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Second Cup parent company closes acquisition of Ottawa’s Bridgehead Coffee

Ottawa’s Bridgehead Coffee is now a member of the Second Cup family as the local chain’s $9.5-million acquisition officially closed Friday

Claridge looks to build outdoor cafe seating, canopy at Metcalfe Farm Boy ahead of spring opening

The owner of the mixed-use development at Metcalfe and Lisgar streets has applied to build a new cafe canopy in front of a forthcoming Farm Boy grocery store

More Ottawa pot shops coming as province lifts restrictions on licensing, new products

Cannabis retailers are gearing up to launch the next slate of legal weed storefronts in Ottawa as the Ontario government lifts a cap on the availability of retail licences across the province

OBJ staff ‘way behind’ on holiday shopping; reducing hours over festive season

To accommodate this wave of procrastination (and take some well-deserved time for a rest) OBJ will feature reduced coverage from Dec. 20 to Jan. 2.

Deals of the Year – Retail: Farm Boy finds recipe for success with Rideau Bakery buy

With beloved business’s signature rye bread and other goods flying off the shelves, grocery chain scrambles to meet demand

Deals of the Year – Retail: Farm Boy finds recipe for success with Rideau Bakery buy

With beloved business’s signature rye bread and other goods flying off the shelves, grocery chain scrambles to meet demand

Empire Co. reports higher profit in first year of earnings with Farm Boy

Fresh off an announcement that it plans to build out the Farm Boy network in Ontario, parent company Empire Co. Ltd. said Thursday its stronger performance in fiscal 2019 was boosted by the Ottawa-based grocer

Hazeldean Mall to host Ottawa’s largest GoodLife Fitness in former Target space

More than four years after Target vacated the Hazeldean Mall, the Kanata shopping centre has landed a...

Ottawa-based Farm Boy to add eight new stores in southern Ontario

Ottawa-based grocery chain said Tuesday it expects to open eight new stores in southern Ontario over the next two years.

Second Cup owner acquiring Bridgehead in play to take coffee brand beyond Ottawa

Ottawa’s most prominent local coffee retailer is turning to new ownership with deeper pockets in a bid to jumpstart its plans to expand beyond the National Capital Region

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