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DavidsTea Plans To Close Most Locations As It Files For Creditor Protection

July 8, 2020 Bill Taylor 0

COVID-19 appears to have claimed another victim in the Canadian retail space as DavidsTea announces plans to file for creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) as it restructures. The Quebec-based tea chain [Read More…]

Halifax’s Trendy West Bedford Community Getting New Atlantic Superstore As Part Of New Retail Centre

July 8, 2020 Bill Taylor 0

Plaza Retail REIT announced this week that it will be developing a new retail centre in the tredny West Bedford area of Halifax, NS. The project, which will be anchored by a new Loblaw-owned Atlantic [Read More…]

Structube Opening New Location In Guelph, Ontario

July 7, 2020 Bill Taylor 0

Canadian contemporary and modern home furniture retailer Structube is coming to Guelph, Ontario. The news comes via a Structube job posting for an assistant manager in Guelph with the heading “New Store Opening!” According to [Read More…]

Walmart Canada Shuttering All Tire & Lube Express Centres Nationwide

June 1, 2020 Bill Taylor 0

Walmart Canada is closing all Tire & Lube Express centres across the country by the end of June 2020. Rumours of the closures started circulating across social media networks last week. Today, CTV News reported [Read More…]

Newfoundland Chocolate Company Shuttering 3 Nova Scotia Locations Over COVID-19 Pandemic

Newfoundland Chocolate Company Shuttering All 3 Nova Scotia Locations Over COVID-19 Pandemic

May 29, 2020 Bill Taylor 0

The Newfoundland Chocolate Company is permanently closing all three of their locations in Nova Scotia over the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement posted on their Facebook page this week, owners Christina Dove and [Read More…]

Get $15 Off At Toys R Us With Any Harvey’s Mobile App Order Through May 18, 2020

May 5, 2020 Bill Taylor 0

Harvey’s is teaming up with Toys R Us Canada to offer $15 off your next purchase at Toys R Us when you make any Harvey’s mobile app purchase through May 18, 2020. The $15 discount [Read More…]

Pier 1 Imports Closing All Stores In Canada As It Files For Bankruptcy Protection

February 17, 2020 Bill Taylor 0

Furniture and home decor retailer Pier 1 Imports is closing all stores in Canada, the company announced today on its website. According to a brief statement posted Monday, the company said Pier 1 is pursuing [Read More…]

Employees At Things Engraved Across Canada Terminated

January 11, 2020 Bill Taylor 0

Employees at Canadian gift retailer Things Engraved have been terminated across Canada. According to Barie 360, employees received termination letters from the company’s CEO on Thursday informing them that they are being let go due [Read More…]

Canadian Tire Acquires Party City For $174.4 Million

August 8, 2019 Bill Taylor 0

Canadian Tire announced Thursday that it has reached a deal to buy Party City for $174.4 million In a news release, the Canadian retailer said the chain will immediately become the number 1, one-stop shopping [Read More…]

L.L. Bean Announces First Brick-And-Mortar Location In Canada

July 22, 2019 Bill Taylor 0

Maine-based retailer L.L. Bean is set to open its first retail location in Canada. The new 13,000 square foot store will open on August 23, 2019 in Oakville Place, just outside Toronto, through an exclusive [Read More…]