Today’s Retail Insider articles are listed below alongside Canadian Retail News From Around the Web. Notable coverage includes Montreal’s b.cycle acquiring SPINCO to form a national boutique fitness platform and Eggslut’s entry into the Canadian market with sites in Toronto and Vancouver. Meanwhile, affluent Canadians display growing price sensitivity, with many switching to cheaper or second-hand products.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- Payroll employment decreases: Statistics Canada – Mario Toneguzzi
- b.cycle Acquires SPINCO in National Fitness Deal – Lee Rivett
- Gildan reports record Q4 revenue – Mario Toneguzzi
- Transit DOOH advertising surges in Canada as commuters return to public transit: Vistar Media Canada – Mario Toneguzzi
- 64% of wealthy Canadians say they’ve switched to cheaper products in the past year: Omnisend – Mario Toneguzzi
- Small business optimism climbs above historical norms for the first time since 2022: CFIB – Mario Toneguzzi
- Leon’s reports annual sales in 2025 of close to $3.1 billion – Mario Toneguzzi
- Eggslut to Enter Canada with Toronto, Vancouver Sites – Craig Patterson
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- The culprit behind Loblaw’s $10K fine for promoting imported food as Canadian? Broccoli slaw (Radio Canada/CBC)
- NSLC closing downtown Halifax store following surge in thefts (CBC)
- Move over, Yorkville: Summerhill is stealing all the new boutiques in Toronto (Streets of Toronto)
- Calgary’s Oldest Neighborhood Is A Walkable, Artsy Paradise With Charming Homes And Shops (Islands.com)
- New Japanese grocery store, grab-and-go sushi (Aburi Market) opens in downtown Vancouver (VIA)
- Montreal Ice Cream Sensation La Diperie Expanding to Central Florida (What Now)
