Today’s Retail Insider articles highlight notable moves in both experiential retail and discount market dynamics. SUKOSHI continues to expand immersive Asian beauty stores across North America, while Dollarama surpasses $7 billion in sales with growth in Canada and abroad. Meanwhile, evolving grocery competition in Canada faces challenges as Aldi and Lidl remain unlikely entrants. These stories reflect ongoing shifts toward value-driven expansion and experiential engagement in Canadian retail. Below are today’s Retail Insider articles followed by Canadian Retail News From Around the Web.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- SUKOSHI Founder Linda Dang Builds North American Beauty Retail Powerhouse – Craig Patterson
- Why Aldi and Lidl Are Unlikely to Enter Canada – Craig Patterson
- Small businesses urge governments to keep momentum on reducing internal trade barriers: CFIB – Mario Toneguzzi
- Dollarama sales surpass $7 billion in its fiscal year – Mario Toneguzzi
- Galleria Opens Largest Store with K-Town Concept – Lee Rivett
- KEEN launches trail running category – Mario Toneguzzi
- Rexall expands Moore Park Pharmacy in Toronto to offer more same-day care services amid family doctor shortage – Mario Toneguzzi
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- Clothing brand COS launches Canadian website (Vancouver Sun)
- Middle East conflict beginning to have ripple effect on costs: Dollarama CEO Neil Rossy (Grocery Business)
- BYD targets Toronto first in push to launch up to 20 Canadian dealerships (Drive Tesla Canada)
- Manitoba to cut PST on all food items at grocery stores in July (CBC)
- B.C. grocery prices to surge as Iran war drives up energy costs (BIV)
- Couple opens convenience store in downtown Williams Lake (Williams Lake Tribune)
- Iqaluit grocery store broken into twice (Penticton Herald)
- WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? New Shoppers Drug Mart proposed for Carleton Place’s McNeely Avenue (Inside Ottawa Valley)
