Innovative technology is the answer for bricks-and-mortar store owners seeking to lure shoppers bedazzled by the ease of online shopping.
If you buy cannabis yourself or know someone who does, you may be aware many people in British Columbia are continuing to buy their product from where they bought it before legalization.
Businesses along 17th Avenue S.W. are raising a glass to the end of three years of road work. The construction is set to wrap up by mid-September, according to the City of Calgary, which received updated schedules and information from its contractor this week.
“We’re definitely happy to see the end of this,” said Quinn Eastlick, a transportation spokesman for the city.
“We’ve been working really closely with the community and with the business community, and have really appreciated their patience while we finish up this project in the area. Hopefully everyone’s excited to have the end in sight.”
Rumours of Eataly having their eye on Vancouver go back at least five years, with Retail Insider reporting on the brand’s planned entrance into the Canadian market with the partnership of Toronto’s Galen Weston (Loblaw, Shoppers Drug Mark, Holt Renfrew) back in 2014.
Albertans have spent the most money on cannabis since it was legalized last fall, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada.
The Sobeys on St. Anne's Road is dimming the lights, turning down the music, and stopping any other noisy work for a few hours every Thursday for a few hours.
City council has set a target for the planning department to cut the amount of time it takes for Edmonton businesses looking to grow or launch to get their permitting completed.