Retail

Coming out of COVID: How these pandemic pivots paid off for local businesses

Whether it was turning vodka into hand sanitizer or cutting plexiglass into sneeze-guards, local businesses say their efforts have only made them stronger.

Brewed awakening: Bridgehead’s sales rise 20% in fourth quarter

Ottawa, Retail

In financial filings released Monday, parent company Aegis Brands said Ottawa-based coffee retailer posted revenues of $4.05 million for the three-month period ending Dec. 25,

Ontario court permits Nordstrom Canada to liquidate closing stores

Canada & World, Retail

Bargain hunters are one step closer to seeing sales at Nordstrom’s closing Canadian locations.

Shoppers will flock to the familiarity of Zellers when it reopens next week, one local analyst says

Ottawa, Retail

Stressed shoppers looking for a comforting reminder of days gone by will welcome the return of Zellers when the discount store reopens its doors in

Bushbalm lands big U.S. deal in bid to diversify away from e-commerce

Ottawa, Retail

Bushbalm Skincare, an Ottawa startup that has seen runaway revenue growth over the past few years, has entered into an agreement with Ulta Beauty.

Nordstrom closure ‘good news’ for Ottawa’s downtown long-term, retail expert says

Retail, Ottawa

While the Ottawa market was not a fit for American luxury retailer Nordstrom, at least one local market watcher believes its closure opens the door

New concept retailer Team Town Sports will consider vacant Nordstrom locations, exec says

Canada & World, Retail

Canadian retailer Sporting Life Group is launching a new chain of big box stores that will cater to players of team sports of all ages and

Mall landlords likely to get ‘creative’ to fill Nordstrom vacancies: experts

Retail, Canada & World

Nordstrom’s departure from Canada’s retail landscape will leave significant holes in shopping malls, and some analysts say landlords will need to get creative to fill

Hexo offers contract growing services to leverage capacity, help small suppliers

Retail, Top Stories

Amid restructuring and layoffs in the cannabis industry, Hexo Corp. is offering contract growing services to smaller companies in a bid to create a “win-win”

Cannabis companies weigh pricing strategies after OCS margin cut

Retail

Canopy Growth Corp. will hold its prices as licensed pot producers weigh whether to pass along to consumers the savings from the Ontario Cannabis Store’s