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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…]

Dollarama Launches Online Store In Canada

January 22, 2019 Bill Taylor 0

After a successful 5-week pilot in the province of Quebec, discount retailer Dollarama has opened for business online. Dollarama’s new online store offers a selection of some of the discount chain’s most popular products in [Read More…]

Canada Post Celebrates The Lunar New Year With Year Of The Pig Stamps

January 18, 2019 Bill Taylor 0

In honour of the Year of the Pig, Canada Post rings in the Lunar New Year with special a two-stamp issue. The stamps feature Zhu Bajie (Pigsy), a half-human, half-pig character from the celebrated 16th [Read More…]