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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…]

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Iconic BiWay Brand Set For Comeback In 2019

December 9, 2018 Bill Taylor 0

Iconic Canadian discount chain BiWay is set to make a comeback in 2019. At its peak, BiWay operated 249 discount stores in eight provinces before its demise in 2001. According to CTV, retail veteran Mal [Read More…]

Toy Store FAO Schwarz Is Coming To Canada For The 2018 Holiday Season

October 10, 2018 Bill Taylor 0

New York-based toy store FAO Schwarz is coming to Canada, the company announced this week. The iconic toy brand says it partnered with the Hudson’s Bay Co. to open pop-up FAO Schwarz shops ranging in [Read More…]

New Giant Tiger Opens In Renfrew, Ontario

April 27, 2018 Bill Taylor 0

Canadian-owned family discount store Giant Tiger will celebrate the grand opening of its new Renfrew, Ontario location on Saturday, April 28, 2018. The new 20,000 square foot retail outlet located at 648 O’Brien Road in [Read More…]

Three New Old Navy Stores Opening In Canada This Spring And Summer

April 24, 2018 Bill Taylor 1

American clothing and accessories retailer Gap Inc. announced Tuesday that it plans to open more than 60 new Old Navy stores by the end of 2018, including three new locations in Canada this spring and [Read More…]

Toronto Makes Short List To Host Amazon’s HQ2

January 18, 2018 Bill Taylor 0

Toronto is the only Canadian city to make the cut to possibly host Amazon’s second headquarters in North America. The U.S. online retail giant released Thursday its short list of 20 cities that the company [Read More…]