Welcome to the Daily Synopsis by Retail Insider. We published 10 articles focusing on key movements across Canadian retail sectors.
Grocery promotions in Canada have hidden costs that contribute to food inflation as suppliers absorb losses from aggressive discounting, details appear in The Hidden Cost of Grocery Promotions in Canada. Retail sales climbed to $73 billion in April, helped by fuel sales, although underlying core retail sales fell for the second month, documented in Fuel boosts retail sales growth to $73 billion in April. Palliser Furniture’s sale to MotoMotion ends decades of Canadian family ownership and spotlights furniture manufacturing challenges, explored in Palliser Sale Marks End of an Era for Canadian Furniture Manufacturing.
Luxury retail growth continues as Hermès plans its first Alberta standalone store on Calgary’s Stephen Avenue, revealed in Hermès to Open Standalone Store on Calgary’s Stephen Avenue. Meanwhile, Empire Co. Ltd. is advancing expansion through 70 new stores focused on discount grocery under FreshCo to meet value-driven consumer demand, detailed in Empire Co. Ltd. CEO Charts Growth Strategy with Discount Focus. Retail Insider also published coverage on Indigenous education support from Miik and Cheekbone Beauty’s joint event, and Factor Meals growing its Calgary distribution centre for nationwide meal delivery.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- From The Desk: Canadian Retail Evolution Through Innovation, Expansion, and Experience – Craig Patterson
- The Hidden Cost of Grocery Promotions in Canada – Sylvain Charlebois
- Fuel boosts retail sales growth to $73 billion in April: Statistics Canada – Mario Toneguzzi
- Palliser Sale Marks End of an Era for Canadian Furniture Manufacturing – Craig Patterson
- Hermès to Open Standalone Store on Calgary’s Stephen Avenue – Craig Patterson
- Empire Co. Ltd. CEO Charts Growth Strategy with Discount Focus – Craig Patterson
- Miik, Cheekbone Beauty to host joint live show supporting Indigenous education – Mario Toneguzzi
- Factor Meals accelerates nationwide expansion with new “state-of-the-art” Distribution Centre in Calgary – Mario Toneguzzi
- WeCook launches nationwide delivery with expansion into six new Canadian markets – Mario Toneguzzi
- FIFA World Cup boosts brand opportunities in Toronto and Vancouver through out-of-home Advertising – Mario Toneguzzi
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- How Canada’s affordability crunch could help the Zellers revival (CTV)
- Owner of beleaguered Toys ‘R’ Us Canada floats rebrand in court files (CBC)
- Ottawa imposes 10% surtax on some imports of canned vegetables (Globe & Mail)
- Deal sealed: Empire announces official completed acquisition of Quebec discount banner Mayrand (Grocery Business)
- He hadn’t heard the news about Hockey Night in Canada. Then came the orders for his vintage HNIC merchandise (CBC)
- Bitcoin ATM ban is unnecessary and would hurt convenience retailers, say industry players (CCentral)
- Burlington IKEA becomes first Canadian store to feature Indigenous kitchen room setting (Flamborough Today)
- Beer Store prepares to open new outlets after steadily shuttering locations (Global)
- Metro Quebec discount banner Super C opens 121st store (Grocery Business)
- Paradies Lagardère opens two new stores at Toronto Pearson Airport (DFNI)
- Some Vancouver businesses struggling during FIFA World Cup (Global)
- Is Stock Yards Village the most underrated mall in Toronto? (BlogTO)
- Welcome to L’Appartement (new store in Vancouver: Nuvo Magazine)
- A new vintage store just opened in Toronto and it’s proof Queen West isn’t dead (Streets of Toronto)
- Montreal public market celebrating 15 years and counting as community hub (CBC)
- Spear Street Lists Downtown Vancouver Mixed-Use Property For $40M (Howard Chai)
