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Costco executive says company always looking to lower prices, mitigate increases
Costco has decreased the prices of hundreds of items since the start of 2023, according to executive Pierre Riel. The chief operating officer of Costco Wholesale Corp.'s international and Canadian div...
Feb 13, 2024
Government should boost grocery competition at home: experts
TORONTO - Experts say instead of enticing a foreign grocer to come to Canada, Ottawa should look at ways to support smaller and regional grocery companies to boost competition. Industry Minister Frano...
Feb 02, 2024
'Muscling': Alberta government won't stock B.C. wines that sell direct to consumers
EDMONTON - An interprovincial wine war is fermenting after Alberta's liquor wholesaler told vintners in British Columbia that it won't stock their products in retail stores unless they stop shipping i...
Jan 31, 2024
Local toy stores going up against retail giants this Christmas
Every Christmas, a lot of independent toy stores compete against titans in the retail industry. Bob Siemens owns Cowtown Kids Toy and Candy, a toy and candy store located in Maple Creek. It’s th...
Dec 11, 2023
Small-town store selling American goods expanding to Saskatoon
You don't have to travel all the way to the U.S.A. to try American snacks. A Watrous business selling American goods and ice cream is expanding, with a second location coming to Saskatoon. "Me and my ...
Jul 04, 2023 (Kelvin’s Perk/ Facebook)
Genesis Saskatoon receives recognition from Forbes Travel Guide
Genesis Saskatoon is the first dealership in western Canada - and second in the world - to be recognized with a Forbes Travel Guide award. The "In Partnership with Forbes Travel Guide" award was prese...
May 02, 2023 Mark Loeppky, CEO of FFUN group, accepted a Forbes Travel Guide award alongside Genesis Saskatoon management. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Retail Council Canada says industry trying to adapt to needs of workers, customers
After a few rough years, Canada's retail industry was able to recover in 2022. Retail sales were especially strong throughout the holiday season. But John Graham, director of government relations of t...
Jan 21, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Auction of SLGA permits to begin next month
Liquor permits will go up for auction in early February as the province phases out its remaining Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority liquor stores. The closure of the remaining government-run liq...
Jan 10, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Federal government kicks in $750,000 for farmers' market reno project
The renovation project at the Farmers' Market Building in Saskatoon is getting a funding boost from the federal government. On Thursday, the City of Saskatoon announced new funding for the interior re...
Jun 10, 2022
Saskatoon store brings Platinum Jubilee to the prairies
With thousands of events celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne in England, a British store owner in Saskatchewan wanted to bring a taste of the Platinum Jubilee across the pond. Comm...
Jun 03, 2022 Tony Badger, owner of Churchill's British Cafe in Saskatoon, shows his shop's display of Platinum Jubilee merchandise on June 3, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
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8:30 - The Alberta Independence Movement claims to have over 300,000 signatures to trigger a referendum. But what would ...
