Mario Toneguzzi

The first quarter had sales of $8.475 billion, an increase of 2.6%; same-store sales growth; food increased by 1.2%; and operating income increased by 7.6%.

Net earnings for Q2 2026 increased by $49.5 million or 77.5% compared to Q2 2025.

Canada’s latest batch of counter-tariffs affect a wide range of consumer goods, including beauty supplies, milk products, clothes, home appliances and exercise equipment.

The owner of Galeries de la Capitale, Quebec City's largest shopping centre, plans to redevelop a former Hudson's Bay store left vacant by the retailer's collapse. Construction is underway and the first spaces are scheduled to open in 2027. (CoStar)

INDOCHINO has launched its Fall/Winter 2026 campaign and collection, featuring made-to-measure suits, formalwear and outerwear designed around a range of occasions throughout the season.

Winnipeg-based entertainment company Activate is expanding into Australia, with its first location in the country set to open at Melbourne’s Highpoint Shopping Centre in early 2027.

Canadian functional-wellbeing company Ryde: has launched a new sleep-focused shot containing melatonin and other ingredients intended to help adults fall asleep faster on occasional nights when they have difficulty drifting off.

Canadian retail properties performed well in the first half of the year, with suburban fundamentals proving particularly strong, according to CBRE’s new H1 2026 Retail Rent Survey.

As Canada recently announced tariffs as high as 50% on nearly 900 categories of US goods, brands have less than two weeks to reassess pricing and product assortments from the Great White North. But raising prices across the board could be just as damaging as absorbing the costs, particularly if it makes unaffected products more expensive or sends customers elsewhere.

Firehouse Subs has opened its 200th Canadian restaurant in Calgary, marking the latest step in the quick-service restaurant chain’s expansion across the country. The Alberta location also represents a doubling of the brand’s Canadian restaurant footprint since 2024.