"Retailers are doing their best not to push those costs on to the consumers, but retailers can only absorb so much," said Dollarama Inc.'s chief executive.
The 2025 junior championship, which will begin Dec. 26, 2024, will feature 29 tournament games as well as exhibition contests in Ottawa and surrounding communities.
The recent surge in newcomers is adding to inflation through housing demand, warning rents and home prices could continue to rise without boosting housing supply, a senior Bank of Canada official said Thursday.
At an investor update Wednesday, the Chicago burger giant said it aims to have 50,000 restaurants in operation worldwide by the end of 2027. McDonald's had 40,275 restaurants at the start of this year.
The Bank of Canada continued to hold its key interest rate steady at five per cent today, encouraged by evidence that higher rates are helping bring inflation down.
Among the usual trappings are new factors that could shake up holiday shopping, the busiest season of the year: inflation, and the high interest rates the Bank of Canada has imposed to fight it.
Ailing toy retailer Mastermind GP Inc. says it has reached a deal to sell the bulk of its business to a company representing three big names in the Canadian retail world.