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EveryPerson Cafe staff at their launch event on Jan. 22. Left to right: Tasha (barista), Daniyal (Co-Owner), Mohannad (Co-Owner), Violet (Barista), Val (General Manager), Michelle (Barista), Gavriel (Barista), Gabe @indoartamus (community artist). Photo provided.

Thousands of Reddit comments help this Ottawa cafe owner open his downtown coffee shop

When Daniyal Zafar opened his cafe in downtown Ottawa with his brother, he had what many marketers could only dream of: thousands of suggestions from

New retail construction expected in Ottawa in 2025 as market remains hot, CBRE says

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The newest Planet Fitness location is at the foot of the Sun Life Centre at 99 Bank St. Photo provided by Sreeja Sasidharan with Planet Fitness.

New Planet Fitness opens in Sun Life Centre as office complex beefs up offerings for tenants

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Whole Foods Canadian stores are partnering with Too Good To Go to eliminate food waste in Ottawa. Photo provided by Too Good To Go.

Whole Foods, including Ottawa’s Glebe location, partners with food waste app Too Good to Go

Ottawa, Retail, Top Stories

The Lansdowne location of Whole Foods is participating in a new partnership with the popular service Too Good to Go, which aims to reduce food

The Juice Dudez ByWard Market location on Clarence Street opened in late December 2024. Photo provided by Tatiana Nasr at Juice Dudez.

Ottawa business Juice Dudez opens ByWard Market location as part of expansion plans

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An Ottawa entrepreneur’s ambitious plans to expand his business now include a location in the ByWard Market. Juice Dudez’s newest location has opened on Clarence

The Art House Café in Ottawa. Photo provided by The Art House Café.

Savour the City: The six coziest coffee shops in central Ottawa to ‘work from home’

Ottawa, Retail, Top Stories

Ottawa’s coffee shop scene is one of the city’s most underrated strengths. The variety we have here doesn’t get nearly enough credit. That is all

Veteran restaurateur hopes new eatery in former Blue Cactus space will be ‘the spark that reignites the Market’

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In another move aimed at changing the public’s perception of the ByWard Market, Ottawa nightlife mogul Abbis Mahmoud is launching a new restaurant in the

Small businesses are still grappling with issues created by the recent postal strike. Stock photo.

Small businesses struggle to help consumers seeking in-transit packages, refunds

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New luxury goods store to open on Sparks St. next week hoping to close market gap

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Abdul Mintoo is becoming familiar with the garment industry from every perspective. His native country of Bangladesh is the second-largest garment manufacturing country in the