Store Operations News

Every year during NRF’s Big Show, Canadian retailers hit the streets of NYC to discover cutting-edge in-store technology, next-level merchandising, and immersive retail concepts shaping the futu...Learn More

Jim Cormier from the Retail Council of Canada to talk more about the results of HRP’s recent retail theft blitz....Learn More

The Retail Council of Canada is sounding the alarm about the rise in shoplifting over the holidays. Jim Cormier, the organization’s Atlantic director, explains what they would like to see the provin...Learn More

The Retail Council of Canada is calling on the federal government to intervene in a postal strike it says is putting businesses and their workers in jeopardy. The organization representing 54,000 stor...Learn More

The federal government announced a two-month sales tax relief program starting mid-December. From December 14, 2024, to February 15, 2025, GST/HST will be removed on a range of goods, including grocer...Learn More

Retail Council of Canada (RCC) welcomes today’s sales tax relief announcement from the federal government. The removal of GST and HST on a sizeable list of goods will create major tax savings for Ca...Learn More

“It’s been a really tight year, a difficult year for retailers,” said Matt Poirier, vice-president of federal government relations with the Retail Council of Canada. While inflation has slowed, ...Learn More

Greg Wilson, director of government relations in B.C. for the Retail Council of Canada, said many B.C. businesses are still waiting for their holiday products stuck in containers. “It is making life...Learn More

Canada Post workers have gone on strike, after failing to reach a contract agreement last night. We hear from Greg Wilson, the Director of Government Relations in BC for the Retail Council of Canada, ...Learn More

Matt Poirier, vice-president of federal government relations for the Retail Council of Canada, said Canada Post is not only one of the cheaper mailing options, it’s also one of the biggest suppliers...Learn More