Retail

As LCBO stores enter a second week of closure due to strike action, local wine suppliers and wineries say it’s “kickstarting” business.

As Jackie Morphy prepares to shutter her Bank Street store All Eco after five years in business, she says the only thing that might have prevented the outcome is a crystal ball.

Forget selling clothes; if you ask Pat Phythian, she’s in the business of “saving souls.” As a longtime resident and business owner in the Byward Market, Pat knows the area’s history and culture better than most. Turns out, she’s a treasure trove of knowledge. 

The Ottawa Train Yards remains a “fantastic” site for retailers even as part of the shopping complex...

The co-founder and CEO of Ottawa-based last-mile delivery service Trexity admits his latest gambit raised more than a few eyebrows around the office for its boldness.

A small business accelerator program that uses revamped shipping containers to help entrepreneurs get a toehold in the market is making its local debut with The Gift Shop, a pop-up art gallery for underrepresented artists, in the ByWard Market Friday.

A new analysis of Ottawa’s commercial real estate market says the retail sector is gaining momentum as...

Paris Baguette, a multinational chain based in Seoul, says it plans to bring six cafes to the nation’s capital by the end of the year.

Toronto-based Courage Cookies officially opened its first location in Ottawa at 1130 Wellington St. W. on May 25. It took over the space formerly housed by Sharpfle Waffle, which moved to Mechanicsville.  

A year ago, two local moms came together to fix what they saw as a broken system. The result is Relove toy subscription, an online service that helps parents, children and the environment.