Tag Archives: retail

MONTREAL - For 100 years, H. Fisher & Fils was a fixture of Montreal's garment industry, serving up orders of buttons, bolts of cloth and sewing supplies from its storefront on St-Laurent Boulevar...

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is proposing to weaken an impending slate of new recycling rules because producers of the materials said the system is getting too expensive. The provi...

TORONTO - In the year since the abrupt closure of the Ontario Science Centre, the cost of a new site at Ontario Place has escalated, its opening date has been pushed back, there is no sign of a tempor...

TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: G7 G7 leaders will gather in Kananaskis, Alta., for their annual meeting, which starts Sunday. The federal governm...

OTTAWA - Canada posted its largest merchandise trade deficit on record in April at $7.1 billion as exports fell sharply in the face of U.S. tariffs. Statistics Canada said Thursday the result for Apri...

KANANASKIS - Darren Robinson had some very important news to tell U.S. president George Bush and Jos Mara Aznar, the prime minister of Spain. The pro shop was open. Aznar had told Robinson, general ma...

OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau is urging retailers and landlords to drop or change competitor property controls that are not justified even if they do not raise issues under the Competition Act. In n...

Shopify Inc. has come out on top of a battle with the Canada Revenue Agency. A federal court order issued Thursday shows Judge Guy Rgimbald sided with the Canadian tech company, which was fighting the...

MONTREAL - New rules took effect in Quebec on Sunday requiring French to be the dominant language on store signs and imposing stricter guidelines for product packaging. The changes are part of Quebec'...

TORONTO - Very few Ontario grocery stores that are required to accept empty alcohol containers are doing so, leaving the future of the deposit return program in question as The Beer Store closes locat...