Today’s Retail Insider articles include key insights into Primaris REIT’s $175–225 million effort to repurpose former Hudson’s Bay anchor spaces into more flexible, diversified retail formats, reflecting a pivotal shift in mall management strategies. Meanwhile, Splitsville Bowl is accelerating its Canadian expansion, targeting mixed-use and retail hubs to boost experiential foot traffic through multi-use entertainment centres. These developments and oters underscore the growing emphasis on adaptable real estate and immersive retail experiences shaping Canada’s retail future. Below, you’ll find these stories alongside Canadian Retail News From Around the Web.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- First Capital REIT reports “solid” Q1 results. – Mario Toneguzzi
- EQB secures final approval for PC Financial acquisition – Mario Toneguzzi
- Primaris REIT Repurposing Malls After Hudson’s Bay Closures – Craig Patterson
- Happy Belly Food Group acquiring 50% of Ghost Taco – Mario Toneguzzi
- Shopify delivers again as merchants clear $100 billion in Q1 GMV – Mario Toneguzzi
- Kantar: Brands Risk Missing Canada’s High-Value Seniors – Mario Toneguzzi
- Kinton Ramen introduces 1st food court concept at Waterfront Centre Vancouver – Mario Toneguzzi
- Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. releases Q1 results – Mario Toneguzzi
- Good Earth Coffeehouse opens at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon – Mario Toneguzzi
- Calgary Boutique espy experience Expands Under Megan Szanik – Mario Toneguzzi
- Splitsville Bowl Expands Across Canada with New Centres – Craig Patterson
- How Cadillac Fairview Drives Shopping Centre Productivity – Craig Patterson
- Q1 2026 Home Furnishings Report: Navigating Channel Shifts, Consolidation, and Consumer-Centric Innovation – Craig Patterson
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- RioCan shifts to annual rent increases in leases amid tight retail market (The Canadian Press)
- New Zealand’s popular diaper brand, Kiddicare, Arrives in Canada (Newswire)
- From dead malls to pickleball hubs: How the sport is reviving empty retail space (Construct Connect)
- Canadians think these grocery stores have the lowest prices so we compared costs of 9 basics (Narcity)
- ‘By hand’ Italian pasta concept opening in Lonsdale Quay (VIA)
- Secret viral slushy shop now open at the back of a jewelry store in Toronto (InSauga)
- $15K worth of underwear stolen in Montreal: suspect caught on camera (CTV)
- Windsor grocery store receiving ‘two to three’ counterfeit bills per week, says owner (CTV)
