouver Island spells good news for company, shoppers: retail analyst (CBC)
Back from the brink: major Canadian retailer MEC expands to Nanaimo (CBC)
Winnipeg store owner ‘can’t retire, because I’m actually here collecting all the stories’ (Winnipeg Free Press)
OK Tire’s new CEO Mielko pushes for growth across Canada (Tire Business)
Duty Free stores hopeful for return of stockpiled U.S. alcohol (Pelham Today)
Got empties? Finding a place to return them in Ontario is getting harder (CBC)
Metro Vancouver’s First Robot Bubble Tea Shop Has Quietly Closed After 1.5 Years (Noms Magazine)
This vintage thrift shop in Toronto is so hidden it almost feels like trespassing (BlogTO)
Quebec microdistilleries want to sell their ready-to-drink cans in grocery stores — not just SAQs (CBC)
The ultimate holiday gift shopping guide for Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood (BlogTO)
Two injured in robbery-related stabbing at Yorkdale mall Friday night (Toronto Star)
Women used children for distraction theft in B.C. store, owner says (CTV)
Five people charged in Ancaster jewelry store heist (Toronto Sun)
