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.

Furniture sales continue to slump in tandem with real estate market (Globe & Mail)

Metro CEO says consumers still shopping at discount banners amid high food prices (Canadian Press)

Amazon employees in Canada told about layoffs through premature internal email (CBC)

Empire reshapes e-commerce strategy, closes Alberta facilities (Grocery Business)

Calgary gold retailers see ‘huge increase’ in business as precious metal prices soar (CBC)

Canadian PM Carney announces series of measures aimed at lowering food costs (Reuters)

Jim Pattison Developments says sale of warehouse to ICE ‘still subject to certain approvals’ (Vancouver Sun)

Healthy Planet to open new locations in Ontario, uses e-commerce to reach national customers (Grocery Business)

Sheena Rioux takes on director, retail sales role at Sofina Foods Canada (Grocery Business)

How the K-shaped economy is splitting B.C. retail (Business in Vancouver)

Edmonton’s retail market called resilient in new report (CBC)

Why convenience retail in Canada needs a food-led reset (Grocery Business)

5 charged in arson, extortion offences targeting Winnipeg convenience store owners, police say (CBC)

Japanese strawberries enter Canadian retail at $30 per pack (Hortidaily)

Opinion: Alberta can lower food prices by banning supermarket property controls (Edmonton Journal)

Rutland Home Hardware now a Rona location, ownership stays the same (Castanet)

Tim Hortons dismisses exit rumors, plans 50 new stores in Korea (Joonang)