Black Friday, MEC sees losses amid competition, Indigo not competing with Amazon says Heather Reisman, Sobeys opens NS store with parking lot made of recycled plastic, Seafood City opens to crowds in Winnipeg, single-use plastic bags to be banned in Vancouver.

Catalyst Capital Makes Rival Bid to Acquire Hudson's Bay Company, Cineplex Opening 'Theatre of the Future' at Erin Mills in Mississauga, Dermalogica Opens 2nd Canadian Store in Toronto, Apple Store Prepares to Open at CF Toronto Eaton Centre.

Retailers Rejoice at End of CN Rail Strike, M&M Foods Eyes Expansion, App to Fight Food Waste Launches in 200 Quebec IGA Stores, Organic Garage Wins Best Organic Food Store Award.

Genesis Motors on Track to Open 30 Retail Locations in Canada, Ravel by CF Continues to Innovate, Baker Touts HBC Privatization as 'Best and Final Offer', 1st Look at Metropolis at Metrotown Redevelopment Plans.

Loblaw Launches Online Marketplace from Toys to Furniture to Compete with Amazon, SDM Expands Groceries, Birks Group Sees Gains, Adonis Grocery Opens in Ottawa, Co-Op to Lay Off 200 in Calgary Amid Supplier Changes, Seafood City Opening in Winnipeg this Week, Unique Retail Centre Coming to Edmonton.

Lowe's closing 34 stores in Canada, Emerge Acquires UnderPar amid growth, Metro expanding store tech amid labour crunch, London Drugs debuts same-day delivery in 20 markets, Winnipeg Hudson's Bay store assessed as "worthless".

George Weston Reports Higher than Expected 3rd Quarter, Social Media Influences Department Store Windows, Changes to Toronto's Bloor Street 'Mink Mile', SAIL Opens DC in Suburban Montreal, Shoplifting Major Issue in Winnipeg.

Aldo will not go public says CEO, The Shoe Company announces rewards program, Victoria MEC store unionizes, Chick-Fil-A opening at Toronto's Yorkdale Mall.

HBC Circular An Effort to Secure Better Offer from Richard Baker Amid Privatization Efforts, Self-Checkouts See Rampant Theft, SodaStream Opens 1st Canadian Pop-up at Square One in Mississauga, Costco Competitor Opening in Suburban Montreal, MEC Allegedly Used Scare Tactics to Discourage Unionization in Victoria.

Walmart Canada Manages Freight with Blockchain, Freshii Sees Traffic Fall, ShoppersWorld Brampton Marks 50 Years, Time Out Market Food Hall Opens in Montreal Eaton Centre.

Grocery Battle As Loblaw and Others Struggle to Maintain Customers, Aldo Partners with Belstaff on Footwear, Oxford Properties Sells Edmonton City Centre Complex to LaSalle Canada Property Fund.

Home Furnishings Retailer Bouclair to be Acquired by Investor Group as it Files for Bankruptcy and Closes about 40 Stores, Customers Angry Over Receipt Checks at Walmart, Black Friday Surpassing Boxing Day in Canada, Safeway Ratifies Agreement over FreshCo Transition in Saskatchewan, Sporting Life Opens 1st Vancouver Store.

Second Cup Changes its Name Amid Strategy Shift, Indigo Plans Remerchandising Amid Losses, Rona Removes 'Truly Canadian' Signage Amid Complaints After US Acquisition, Amazon Opening 1st Distribution Warehouse in Quebec.

Canadian Tire to Centralize Operations Including Mark's and Sport Chek, Lululemon Sees Direct-to-Consumer Success, Drake Gets into Cannabis, Hershey's Launches Cookie Retail Concept in Toronto, Birks Announces Lanita Layton as New VP of Omnichannel and Marketing.

Indigo Reports 2nd Quarter Loss Amid Challenges, Costco Canada Sees Gains, Cake Boss Launches Cake-Filled Vending Machines in Toronto, Ontario to Allow Cannabis Retail Online and Over the Phone, Retail Expert Suggests Toronto is 'Too Downmarket' for Eataly.