Coronavirus Shopping

• Shopify hosts thousands of fraudulent shops, analysis finds

  A consumer watchdog program says it found 'fraudulent practices' on more than a fifth of the Shopify accounts it analyzed recently.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2020
  
• Experts urge caution as Quebecers crowd into shopping malls despite cresting second COVID-19 wave

  After Dec. 25, retail stores deemed non-essential by Quebec City will have to close their doors until at least Jan. 11, 2021.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2020
  
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• Coronavirus: Toronto small business owners plead with shoppers to ‘think outside the big-box’

  "You are far safer in a small business that cares than in a big-box store that cannot control what the population is doing."

  Economy

  Dec 11, 2020
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• ‘Our customers are 90 per cent Canadian’: U.S. border businesses struggle amid COVID-19

  The COVID-19 pandemic has put cross-border shopping trips and vacations on hold since March, and many American businesses along the border say they miss both the revenue and the familiar Canadian faces.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2020
• Reopened stores putting returned items in quarantine before re-shelving due to coronavirus

  Returned items brought back to local stores may sit for days in quarantine before being placed back on shelves due to coronavirus concerns.

  Consumer

  May 15, 2020
• Okanagan families urged to only send one person shopping during COVID-19 pandemic

  In particular, families are being asked not to shop together, if at all possible, and instead only have one person do the shopping.

  News

  Apr 3, 2020