Retail

The mattress and bedding retailer says its latest Sleep Country location in Ottawa will be anchored by a shop dedicated solely to Silk & Snow.

With less than a week to go before opening, Quebec retailer Imaginaire is putting the finishing touches on its new location in the CF Rideau Centre — including suspending a larger-than-life Pikachu from the ceiling.

Cannabis legalization has had wide-reaching effects and made its use more accessible and acceptable. Yet the razzle-dazzle days where money was no object and sky-high demand was expected are gone, replaced by a sobering reality: legalization has fallen well short of expectations.

A review of the federal legislation that paved the way for the legal recreational use and sale of cannabis says companies in the legal market report struggling to realize profits and maintain financial viability.

It’s undoubtedly not the most popular take, but Gino DiGioacchino is a big fan of the commute...

A controversial city plan to improve public transit in Old Ottawa South has been met with criticism, but it spells opportunity for at least one Bank St. business owner.

U.S. manufacturer Kimberly-Clark says its Kleenex consumer facial tissue business is leaving Canada this month.

Bridgehead’s revenues continued to perk up in the second quarter as the Ottawa-based coffee retailer posted sales gains of more than 25 per cent compared with a year earlier.

After half a century in business and over three decades in Kitchissippi, Herb & Spice Shop on Wellington Street West has served its last customer. 

Lily Bond is spicing up even more customers’ kitchens with her homemade seasoning blends after inking a deal with Farm Boy – the first contract with a retail chain for the 19-year-old.