retail
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Overhauling toxic chemicals law should be priority: advocate
Needs to be more restrictive about “chemicals of high concern.”
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Vancouver police say they found large marijuana cooking operation
Operation had allegedly been selling high-potency cannabis oils to black market.
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Walmart ups the delivery game with next day shipping
The announcement comes just two weeks after online behemoth Amazon said it’s upgrading its free shipping option.
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Statistics Canada reports retail sales rose 0.8% in February
Sales were up in five of 11 subsectors.
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Tax, licensing standing in the way of Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs
Reserve politics and jurisdictional issues have complicated legalization in Indigenous communities.
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Pot prices up 17.3% post legalization, large hikes in NB and Manitoba: StatCan
The highest average post-legalization price per gram was in the Northwest Territories at roughly $14.45 per gram.
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Ontario cannabis stores open, but fewer than half are good to go
Stores face escalating penalties for delays.
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Pot sales up 25% in November, retail sales fall 0.9%: StatCan
Pot stores saw the biggest percentage increase in sales among the retail sectors tracked by the agency.
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About 150 Ikea jobs in Canada to be impacted by response to customer changes
The retailer expects to cut 7,500 jobs worldwide as it addresses urbanization, new technology and digitalization.
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AP Exclusive: Walmart US CEO talks technology, workers
Greg Foran, who used to head Walmart’s China business, says he’s always looking to new technology that improves efficiency.
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American Apparel stages comeback with a few twists and a Canadian owner
Gildan Activewear won an auction to buy American Apparel, after it entered bankruptcy protection.
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Walmart Canada spending $175M to improve stores across the country
Retail chain seeks to improve integration between its e-commerce business and physical locations.
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Why Canada Goose’s CEO has a love hate relationship with counterfeiting
Dani Reiss says counterfeiting helps raise brand awareness.
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USMCA may be boon for online shoppers, trouble for some retailers: experts
Canada may increase its de minimis level to $150 for custom duties and $40 for sales taxes.
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DSW Inc. to close Town Shoes brand and 38 stores in Canada by January
Sale affects 400 workers employed by the company.
