
Preston Hardware mourns loss of longtime store co-owner Sam Giannetti
A familiar face to generations of hardware shoppers and a leader of the Little Italy business community has died. Sandro “Sam” Giannetti, who owned Preston

Preston Hardware mourns loss of longtime store co-owner Sam Giannetti
A familiar face to generations of hardware shoppers and a leader of the Little Italy business community has died. Sandro “Sam” Giannetti, who owned Preston

Farm Boy, Ottawa tech firms cooking up a retail revolution
The leader of one of Ottawa’s best-known companies says the time has come for the iconic food retailer to step up its digital game. Farm

Vinyl resurgence keeps Boyd brothers spinning in Ottawa music market
It’s only fitting that a businessman whose merchandise is played on turntables says his product line has come full circle after four decades. Ian Boyd

Fashion retailer Aubainerie expands to Ottawa with $2M Place d’Orléans store
One of Quebec’s largest clothing chains has chosen Ottawa for its first Ontario store and says it plans to hire up to 50 employees ahead

Op-ed: Despite fee hike, Costco membership still worth it
Don’t read this column if you don’t want to save as much as 50 bucks the next time you go grocery shopping. That is the

Nathalie Carrier named new Vanier BIA executive director
After helping to draw large crowds downtown this summer to Ottawa 2017 celebrations, Nathalie Carrier’s next job is to entice visitors and residents alike to

Troubled Toys ’R’ Us’ retail experience is outdated: Shopify CEO Lütke
Speaking to a crowd of aspiring merchants on Wednesday night, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke advised them not to let their customers’ retail experiences fall by

Simons to launch new app as company doubles down on e-commerce business
Simons department store chain is launching a new app as part of its plan to grow its e-commerce business. “We really felt the need to

One year after mall’s expansion, Rideau at the centre of Ottawa retail
Though his attention was focused on his firm’s newest store in Edmonton, Peter Simons made it clear late last month Ottawa wasn’t far from his

Zero-waste food retailer NU Grocery opens in Hintonburg
When you walk into Ottawa’s first zero-waste grocery store, the first thing you notice is the writing on the wall that says “tare, fill, pay”
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