Retail Insider’s latest articles are listed below alongside Canadian Retail News From Around the Web. Edo Japan’s expansion highlights strong franchisee reinvestment and multi-unit ownership fueling growth. RioCan’s Q1 results reveal a surge in retail leasing with near full occupancy and rapid re-leasing of Hudson’s Bay spaces. Together, these developments and others illustrate a retail landscape balancing franchise scalability and tightening commercial real estate markets, signaling cautious optimism amid evolving consumer behaviour.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- Edo Japan expands across Canada as franchisee reinvestment drives growth and multi-unit ownership – Mario Toneguzzi
- RioCan Sees Retail Leasing Surge as HBC Spaces Refilled – Lee Rivett
- Restaurant Brands International Inc. reports Q1 2026 results, 6.2% sales growth – Mario Toneguzzi
- KITS Eyecare reports record Q1 2026 results – Mario Toneguzzi
- Loblaw reports Q1 retail revenue of close to $14.5 billion – Mario Toneguzzi
- Happy Belly Expands Footprint as It Nears 100 Locations – Lee Rivett
- Canada retail sector nearing turning point as rising unemployment, consumer caution signal slowdown: CoStar – Mario Toneguzzi
- Chopped Leaf launches premium sandwich lineup with toasted ciabatta options – Mario Toneguzzi
- Surveillance Pricing in Canada Raises Consumer Transparency Concerns – Retail Insider
- Pita Pit rolls out shawarma lineup across Canada with chef-developed menu – Mario Toneguzzi
- Chatters marks 35 years with focus on people, digital growth and national expansion – Mario Toneguzzi
- Salvation Army thrift store launches cerulean-themed section in Toronto – Mario Toneguzzi
- EMERGE Commerce appoints Michael Murphy as CFO, outlines finance leadership transition – Mario Toneguzzi
- GLP-1 Drugs Trigger Multi-Billion Dollar Demand Shock in Food Sector – Sylvain Charlebois
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- Self-checkout theft surges to $10B as organized crime targets retailers (CTV)
- Discount stores drive Loblaw’s Q1 profit and sales, raises quarterly dividend (The Canadian Press)
- High gas prices are reshaping how Canadians shop for groceries (Grocery Business)
- Some Yves Veggie Cuisine products returning to stores across Canada (Global)
- Ottawa urged by industry to hit pause on plan to ban crypto ATMs (Globe & Mail)
- Specialty stores struggling after months of fuel price increases (CBC)
- Downtown London hopes to entice shoppers to hit up more local stores (CBC)
- Forget a second life – this Montreal boutique is giving used clothing a third life (Future of Good)
- Quebec pharmacy chain pulls energy drinks as pressure mounts on government for youth ban (CBC)
- Some 560 million booze empties — $60M in deposits — weren’t returned to the Beer Store in 2025 (Toronto Star)
- Massive, new Canadian Tire in Kelowna finally having its official grand opening (Kelowna Now)
- Pickleplex plans 10 indoor courts inside soon-to-be-former Kamloops furniture store (Castanet)
