The latest Retail Insider articles are listed below, followed by Canadian Retail News From Around the Web. Highlights include Pandora’s new Mississauga distribution centre cutting delivery times by up to 50%, Leyad’s acquisition of grocery properties across six provinces and Yukon, and SAIL Outdoors’ female-led leadership buyout positioning the company for growth in Quebec and Ontario. Meanwhile, many Canadian SMBs express doubts about the impact of the Buy Canadian movement amid rising costs. Together, these developments underscore ongoing shifts in supply chains, real estate investment, and consumer behaviour in retail.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- Pandora opens new distribution centre in Mississauga to cut down on Canadian delivery times – Mario Toneguzzi
- Leyad acquires grocery portfolio spanning six provinces and Yukon – Mario Toneguzzi
- Haven Greens growing fast: Ontario greenhouse adds Costco product and plans major expansion – Mario Toneguzzi
- SAIL Leadership Buyout Signals New Growth Phase – Craig Patterson
- Canadian GDP on the rise in January, retail sector up: Statistics Canada – Mario Toneguzzi
- “Ask for Angela” Expands Across Toronto Ahead of Major Events – Craig Patterson
- Canadian SMBs Question Strength of Buy Canadian Movement – Lee Rivett
- Your Voice is Power returns to engage thousands of Canadian students in coding education through music – Mario Toneguzzi
- TradeBeyond insights on global sourcing trends – Mario Toneguzzi
- Blitz Franchise partners with Crêpe Delicious to accelerate national expansion – Mario Toneguzzi
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- Independent grocers warn of knock-on effect of high gas prices (CityNews)
- Canadian Specialty Pet Retailer Pet Valu Celebrates 50 Years of Pet Love (Pet Age)
- Metro workers launch strike, threatening Quebec grocer’s fruit and vegetable supply (Montreal Gazette)
- Man arrested after fire causes extensive damage to downtown Eastside Woodwards’s Nesters grocery store (CTV)
- Seven B.C. indie bookstores join a coast-to-coast bid to keep book sales local (BC Business)
- One year after the N.W.T. stopped buying U.S. liquor, what’s changed? (CBC)
- A new Toronto vintage garden café is celebrating opening by giving out free flowers (Toronto.com)
- A popular asian skincare store ‘Unique Bunny’ is opening in Calgary with a huge grand opening sale (Curiosity)
- Thick n Thrift reshapes plus-size secondhand shopping in Saskatoon (650 CKOM)
- Purebread Closes Its Kitsilano Location After Less Than Two Years (Noms Magazine)
