Canada Prepares for Legal Cannabis Retail on Wednesday, Lululemon Founder Chip Wilson Writes Book and Hates Word 'Athleisure', Sleep Country Opens Ontario Unit, De Luca's Grocery Marks 50th with New Store.

La Senza Lingerie Chain Future Uncertain Amid Losses, Deciem Stores Reopen After Founder Ousted by Court Order, Live/Work Offers Options for Toronto Retailers, Giant Tiger Opens in Saskatoon, Federated Co-Op Celebrates 90 Years.

Walmart to Renovate/Upgrade 23 Canadian Stores, Estée Lauder Files Lawsuit to Oust Deciem Founder, Trade Deal Hopes to Stop Counterfeits Entering US via Canada, Ontario Cannabis Partners with Canada Post, Alberta Could Support 500 Pot Stores, 7-Eleven Partners with Foodora, Walmart Opens at Metropolis at Metrotown.

Few Cannabis Stores to Make Legal Retail 'Inconvenient', Lululemon CTO Joins Indochino, Sobeys Launches Unique Ad Campaign.

Toy Retailer FAO Schwarz Opens Hudson's Bay Pop-Ups, Deciem Temporarily Shuts Stores Amid Controversy, 2 Grocery Stores in Edmonton Closing, Walmart Canada Exploring Cannabis.

Shopify Confident on Pot E-Commerce, Indigo Opens 1st US-Store, Judith & Charles Opens 1st Store in Atlantic Canada, Merchants on Vancouver’s Cambie Street to Wait for Appeal re: Compensation, Manitoba Mac’s Converting to ‘Circle K’.

Simons Launches E-Commerce Site Aimed at Canadian Artisans, CP Rail Not Concerned with ‘Amazon Effect’, Aritzia Sees Gains, Supreme Court Rejects Quebec English Sign Appeal, SuperStore Launches Same-Day Grocery Delivery in Winnipeg.

Canada Goose’s Love-Hate Relationship with Counterfeiting, Canadian Tire Loyalty adds Husky Gas Stations, Ikea Canada Launches Veggie Hot Dog, St. Albert Honda Wins ‘Canada’s Best Restroom’, Vancouver Boutique ‘Secret Location’ Launches Clothing Line.

News from around the web will return tomorrow.

New Free Trade Deal Raises DutyFree Limit Significantly, Nova Scotia Cannabis Logo Revealed, BC Wines No Longer Exclusively on Grocery Shelves Under USMCA, Walmart Fined for Retailing Contaminated Food After Ft. MacMurray Fires.

CannaRoyalty Acquires 180 Smoke, Shopify Announces Major Lease/Presence in Toronto, Square One Addition Discussion, Former Sears in Winnipeg Left Unfilled, West Edmonton Mall Launches Food Delivery Service.

Giant Tiger Opens 600,000 sf High-Tech Distribution Centre, Bass Pro Opens to Hundreds in Halifax, Amazon Announces 3rd Vancouver Fulfillment Centre Spanning 450,000 sf, Tim Hortons Seeks to Shut Down ‘Tim Hottens’ Knock-Off in India.

Ontario Won’t Cap Cannabis Retailers, Farm Boy Grocery to Open 2nd Toronto Store, Mall Ready to Open in Suburban Victoria, BC’s 1sit Cannabis Store License Approved, Alberta Liquor Retailers Switching to Cannabis.

Aldo 1st Shoe Retailer to be Carbon Neutral, Shareholder Critical as David’sTea Co-Founder Divests Most of Shares, Instacart to Turn Toronto Office into Tech Hub, Tokyo Smoke Stores Moving into Manitoba, Edmonton Strip Mall Renovation Rents Drive Out Retailers.

Sobeys Parent Acquires Farm Boy Grocery Chain, Le Chateau Reports Numbers, Halifax Retail Happenings, Sleep Country Opens in Toronto's Annex, Ottawa Pharmacist Stages Robbery at Own Store.

Health Canada Gives Shoppers Drug Mart Cannabis License, July's Canadian Retail Number Up, Costco Expanding Delivery in Canada, Samuel Adams Opens 'Disruptive' Pop-Up in Toronto.

Couche-Tard Wants in on Cannabis, Grocery Retailers Seek to Innovate, Shopify Thinks Augmented Reality is Future of Online Retail, London Mall's Shuttered Target to See Fitness and Office Tenants, Walmart Launches SPUD Grocery Delivery Partnership in Vancouver.

Not in this case! There was so little Canadian retail news from external sources on Wednesday, September 19, that we’ve skipped a day and will be back tomorrow.

Canadian news media is in transition and with recent cuts, there’s so little industry reporting that Retail Insider may have to pick up the slack.

Grocery Store CEO's Warn of Pricer Future, Doyle in Downtown Halifax Attracts Retailers, Toronto Retailer Creates Unique Custom Jackets, Pizza Pizza Expands into BC, Saskatoon Seeks Downton Grocery Store.

Mall Retailers Asking for Reductions After Sears Canada Exit, A&W Plant-Based Burgers Prove Far More Popular than Expected, Simons Apologies for Bras Named After Women Including Former Chief Justice, Jamaican Fast-Food Chain Expands into Canada.