Retail

BookTok, Bookstagram, BookTube might be encouraging people to shop at local bookstores. File photo.

Here’s how local bookstores are responding to the BookTok, Bookstagram, BookTube trends

Ottawa, Insider Only Retail, Top Stories

Raised by Wolves founder and owner Callum Green and his wife Jehann presenting the company's SS25 collection at Welcome Edition NYC in July 2024. Photo supplied

Ottawa brand Raised by Wolves to open first storefront next month in City Centre complex

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Wellington West fixture John’s Family Diner puts space up for lease

Ottawa, Non-Residential, Real Estate, Retail, Top Stories

A family-owned business that’s been a fixture of the dining scene in Wellington West for five decades has put its space on the market. A

Interest in downtown retail spaces rising, but ‘trouble spots’ remain, brokers say

Ottawa, Non-Residential, Real Estate, Retail

Real estate brokers say they’re seeing “renewed interest” in empty downtown retail spaces that were vacated during the pandemic – but some caution it could

Top of the World Skateshop is in the Glebe at 581 Bank St. Photo provided.

Top of the World Skateshop closes after 31 years, citing retail shifts, climate change and rise of chain retail

Ottawa, Retail

In a statement on the store’s website and on social media, Top of the World Skateshop co-owners said it was with “a heavy heart” that

Ottawa business Saint Lyon set up shop in the shipping container in mid-August

Ottawa brands benefit from Stacktx concept in the ByWard Market

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Former Nordstrom space in Rideau Centre not likely to be occupied until 2026, broker says

Ottawa, Non-Residential, Real Estate, Retail

Several marquee retailers are eyeing the former Nordstrom department store space at the Rideau Centre, a prominent local real estate broker says – but it

How the ByWard Market has become ‘a market only in name and history’

Ottawa, Retail

Once filled with specialty food stores and niche grocers, the ByWard Market has shifted away from its roots as a traditional food market, area business

Fit for a new role: Ex-Farm Boy CEO Jeff York takes helm at health and wellness chain Altea Active

Ottawa, Non-Residential, Real Estate, Retail

Jeff York is wasting no time getting to know his clients as he tackles his latest business challenge. At the outset of his conversation with

NU Grocery is a zero-waste grocery store and retailer on 143 Main St. in Ottawa offering sensory-friendly shopping

After 5 years offering sensory-friendly hours, Ottawa’s NU Grocery pleased to see it catching on across Canada

Ottawa, Retail

About five years ago, Ottawa retailer NU Grocery implemented sensory-sensitive shopping hours, following a request from a customer. Now, co-owner Valerie Leloup says she hopes