Retail & Marketing
Metro planning to expand grocery delivery service to gird against sector change
Canadian grocery industry's 'mushy middle' — the conventional brands — are most vulnerable to being left behind in challenging landscape
Canada Goose tumbles the most in 11 months after downgrade on value
Analyst says Google searches and Instagram engagement for Canada Goose slowed over the holiday season
KFC, Walmart Canada the latest companies to commit to using less plastic
Plastic waste has become a flashpoint with environmentalists and consumers, and companies are reluctant to be seen as falling behind
‘Happy guests and happy franchisees’: Tim Hortons parent shakes up executive ranks amid solid results
RBI reports best Tim Hortons' sales in two years. Now, new chair and CEO look to the long term
McDonald's riles franchisees with demand to pay for kitchen wall in remodelling plan
McDonald's restaurant owners argue adding a barrier between cashiers and kitchens is a waste of money and won't help customer service or operations
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Deciem founder Brandon Truaxe dead at 40
Deciem's chief operating officer confirmed Truaxe died over the weekend but did not disclose the cause of death -
Amazon knows what you buy, and it’s built a $125-billion dollar ad business off it that's a marketer's dream
Amazon knows where people live, what credit cards they use, how old their children are and even if they have a cold right now — valuable data for advertisers -
Sears saved by chairman’s $5.2 billion bid, last-minute reprieve for up to 45,000 workers
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These Instacart workers want you to leave them a 22-cent tip after payment changes slash paycheques
The workers are protesting a stingy new practice of paying workers less from Instacart's coffers if they're promised more in tips by customers
Tim Hortons’ parent hikes dividend and makes changes to management
Jose Cil, president of Burger King, has been promoted to chief executive of the parent companyRead the Full Story →
Instacart adds luxury grocery Pusateri's as Canadian roster expands beyond all expectations
The biggest barrier, as Instacart continues to push into the Canadian market, is that people want to pick their own produceRead the Full Story →
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'We waste more food than we consume': Study finds more than half of food produced in Canada is wasted
The value of usable groceries that wind up in landfills or other disposal sites is almost $50 billion -
Children's clothing retailer Gymboree files for bankruptcy again, will close 800 stores
The company's Canadian arm, Gymboree Inc, also intends to seek bankruptcy protection -
Sears to stay in business after Eddie Lampert’s hedge fund wins bankruptcy auction
Lampert's bid prevailed over competing proposals from liquidators that would have forced the chain to shut down and sell its assets
Eddie Lampert sweetens bid to keep Sears open to more than $5 billion
The new bid is about US$600 million more than Lampert previously offeredRead the Full Story →
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The Meghan Markle effect helps Aritzia profit to climb in its 17th straight quarter of growth
Same-store sales jumped by 12.9 per cent, thanks in part to celebrities Hailey Bieber, Bella Hadid and the Duchess of Sussex wearing its pieces in the quarter -
Eddie Lampert's hedge fund preparing an improved offer to keep Sears alive: sources
Sears is teetering on the edge of liquidation after rejection of Lampert's previous bid, and some creditors think the retailer is worth more to them dead than alive
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Sears agrees to consider revised takeover bid, staving off liquidation for now
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Mastercard is changing up its logo by dropping its name
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Sears to ask bankruptcy judge to liquidate, potentially putting up to 68,000 people out of work, sources say
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Bausch Health, formerly Valeant, predicts revenue growth as debt load lessens
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Miniso reaches interim agreement with Canadian franchisee to keep stores open
Sears picks liquidator in case Eddie Lampert's US$4.4-billion takeover bid falls through: sources
HBC-owned Saks shutting down Manhattan store amid cutthroat retail wars
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Hudson's Bay chairman's firm to buy Ontario pension fund stake in retailer; stock surges more than 12%
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Amazon gains on report it plans to expand Whole Foods stores
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Canada Goose's first Beijing store draws crowds willing to wait an hour in the freezing cold to pay 9,000 yuan (US$1,300) for a parka
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The potato-pocalypse: Bad growing season could mean we're in for a year of stumpy, brown french fries
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When it comes to buying last-minute gifts online, shoppers increasingly trust only Amazon to deliver
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Efforts underway to convert 10 Coffee Time shops into cannabis stores in Ontario
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GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer deal brings Advil, Tums together in consumer health giant
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There’s now only one buck-a-beer option left in Ontario