Today’s Retail Insider articles are listed below along with Canadian Retail News From Around the Web. Highlights include First Capital REIT’s plans to turn Edmonton’s Westmount Shopping Centre into a modern open-air complex. Wayfair has launched its Wayfair Rewards loyalty program in Canada to deepen customer engagement. Meanwhile, Foodtastic is rapidly expanding its Noodlebox brand nationwide with plans for Montreal entry. These developments reflect ongoing shifts toward experiential retail, omnichannel loyalty, and nimble real estate strategies across the Canadian market.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- Good Earth Coffeehouse reopens in Calgary’s Glenmore Landing following renovation – Mario Toneguzzi
- Westmount Mall Redevelopment to Create Open-Air Centre – Craig Patterson
- One Of A Kind Spring Market Returns to Toronto – Lee Rivett
- Foodtastic expands Noodlebox brand across Canada with eyes on Montreal launch – Mario Toneguzzi
- Oil Prices Could Push Canadian Grocery Inflation Higher – Sylvain Charlebois
- Wayfair Launches Loyalty Program in Canada – Craig Patterson
- Moneris reporting 4% increase in reported fraud cases in 2025 – Mario Toneguzzi
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- Hudson’s Bay coat collection up for sale in latest auction (Canadian Press)
- Canada’s iconic retail brands are vanishing. Can you guess which ones have survived the ‘retailpocalypse’? (TorStar)
- ‘Wine tonight?:’ Statistics Canada data shows liquor store sales down another year (Canadian Press)
- Budtenders at a cannabis store in Ontario join UFCW as union membership in the industry continues to grow (StratCann)
- Appointment Shopping: How It Works in Retail (2026) (Shopify)
- Rising gas prices in Montreal: experts warn food prices could follow (CTV)
- Quebec’s pilot project of extending weekend shopping hours begins Wednesday (CityNews Montreal)
- Vancouver grocery store rallies behind long-time customer’s cancer journey (CityNews)
- Galleria Supermarket donates $18,000 to charity through Share the Love campaign (Grocery Business)
- Canada’s largest vintage market coming to Toronto this month (Your City Within)
