Retail
The best time to buy things in 2020: You love to shop, so why not get the best deal?
Not all shopping months are created equal. Continue reading
2 Regina malls losing 8 stores, Cornwall Centre gaining Urban Planet
Online shopping has contributed to the decline of brick-and-mortar stores. Continue reading
Former employees allege retailers engaged in practice of destroying, dumping unsold merchandise
After a recent Global News story highlighted a retail practice of sending unsold store merchandise to landfills, former retail store managers have come forward to say it was part of their job to regularly destroy and dump unsold items. Continue reading
IKEA Canada closing pick-up and order locations effective Jan. 29
The five remaining stores, all located in Ontario, opened in 2015 as part of a global test program aimed at evaluating customer response to new retail formats. Continue reading
Regina’s Cornwall Centre welcoming 2 new stores in spring
The Cornwall Centre will be adding two new stores by mid to late spring. Continue reading
Kids clothing retailer in Toronto under fire for allegedly throwing out unsold items
“Our policy is to dispose of damaged or unusable product to prevent any potential harm to our customers.” Continue reading
Volcom, Eddie Bauer to close Cornwall Centre stores, new retailers expected this spring
By Daniella Ponticelli Community Reporter
The stores are just the latest to close at Regina’s downtown mall, while keeping their locations at Saskatoon’s Midtown Plaza. Continue reading
U of S researcher links retail innovation to success in wake of ‘Prime effect’
By Nicole Stillger Reporter
New research out of the University of Saskatchewan’s Edwards School of Business is exploring the shift in the overall retail landscape and its cascading effects. Continue reading
Retailers in Saskatchewan feeling the effects of ‘showrooming’: CFIB survey
Local businesses across the country including those in Saskatchewan are losing customers due to showrooming, according to CFIB. Continue reading
Saskatchewan to phase in open market for cannabis retail in 2020
By Daniella Ponticelli Community Reporter
The Saskatchewan government is revamping how it allocates pot retail permits in the province. The phased-in system is set to shake up the market starting in 2020. Continue reading