Today’s Retail Insider articles are listed below, followed by Canadian Retail News From Around the Web. Coverage focuses on how food and experiential retail are shaping Toronto leasing trends, with small spaces attracting dynamic tenants in food and fitness. We also delve into growing concerns over food fraud in Canada and Walmart Canada’s launch of enhanced e-commerce shopper insights. Together, these and other stories highlight evolving consumer demands and the critical role of data and trust in retail’s future.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- Restaurants Canada calls on provinces to urgently opt-in to temporary TFW cap increase for rural regions – Mario Toneguzzi
- Food and Experiential Retail Drive Toronto Leasing – Craig Patterson
- Food Fraud Is Becoming a Business Model in Canada – Sylvain Charlebois
- Soft Start to 2026 Masks Resilient Consumer Spending in Canada – J.C. Williams Group
- New headquarters for Calgary developer Truman includes well-known brands – Mario Toneguzzi
- Fake product reviews surging in AI era: Omnisend – Mario Toneguzzi
- Olympics offer key advertising lessons for brands ahead of the 2026 World Cup, says Vistar Media Canada – Mario Toneguzzi
- Walmart Canada launches Scintilla Digital Landscapes to deliver deeper e-commerce shopper insights – Mario Toneguzzi
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- Toys ‘R’ Us Canada not playing around in various battles over its trademarks (BNN/The Canadian Press)
- From airfare to Amazon, fuel surcharges are the tip of the iceberg for rising prices (Globe & Mail)
- The Body Shop Canada celebrates 50 years (Vancouver Sun)
- Vinyl record sales in Canada jump 240% since 2019 (CBC)
- What’s behind Chip Wilson’s proxy war with Lululemon (Financial Post)
- CFIB urges Manitoba to expand PST exemption to include small retailers, restaurants (The Spec)
- Large-scale retail and multifamily development proposed for southeast Winnipeg (Construct Connect)
- I did my grocery shop at Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market to see how it compares to No Frills (Narcity)
- How this young matcha lover turned her passion into Vancouver startup Emeri (BC Business)
- Some produce shelves sit empty as Metro grocery store distribution workers continue to strike (CBC)
- Inside Calgary’s First Arts and Craft Supply Thrift Store (Avenue)
- LEVY: Toronto’s socialist grocery store fantasy will be a disaster (Juno News)
- The 1st-ever Hello Kitty and Friends MINISO pop-up in Canada is coming to the GTA (Toronto.com)
