Today’s Retail Insider articles are listed below, followed by Canadian Retail News From Around the Web. Highlights include how Chanellle Chalazan, a 16-year-old entrepreneur, has grown Chic & Charmed into a national jewellery brand without physical stores. Meanwhile, tariff uncertainty and strained Canada-U.S. trade are causing Canadians to pause traditional car ownership in favour of flexible options. Sephora is also expanding in Canada’s competitive beauty market with its 144th store, focusing on suburban consumers.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- Kits Eyecare reports Q4 and 2025 financial results with record annual revenue – Mario Toneguzzi
- Eau Claire Distillery Unveils Flagship Single Malt as Inventory Growth Fuels Expansion – Mario Toneguzzi
- Teen Founder Builds Chic & Charmed Jewellery Brand – Craig Patterson
- Tariff uncertainty and affordability pressures causing Canadians to put brakes on car ownership: Turo – Mario Toneguzzi
- Quebec’s New Weekend Store Hours Win Support and Criticism – Lee Rivett
- One year into the trade war, half of Canadian small businesses no longer feel the U.S. is a reliable trading partner: CFIB – Mario Toneguzzi
- Iran Tensions Could Push Canadian Grocery Prices Higher – Sylvain Charlebois
- Sephora Expands Footprint in Canada’s Beauty War – Craig Patterson
- Pet Valu Shares Drop as Growth Outlook Softens – Lee Rivett
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- Ssense reported over 200 layoffs last month to Quebec government (Montreal Gazette)
- Joe Fresh Becomes First Pure Apparel Retailer on DoorDash in Canada (DoorDash)
- Canada’s best grocery stores were ranked and these retailers have the ‘best value’ (Narcity)
- Rawcology’s journey from health food blog to allergy-friendly snack company (Food in Canada)
- One year later, ‘buy Canadian’ sentiment remains strong (Niagara Now)
- New Save-On-Foods store part of development plan in Langley, B.C. (Grocery Business)
- Some Sask. shoppers still snub U.S. products a year after tariff war (PA Now)
- Here’s why Brampton’s charging $100 to stores for every abandoned shopping cart found in the city (CTV)
- Step inside a bus full of vintage clothing at Calgary’s new pop-up (Curiosity)
- We tried the Japan-inspired 7-Eleven egg sandwich. Here’s what we thought (Vancouver Sun)
- Harry Styles pop-up coming to Toronto for limited time (NOW)
