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The French luxury brand has opened its third-largest store in Canada as the brand prepares to close its downtown Edmonton concession. The new store, which includes local artwork and fixtures, is part of the mall’s continued push to go increasingly upscale.

A leading Canadian recruiter, Suzanne Sears, is seeing success after launching a membership-based service several months ago that saves retailers and landlords time while also being considerably less costly than traditional recruiting.

The Japanese fashion retailer is kicking-off its Canadian secondary market expansion with a storefront in the largest mall on the continent, marking the beginning of Uniqlo’s Canadian expansion outside of the core Toronto and Vancouver markets. 

A Canadian company says that it has developed the only tech-driven, prefabricated shipping container retail store concept, and it has plans to disrupt the mainstream retail approach by bringing legal cannabis to more markets and destinations otherwise underserved. 

Major retail chains are rapidly adopting practices to reduce food packaging, and the question becomes if consumers will embrace changes and adopt new habits, and at what cost. 

Faced with escalating costs, including huge business property tax hikes, the city’s small business community has rallied to fight back in a tax revolt the likes of which the city has never seen.

The women’s apparel and accessories brand has unveiled a new store format with a ‘wow effect’ which include personalized experiences such as a “La Conciergerie” and Hyba Athleticwear shop-in-stores.

The company has grown from a small coffee concept to a major player in the world of cannabis, with plans for as many as 20 more storefronts over the next 12 months. 

The sometimes controversial brand, launched by the world-renowned actress and businesswoman, has opened in a retail space located in Toronto’s prestigious Bloor-Yorkville. 

The two-level store, contained in a stunningly renovated heritage building, boasts some of the edgiest fashions of any store in Canada. With plenty of exclusives, the retailer offers affluent customers products that they may otherwise only find in places such as NYC, London or Paris.