Plug-in stations can be expensive and tricky to install, then difficult to manage. “Charging stations are expensive to install, and as electric cars become more prevalent, there are more people clamouring to be able to plug in while they park. We’re having to set up special zones in garages,” says Bradley Jones, head of retail for real estate giant Oxford Properties Group of Toronto.
Grocery stores are helping make Canada’s Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust “internet-resistant,” its chief executive officer said.
Canada’s commercial property sector surged to its 10th year of stellar performance in 2018, but investors might want to hold off from investing in retail real estate this year due to the segment’s current unpredictability, Avison Young warned.
In its 2019 North America, Europe and Asia Commercial Real Estate Forecast released in mid-January, Avison Young wrote that vacancy in the asset class “remains in flux,” largely because of notable failures among some large-scale retail chains.
Canadians can now collect McCafé Mobile Rewards through the My McD's app with the purchase of any-size hot beverage.
Bikes, booze and e-scooters are part of Uber Canada’s plan for the country in 2019.
Managers from the U.S. tech giant’s Canadian arm say they are exploring expanding alcohol delivery to provinces beyond B.C., where the service was launched last year.
Dan Park, the head of Uber Eats Canada, says Ontario and Quebec are markets the company is eyeing first, though others could figure into their plans.
While there are many positives that come with retail gigs, it’s also not always a walk in an inventory-filled park for employees.