Our most recent Retail Insider articles are listed below, followed by Canadian Retail News From Around the Web. Nations Experience is reimagining Oakville Place’s former Hudson’s Bay space into a large-scale foodtainment hub that blends grocery, dining, and entertainment. Meanwhile, Groupe Dynamite’s Garage brand is rapidly expanding in the U.K. with high consumer demand, signaling promising global growth. Also included is a critical view on Toronto’s public grocery pilot and Rocky’s Ontario expansion focusing on nature-inspired experiential retail. Together, these stories highlight evolving retail formats and expansion strategies shaping the market.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- Nations Experience Takes Possession at Oakville Place – Craig Patterson
- Calgary entrepreneur opens 2nd FS8 Fitness Studio in under a year – Mario Toneguzzi
- Calgary-based Foothills Creamery introduces high-protein ice cream – Mario Toneguzzi
- Jillian Harris Named RCC Retail Ambassador of the Year – Craig Patterson
- Garage U.K. Debut Signals Global Growth for Groupe Dynamite – Craig Patterson
- Beer Canada raises concerns as the federal government proceeds with another tax increase on beer – Mario Toneguzzi
- Why Toronto’s 4-Store public grocery test will not work: Bruce Winder – Bruce Winder
- Rocky focuses on future growth in Ontario as retailer grounds itself with connection to nature (Photos) – Mario Toneguzzi
- Nando’s returns to Kerrisdale neighbourhood in Vancouver after devastating fire had closed the longstanding restaurant (Photos) – Mario Toneguzzi
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- These common grocery items saw the biggest price jumps in February (CP24)
- Walmart to close 2 Montreal locations, but vows to keep investing in Quebec market (CBC)
- Groupe Dynamite CEO rants about Quebec policies to analysts in French (Financial Post)
- Andrew Lutfy swept floors as a teenager — now, he’s worth $5.3 billion. This one deal he made changed everything (MoneyWise)
- ‘Get him’: Pokémon card sale turns violent as police crack down (CTV)
- Fake maple syrup sold in Quebec stores contained cane sugar, Radio-Canada investigation finds (CBC)
- Fruit and vegetable supply dries up at some Quebec grocery stores amid ongoing Metro strike (CBC)
- Arrival of discount grocers No Frills, FreshCo will bring modest discounts to shoppers, says food expert (Halifax Chronicle Herald)
- Fruit, vegetable shortage hits Quebec grocery stores (CityNews)
- This Toronto shop brings ‘everything under one roof’ with its multi-purpose concept (BlogTO)
- Food Banks Mississauga receives 2,000-pound donation from Rabba (Grocery Business)
- Ferrero Rocher to host immersive pop-up in Toronto (Canadian Grocer)
- Survey suggests ‘very little support’ on alcohol expansion into corner stores (CBC Nova Scotia)
