


‘A delicate balancing act’: businesses in protest zone agonize over whether to open or close
Downtown merchants say they’ve spent the past 13 days weighing the benefits of bringing in whatever revenue they can against concerns for employee and customer

Is Ottawa heading for its biggest holiday shopping season ever? Retail expert says it’s a good bet
Traffic at Ottawa malls is soaring after a blue Christmas in 2020, paving the way for what one analyst says could be a December to

Retired VP of retail at Colonnade BridgePort to continue raising funds for Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health

Ottawa malls banking on motivated shoppers to drive holiday sales
While Santa might not be coming to their properties and surveys suggest Canadians aren’t in a spending mood, several local mall managers are seeing signs

Insolvent retailer DavidsTea owes Ottawa landlords close to $400K
Montreal-based merchant closing 82 stores in Canada and all 42 of its locations in the United States as it focuses on its e-commerce business and

The post-pandemic world awaiting Ottawa’s malls
As unpaid rents spike in malls across Canada, retail experts say shopping centres will need to reinvent themselves if they want to remain viable –

Surviving revitalization: Creative solutions to overcoming urban renewal projects
Many Ottawa neighbourhoods are learning to survive and thrive in the face of disruptive construction activity and the lingering after-effects

Major Ottawa malls in ‘comeback’ mode as holiday season approaches
Buoyed by new tenants and other attractions, regional shopping centres like Bayshore and Rideau Centre predict strong finish to 2019

Preparing for the unpredictable: Lessons for property managers from the 2016 Ottawa sinkhole
Property managers have to be prepared for fires, lockdowns and evacuations – it’s part of the job. But some events, such as natural disasters or
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