Today’s Retail Insider articles highlight key developments in Canadian retail expansion and shifting consumer habits. Vancouver-based Article plans a new 9,600-square-foot showroom in Toronto, signalling a major move toward omnichannel furniture retail. Meanwhile, Abercrombie & Fitch is expanding its Canadian footprint with new stores across multiple cities. These stories, alongside evolving consumer behaviours and market strategies, reflect a retail landscape balancing physical growth with adapting to competitive pressures.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- 73% of Canadians Now Shop Chinese Marketplaces – Craig Patterson
- Canadian hotel industry sees steady growth as leisure travel drives performance: Cushman & Wakefield – Mario Toneguzzi
- Article Expands Brick-and-Mortar Retail with Toronto Showroom – Lee Rivett
- Empire Company Limited reports Q3 financial results – Mario Toneguzzi
- Chatime focuses on strengthening brand leadership in Canada as expansion continues cautiously: Trinh Tham interview – Mario Toneguzzi
- VIDEO: 87% of Canadians feel financially trapped by rising living costs: Harris & Partners – Mario Toneguzzi
- Butterly Trust Index Maps AI-Era Product Reviews – Craig Patterson
- Abercrombie & Fitch Expands Canadian Store Network – Craig Patterson
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- How much is Cuba’s fuel shortage affecting Canadian cigar stores? Turns out, quite a bit (CBC)
- Sobeys parent Empire reports loss after e-commerce cuts in Western Canada (Financial Post)
- From big box to high tech: Ottawa siblings turn retail headache into growing tech company (Ottawa Business Journal)
- Manitoba asks Sobeys to scrap property restrictions near its stores or it’ll go to municipal board (CBC)
- Ford government to allow shopping on 2 public holidays across Ontario (Global)
- Are booze sales making it more dangerous to work in a corner store? (Toronto Today)
- After three years of fighting a Toronto zoning bylaw, Finch Store is back to serving coffee (NOW Toronto)
- Former Sherwood Park Safeway undergoing a big retail makeover (Daily Hive)
- L’Oca stores closed earlier than expected (CTV Edmonton)
- Drake-backed Dave’s Hot Chicken explores sale of its European franchise (Financial Post)
