Since the start of free trade talks with the U.S., the Retail Council of Canada has been fighting for a level playing field for retailers in Canada. With U.S.-based online merchants and couriers pushi...Learn More

In Canada, a number of provincial governments have implemented province-wide accessibility laws and standards in order to ensure that business establishments within their provinces are accessible for ...Learn More

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced good news for retailers. Effective January 1, 2018, an average three percent premium rate reduction for businesses operating in Ontario. This ...Learn More

With cannabis legalization fast approaching, many canadian retailers have burning questions about its potential effect on the workplace BY JESSE DONALDSON “When coming from under the influence o...Learn More

A legal framework that came into effect in Europe on May 25, 2018 is starting to cause ripples an ocean away in North America. BY ANDREW HIND WHILE the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a s...Learn More

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP SINGLE use plastic bags are a significant sustainability challenge for retailers right across the country. As a national retailer with more than 1,500 retail locations from co...Learn More

More focused training and greater awareness required to minimize impacts of bias in retail BY DENISE DEVEAU WITH the pervasiveness of social media, racial profiling incidents in retail have moved to t...Learn More

Retailers are not immune from the perils and calamities— both natural and manufactured—that can threaten and damage businesses and communities BY RANDY SCOTLAND WILDFIRES whipping through Fort McM...Learn More

Accessible physical retail stores, especially those that offer customers easy entrance and exit options as well as ways to smoothly move between floors, win at attracting more shoppers. To help retail...Learn More

Food Safety and Labelling The Retail Guidance Document, Pathogen Control (including Listeria monocytogenes) in Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Refrigerated Foods, has been jointly developed by the Health Canada B...Learn More