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Delivery disruptions
loom for e-retailers using Canada Post
The
inability for Canada Post Corp., the operator of Canada’s national postal
service, and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), to come to
agreement may leave e-retailers in the lurch come Saturday.
The two
groups have been negotiating a labor contract since January but as of July
2, all bets are off. Canada Post can lock out the roughly 50,000 mail
carriers, or the carriers can strike. If either happens, all Canada Post
deliveries—including any parcels awaiting delivery—will stop.
internetretailer.com
Could Canada Become
Oversaturated With Off-Price Retailers?
Competition among Canada's off-price retailers is growing increasingly
fierce, with Saks OFF 5TH, Nordstrom Rack, Winners and Marshalls continually
opening new stores. With all of this new activity, there's a potential for
market oversaturation.
retail-insider.com
Brexit closes gateway
to Europe for Canadian companies
Canadian firms with
offices and investments in the U.K. saw their stocks fall Friday amid a
bloody global market mess in reaction to Britain’s decision to leave the
European Union, an outcome that took many by surprise. The Canada-U.K.
Chamber of Commerce said Friday that most of its 300 members — including
every major Canadian corporation with British operations — had clearly
backed the remain side. Britain is Canada’s fifth-largest trading partner,
accounting for about $21.2 billion in trade.
cbc.ca
Study Ranks Canada's
'Coolest' Retail Areas
The study ranked Toronto's
'West Queen West' as being the 'coolest' in Canada (and 13th in North
America), with Vancouver's Main Street/Mount Pleasant ranking second in
Canada and 14th on the continent.
retail-insider.com
Former Co-op Atlantic
workers lose first step in pension cut battle
A group of former employees of Co-op Atlantic have lost a battle over a
32-per-cent cut in their pensions after a judge ruled Monday they could not
have their lawyer recognized in the case as the first step toward reopening
negotiations in the company’s insolvency.
theglobeandmail.com
Goodwill to reopen
stores in Toronto-area after abrupt closures, 450 laid off
Saks Fifth Avenue Plans
Continued Canada-Wide Store Expansion
Ikea Canada recalling
millions of dressers after 6 kids killed
Walmart picks new CEO for its
Candian stores
Pot profits predicted
to soar with legalization on the horizon
 Calgary,
AB: Man shot in failed Temple liquor store robbery attempt
Birk, who owns Global Liquor in Temple, says he was getting ready
to close up his shop Friday just before midnight when two men came into the
store. One of the men tried to distract Birk while the other tried to stuff a
bottle down his pants.
As they attempted to flee, the men got trapped
between the two exit doors which had been locked by Birk. That’s when the man
with the gun, who looked panicked in the surveillance video, opened fire. One
shot hit Birk in the arm, and three more shots were fired to break open the door
and escape. The shot, which hit him in the arm,
missed an artery by just one centimetre.
calgaryherald.com
 Canada
Day fireworks worth $13,000 stolen from plaza in northwest London
A
London fireworks vendor lost nearly half his inventory in a break-in
leading up to Canada Day, the busiest week in the business. More than
$13,000 worth of fireworks were looted from a storage container at a
northwest London plaza, leaving owner Moe Hamid fuming. Someone forced
their way into the six-metre metal unit that serves as an impromptu shop
by cutting the lock’s hinges, said Hamid, adding most of the stolen
fireworks were the high-ticket pyrotechnics, costing between $60 to $100
apiece. But it’s not just the bottom line that Hamid’s worried about.
Many of the nicked fireworks pack the most powerful explosions allowed
for recreational use, he said.
lfpress.com
Montreal, QC: RCMP busts counterfeit money ring
worth over $20,000
Five people were arrested in Montreal Wednesday in connection
with a counterfeit-money operation, the RCMP said. More than $20,000 in fake
credit cards, cash and money-making machinery was seized during two raids.
Montreal police aided in the operation. The investigation, which was launched in
2014, also led investigators to a laboratory used for making currency. Phoney
banknotes in various stages of completion in denominations ranging from $20 to
$100 bills were seized.
montrealgazette.com
 Montreal
jewel thief, whose face was burned by acid in all-out brawl with
jeweler, gets 12 years in prison
Richardson François, 31, received the sentence Wednesday
afternoon during a hearing at the Montreal courthouse. Quebec Court
Judge Hélène Morin mentioned the fact that François remains heavily
scarred by the nitric acid that was tossed in his face in January 2013.
But she did not list it as a mitigating factor when she explained how
she reached the 12-year sentence. The Crown had asked for a 14-year
sentence and Morin said she decided on 12 years because François had
pleaded guilty to the armed robbery in the Park Extension neighborhood,
another robbery committed at a jewelry store in October 2012.
nationalpost.com
York: Two suspects sought in theft of
clothing from Below the Belt in Vaughan Mills Mall
York Regional Police are searching for a suspect who
stole several articles of clothing from Below the Belt in Vaughan Mills
Mall March 24.
yorkregion.com
Peel: Robbery Suspect Takes Entire Cash
Register for Tim Hortons
A thief who targeted a Tim Hortons early Monday morning
apparently didn’t want to fuss with coins or stacks of cash. Peel police
say a man walked into a location on South Sheridan Way, just south of
the QEW at around 3:00 a.m., and simply walked out with the entire
register.
640toronto.com
Toronto: Morphine and Statex stolen, police
warn could be deadly if ingested
The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of a
quantity of stolen medication.
On Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at 4 p.m., a container of
morphine and statex was stolen in the Queen Street East and Carlaw
Avenue area. The pills or capsules could be harmful or fatal if
ingested.
ontariopolicereports.com
Surrey, BC: Two
young children left in hot car in King’s Cross Shopping Center; RCMP
investigating
Whitehorse RCMP
arrest 18-year-old sought in Main St. break and enter
Barrie, ON: Teen facing six
charges after shoplifting spree
Brantford, ON:
Police charge two Brantford men with attempted pharmacy robbery
Toronto, ON: Suspect
sought in $1,057 liquor theft
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