Retail Insider’s latest articles are listed below, followed by Canadian Retail News From Around the Web. Highlights include the end of traditional anchor stores reshaping Canadian malls through subdivision and mixed-use redevelopment. Reitmans is marking its centennial with a new logo and a revamped store concept for a refreshed customer experience. Aritzia’s U.S. expansion underscores its rise as a North American retail powerhouse. Together these stories and others show Canadian retail evolving to remain relevant in diverse and competitive markets.
🗞️ The Day’s Retail Insider Article List
- One Year After Hudson’s Bay’s Collapse, Retail Reshaped – Craig Patterson
- Jobs declining in the retail sector: Statistics Canada – Mario Toneguzzi
- Canadian GDP rises slightly in February: Statistics Canada – Mario Toneguzzi
- Canadian small business sales decline, modest March rebound amid cash flow strain: Xero – Mario Toneguzzi
- Gildan reports record first quarter revenue – Mario Toneguzzi
- La Rosée Expands in Canada Through Shoppers Deal – Craig Patterson
- Dr. Phone Fix sees revenue growth of 19% in 2025 – Mario Toneguzzi
- The End of Anchors: How Canadian Malls Are Being Rewritten – Craig Patterson
- Reitmans unveils new logo, enters new era with reimagined store concept – Mario Toneguzzi
- Parks Canada and Tourism Industry Association of Canada renew partnership – Mario Toneguzzi
- Fuel disruptions in Asia test supply chains, but Canada unlikely to see COVID-style shortages – Mario Toneguzzi
- Aritzia’s Rise from Canadian Brand to North American Powerhouse – Craig Patterson
- RCC Names 2026 Excellence in Retailing Awards Finalists – Lee Rivett
🌐 Canadian Retail News From Around the Web
- Toy company Spin Master bracing for rising production, shipping costs from war (The Canadian Press)
- Canada plans to ban all crypto ATMs (The Street)
- Manitoba squares up against Sobeys in its 1st challenge against grocery property restrictions (CBC)
- Port Elgin M&M Food Market Wins Company Store Of The Year Nationwide (Bayshore Broadcasting)
- Vancouver residents lament permanent closure of popular 7-Eleven location (Daily Hive)
- Montreal’s The Word bookstore raising $50K to restore historic building’s facade (CityNews)
- IKEA Canada to open newest Plan and order point in Gatineau, Quebec on May 11 (Newswire)
- A Popular Taiyaki & Dessert Shop Just Announced Its Vancouver Flagship in Olympic Village (Noms Magazine)
- How this UofT bike shop empowers cyclists to fix their own bikes (Toronto Today)
- Regina police seeing increase in retail thefts (CTV)
