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Real estate experts propose mixed-use solutions for high-end retail spaces vacated by Nordstrom
A shoppers browses through Nordstrom Rack in Toronto, Ont., on Friday, March 3, 2023, following the news the department store will be closing all Canadian Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack locations. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
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Canada sees the rise of mall cities
Renderings of Bayview Village Shopping Centre, Toronto.
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Cannabis price ‘race to the bottom’ hurts market’s future, OCS CEO says
Ontario Cannabis Store chief executive David Lobo says the "race to the bottom" happening with pot prices risks hurting the market's future. Lobo is shown in this Friday, January 3, 2020 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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‘We’re just hanging on:’ Rocky start to summer patio season puts restaurants on edge
Bill Pratt, a veteran chef and CEO of Chef Inspired soup of Restaurants, poses at one of his restaurants, Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie in Dartmouth, N.S. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Folk haven Yorkville changed Gordon Lightfoot before its own ritzy transformation
Gordon Lightfoot, left, talks with artist Robert Markle at the Riverboat in the Yorkville neighbourhood of Toronto on January 3, 1967 in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - York University Libraries, ASC00609 **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Grocery code of conduct would lay out process to resolve disputes, impose sanctions
A meat counter in a grocery store is seen in Montreal, on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Efforts to craft a Canadian grocery code of conduct have reached a major milestone as a final version of the code is shared with food industry members and a consultation process begins.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Doug Putman launching home retailer in former Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy BABY stores
The entrance to a Bed Bath & Beyond store is seen in Anchorage, Alaska, on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Canadian retail sector investor Doug Putman is opening a new home store retailer in 21 former Bed Bath and Beyond and buybuy BABY locations across Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Thiessen
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British shops in Canada see demand for King Charles goods, despite royal drama
Rita and Carl Hulme stand with King Charles merchandise at Blimeys British Store and Gift Shop in Essex, Ont. on Sunday, April 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
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Uber Eats launches cannabis delivery service in Vancouver, Victoria
An Uber logo is shown in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Cannabis shop robberies spur push to end restrictions on window displays
Customers enter the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation cannabis store in Halifax on Oct. 17, 2018. A spate of cannabis store robberies has many in the industry calling for provinces to relax regulations requiring window coverings or cannabis to be kept out of sight of minors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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What’s happening with Canada’s baby formula shortage and what parents should do
Shortages of many popular brands of baby formula are seen on a pharmacy shelf, Monday, May 16, 2022 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Grocery code to increase ‘fair and ethical dealing’ across industry, draft report says
A women leaves a grocery store in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, August 15, 2019. A new working draft of the grocery code lays out the fundamental elements of the industry-led accord, which aims to increase "fair and ethical dealing" across the grocery supply chain in Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Montreal’s single-use plastics ban comes into effect, covering range of products
A Montreal municipal bylaw banning the use of single-use plastic items comes into effect today, with glasses, stir sticks, straws and utensils among the items that will be prohibited. Plastic straws are pictured in North Vancouver, B.C. on Monday, June 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
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Crumbl Cookies expands to Canada with first location in Edmonton to open this month
Crumbl Cookies says it plans to open its first Canadian store later this month. The Utah-based company that sells gourmet cookies will open its first international location in Edmonton, shown in this undated handout photo, at the end of the month with several more to follow in Canada later in the year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Crumbl Cookies
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Scoring a win with today’s sports fans requires next-level game experiences
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It’s the end of the Bay as we know it – and Richard Baker feels fine
Hudson’s Bay Co. governor Richard Baker feels fine. Better than fine, actually— to hear him tell it, he’s returning the faded icon to a level of glory not seen in decades, even centuries. But what about its flagging Canadian retail operation?
