Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: March 24, 2016
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Top Stories - National:
-Peter Simons: governments must act on technology tsunami [The Constant Shopper]
-Pink Tartan tests see-now/buy-now model currently disrupting fashion industry [CBC]
-MasterCard unveils more details about 'selfie pay' phone authentication [CBC]
-How do Canadian grocers feel about GMO produce? [Canadian Grocer]
-Millennials and technology transforming Canadian retail landscape [NewsWire]
-Starbucks promises to eliminate food waste by donating all unsold items to charity [CBC]
-Couche-Tard Receives Approval to Acquire Shell's Retail Business in Denmark [NewsWire]
-Most Canadians prefer buying from Canadians when shopping online: CIRA Internet Factbook [Yahoo Finance]
Canadian News - Regional:
Central Canada: ON/QC/Maritimes
-Sobeys in talks to stock Bedford woman's all-natural spices [CBC]
-Paramount Fine Foods Commits To Hiring Syrian Refugees at Every Store [Huffington Post]
-Sudbury African Market fills need [Sudbury Star]
-Signs Going Up At New Windsor IKEA Location [Windsorite.ca]
-Quebec-based pharmacies include English on receipts [The Suburban]
-Premium Brands buying Montreal meat firm C&C Packaging [Canadian Grocer]
-Loblaws gets ugly with its produce department [Toronto Star]
-Dozens protest Ottawa's proposed pet shop bylaw [Ottawa Business Journal]
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-Overwaitea Food Group named one of Canada's best and most diverse employers [EPR Retail News]
-B.C. Liquor Stores could be targets for money laundering [Global]
-Sidney Gateway plans revisited [BC: Peninsula News Review]
-Quality Foods adds Medicine Shoppe pharmacy [Canadian Grocer]
-Alberta liquor stores ponder selling marijuana alongside alcohol [CBC]
-Front Room Calgary clothing company hopes to boom from big busts [CBC]
-Yukon tries to limit the waste of thousands of bottles of beer [CBC]
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