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The Body Shop Canada sells majority of its business, 100 workers to lose jobs
An Ontario court has given The Body Shop Canada the approval it needs to sell the majority of its business to a private equity firm. During a virtual hearing on Friday, a judge allowed the cosmetics retailer to proceed with a sale to an affiliate of Markham, Ont.-based Serruya Private Equity Inc.
Dollarama buys land for Calgary warehouse, targets 2,200 Canadian stores by 2034
A new Dollarama distribution centre and a lot more of the chain's stores are headed for Canada over the next decade.
Cineplex says it will make online purchase fee more obvious following penalty
Cineplex Inc. says it will continue adding a fee to some online ticket purchases after being penalized earlier this fall for alleged deceptive marketing, but it will adjust how the charge is communicated to moviegoers.
Taylor Swift shows spark beading bonanza and big sales for crafting retailers
Beaded friendship bracelets have become a hallmark for Swift fans, who string each one and then trade them at her concerts. Fans have proved to be a boon for retailers, which have seen jewelry-making materials fly off shelves, especially in cities where the songstress is due to make an appearance.
Skip the Dishes, parent company laying off hundreds of employees in Canada
About 800 Canadian employees are being laid off by Skip the Dishes and its parent company.
Canada's Couche-Tard makes preliminary takeover bid for operator of 7-Eleven
The company behind the 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Japan says it has received a takeover offer from Quebec-based Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
3 claims made by former BlackBerry employee against CEO dismissed by U.S. judge
A former BlackBerry Ltd. employee filed a lawsuit in April against the company and its new chief executive John Giamatteo, who she claims sexually harassed her and then retaliated against her after she reported the behaviour. A U.S. judge has dismissed three of the claims.
Waterloo software firm OpenText cuts 1,200 jobs as part of business optimization plan
OpenText Corp.'s chief executive says the company plans to shed about 1,200 roles as part of a business optimization plan. The move will be combined with plans to create 800 new roles in sales, professional services and engineering and comes as the company is ushering in a new chapter.
60 years on, Tim Hortons is synonymous with Canada, but still chasing growth
When Tim Hortons rang in the new year, it marked the occasion with a nod to its humble roots, bringing back a quartet of doughnuts, including some from its earliest days.
Tim Hortons to stage theatrical production loosely based around 2010 Sarnia, Ont., snowstorm
The Last Timbit was inspired by a snowstorm that was so bad, drivers on a highway near Sarnia, Ont,. were forced to hunker down in cars and others had to wait out the inclement weather at a local Tim Hortons.