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Cashback, reward apps are helping Canadians save as concerns over data collection rise
Apps like Checkout51, Caddle, Drop, Eclipsa offer gift cards, points and cash back in exchange for uploading receipts, tracking purchases or completing surveys. Fresh produce and groceries are shown at Summerhill Market in Toronto on Wednesday February 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Roll Up To Win ‘technical error’ incorrectly tells Tim Hortons customers they’d won $10K
A Tim Hortons cup is shown in Toronto on Thursday, February 3, 2017. Tim Hortons say a technical error caused some customers using the restaurant's app to receive an incorrect award message during the first day of its Roll Up To Win contest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Room to grow earnings at Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs, top executive says
A Tim Hortons employee hands out coffee from a drive-through window to a customer in Mississauga, Ont., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The new executive chairman of Restaurant Brands International Inc. has laid out a sweeping vision for the fast-food giant's four chains, with plans to borrow from his winning playbook as CEO of Domino's Pizza. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Indigo offers details on cyberattack as profit slips in latest quarter
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Laval, Que. Indigo Books & Music Inc. is continuing to investigate what it calls a "cybersecurity incident" that has affected its website and electronic payments in stores. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Aurora Cannabis records $67.2-million net loss in second quarter
Chocolate edibles available for authorized retailers are displayed at the Ontario Cannabis Store in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Retailers get creative to lure shoppers back in-store
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Companies rethinking real estate portfolios in light of hybrid work trend
The corner of York St. and University Ave. in Toronto, Canada, where a reported swarming attack left a man dead and eight teenage girls charged with second degree murder, on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. The teenagers, including three 13-year-olds, have been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a 59-year-old man in downtown Toronto, the police said Tuesday, one of the latest and most troubling episodes of violence in Canada’s largest city. (Cole Burston/The New York Times)
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Popular West Edmonton Mall amusement park roller-coaster to be removed
The West Edmonton Mall is seen on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. The mall announced Monday that its popular roller-coaster called Mindbender will be removed after nearly 40 years in operation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Jackson
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Best Buy trims jobs as sales of electronics slump following pandemic surge
Shoppers visit a Best Buy to find deals during Black Friday, in Toronto on November 26, 2021. Best Buy, the country's biggest consumer electronics chain, is laying off close to one per cent of its workforce, estimated to be about 700 employees. Anna LeGresley, a spokeswoman for Best Buy Canada, says the company made the difficult decision to say goodbye to some team members. She says the job losses come as the retailer works to "support our stores and serve our customers." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Stores launch Lunar New Year sales during typically slow shopping season
A pedestrian walks past a Hudson's Bay store window in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Ahead of this year's Lunar New Year on Jan. 22, retail stores such as Hudson's Bay are setting up special window displays and curating products in stores for the holiday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hudson's Bay-David Pike **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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HBC says head of online division retiring, names replacement
A Hudson Bay Company store in Toronto is shown on Monday, January 27, 2014. Hudson's Bay Co. says the head of The Bay, its online marketplace division, is retiring this month and that the current president of Hudson's Bay Canadian retails stores will take on the additional role. Sophia Hwang-Judiesch, will lead efforts to transform and improve both the digital and in-store performance of the retailer.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Here today, gone tomorrow: The rise of pop-up and short-term retail
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Grocery shoplifting on the rise in Canada amid inflation, industry experts say
People shop in the produce area at a Loblaws store in Toronto on May 3, 2018. Shoplifting has surged to an alarming level across Canada, industry insiders say, with inflation and labour shortages cited as major factors behind the increase.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Contraband tobacco inhales 30 to 50 per cent of B.C. market, retailers, industry fear
A man holds a lit cigarette while smoking in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Retail organizations, merchants and tobacco industry officials estimate between 30 and 50 per cent of tobacco sales in B.C. are contraband products, and they are calling on governments and police to crack down on the organized crime groups that sell them. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jeff Chiu
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Toys will be ‘shining star’ of lacklustre holiday shopping season
Mastermind Toys CEO Sarah Jordan is shown in a company handout photo. It's the most resilient holiday spending category: Toys. But even toy stores are expected to feel the fallout from inflation during the biggest shopping season of the year, industry experts say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mastermind Toys **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Seasonal job postings soar, but employers may struggle to fill them, report finds
People pass a large Christmas tree as they go shopping on Christmas Eve at a mall in Ottawa on Dec. 24, 2020. Holiday job postings on Indeed are up 28 per cent from last year, according to the job site’s holiday hiring trends report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Tough ruling against former cannabis execs could serve as warning, say experts
Cannabis cuttings are photographed at the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility during the grand opening event in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Cannabis industry observers say how seriously some in the sector treat marijuana regulations in the future could hinge on the outcome of a case against the former CannTrust Holdings Inc. leaders, whose company was caught growing pot in unlicensed rooms. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Uber Eats to process cannabis deliveries in Toronto through new Leafly partnership
Cannabis is shown in a display jar on the first morning of opening for Toronto's "The Hunny Pot," one of the retail stores licensed to sell Cannabis in Ontario, on Monday, April 1, 2019. Toronto cannabis shoppers will soon be able to request cannabis deliveries through Uber Eats. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Slow fashion: Canada Goose’s Dani Reiss is doubling down on sustainability
Turning Point Dani Reiss of Canada Goose