Retail

Customers make their way through the parking lot of a Target store Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. (AP Photo/George Walker IV

Target on the defensive after removing some products aimed at LGBTQ+

Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community.…

 

A Hudson’s Bay department store is shown in Toronto, Friday, February 25, 2022. Hudson’s Bay is laying off another 250 workers, the second round of cutbacks this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Hudson’s Bay cutting 250 corporate jobs amid efforts to ‘flatten the organization’

Shift will not affect retail workers at the Bay’s 84 department stores across Canada

 

People fuel up vehicles in Vancouver, on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.2 per cent to $66.3 billion in February as a drop in sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors and general merchandise stores led the way lower. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian consumers pull back on spending amid high prices, interest rates: Experts

Retail sales slipped 0.2 per cent to $66.3 billion in February

 

Bikes are seen for sale at a Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) store in Vancouver on Thursday, March 1, 2018. CEO David Labistour announced Thursday that MEC will stop selling several outdoor equipment brands owned by Vista Outdoor Inc., which is also a gun manufacturer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Outdoor store MEC commits to cutting carbon emissions from products, supply chain

MEC said its goal is to slash emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 and 90 per cent by 2050

Bikes are seen for sale at a Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) store in Vancouver on Thursday, March 1, 2018. CEO David Labistour announced Thursday that MEC will stop selling several outdoor equipment brands owned by Vista Outdoor Inc., which is also a gun manufacturer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Cobs Breads is coming soon to Abbotsford’s Highstret Shopping Centre. (Facebook photo)

Cobs Bread opening soon at Abbotsford’s Highstreet Shopping Centre

New bakery set to open in the spring, this will the second Cobs in Abbotsford

Cobs Breads is coming soon to Abbotsford’s Highstret Shopping Centre. (Facebook photo)
Zellers will be opening at Abbotsford’s Sevenoaks Shopping Centre on Tuesday (April 4). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Zellers announces Abbotsford opening date

New location will be inside Hudson’s Bay inside Sevenoaks Shopping Centre

Zellers will be opening at Abbotsford’s Sevenoaks Shopping Centre on Tuesday (April 4). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
The London Drugs at Abbotsford’s Highstreet Shopping Centre is set to close on June 25. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

London Drugs closing location at Abbotsford’s Highstreet Shopping Centre

Final day for original tenant will be June 25; construction continues at new Sevenoaks store

The London Drugs at Abbotsford’s Highstreet Shopping Centre is set to close on June 25. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
A Nordstrom department store is shown at Sherway Gardens in Toronto on Thursday, March 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Nordstrom Canada to begin liquidation Tuesday after receiving court’s permission

Court: Nordstrom facing difficult time, but process unfolding in a very cooperative manner

A Nordstrom department store is shown at Sherway Gardens in Toronto on Thursday, March 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Shoppers take the escalators looking for Boxing Day deals at a Nordstrom store in downtown Toronto on Monday, December 26, 2017. Nordstrom’s forthcoming summer departure from Canada’s retail landscape will leave massive holes in malls that some analysts say landlords will have to get creative to fill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Mall landlords likely to get ‘creative’ to fill Nordstrom vacancies: experts

Apparel business is the only industry NPD Group tracks that has yet to recover from the pandemic

Shoppers take the escalators looking for Boxing Day deals at a Nordstrom store in downtown Toronto on Monday, December 26, 2017. Nordstrom’s forthcoming summer departure from Canada’s retail landscape will leave massive holes in malls that some analysts say landlords will have to get creative to fill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Meridian Farm Market is coming this summer to Abbotsford’s Sevenoaks Shopping Centre. (Facebook photo)

Meridian Farm Market coming this summer to Abbotsford’s Sevenoaks Shopping Centre

Abbotsford will be the brand’s ninth location, Mission store opened in 2019

Meridian Farm Market is coming this summer to Abbotsford’s Sevenoaks Shopping Centre. (Facebook photo)
A Bed Bath & Beyond sign is shown in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Bed Bath & Beyond has received an initial order for creditor protection.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Paul Sakuma

Bed Bath & Beyond Canada to close 54 stores, granted creditor protection

The company had a net loss of $99.5 million for a nine-month period

A Bed Bath & Beyond sign is shown in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Bed Bath & Beyond has received an initial order for creditor protection.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Paul Sakuma
Zellers will be launching a food truck featuring some of its favourite items in conjunction with the store re-launch. (Zellers Instagram)

Zellers food truck planning a stop in Abbotsford

Zellers Diner on wheels will make stop at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre for grand opening

Zellers will be launching a food truck featuring some of its favourite items in conjunction with the store re-launch. (Zellers Instagram)
A tipping option is displayed on a card reader tablet at X-Golf indoor golf in Glenview, Ill., Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Tipping fatigue, it seems, is swarming America as more businesses adopt digital payment methods that automatically prompts customers to leave a gratuity. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes

Digital requests add social pressure some find difficult to bypass

A tipping option is displayed on a card reader tablet at X-Golf indoor golf in Glenview, Ill., Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Tipping fatigue, it seems, is swarming America as more businesses adopt digital payment methods that automatically prompts customers to leave a gratuity. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A Zellers pop-up store inside the Hudson’s Bay store at the Burlington Centre in Burlington,Ont. is shown in a July, 2021 handout photo. Hudson’s Bay Company unveiled Wednesday a list of the first 25 Zellers locations to be opened inside select Hudson’s Bay department stores across Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hudson’s Bay Co.

Hudson’s Bay Company unveils 25 Zellers locations to open inside select stores

B.C. to get 4, a decade after the discount chain closed most of its stores in Canada

A Zellers pop-up store inside the Hudson’s Bay store at the Burlington Centre in Burlington,Ont. is shown in a July, 2021 handout photo. Hudson’s Bay Company unveiled Wednesday a list of the first 25 Zellers locations to be opened inside select Hudson’s Bay department stores across Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hudson’s Bay Co.
The interior of the former Zellers on Sumas Way in Abbotsford. The brand will be returning locally inside Hudson’s Bay at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre. (Yelp photo)

Zellers returning to Abbotsford

Discount retailer set to occupy space inside Hudson’s Bay at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre

The interior of the former Zellers on Sumas Way in Abbotsford. The brand will be returning locally inside Hudson’s Bay at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre. (Yelp photo)
The former Leon’s location on Sumas Way is soon to be the new home for a Princess Auto store in Abbotsford. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Princess Auto opening soon in Abbotsford

Retailer set to open new location on Sumas Way in the spring

The former Leon’s location on Sumas Way is soon to be the new home for a Princess Auto store in Abbotsford. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
People pass a large Christmas tree as they go shopping on Christmas Eve at a mall in Ottawa on Dec. 24, 2020. A new report from Deloitte Canada says holiday spending in Canada is expected to drop this year as inflation shrinks consumer buying power and economic uncertainty looms over household finances. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Retail spending in Canada shows signs of slowdown amid higher inflation, interest

Statistics Canada’s early figures for November indicated a weakening of spending on goods

People pass a large Christmas tree as they go shopping on Christmas Eve at a mall in Ottawa on Dec. 24, 2020. A new report from Deloitte Canada says holiday spending in Canada is expected to drop this year as inflation shrinks consumer buying power and economic uncertainty looms over household finances. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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The new Abbotsford Lululemon location is set to open on Friday (Nov. 25). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Abbotsford’s Lululemon grand opening set for Black Friday

New location at Highstreet Shopping Centre is located beside American Eagle

The new Abbotsford Lululemon location is set to open on Friday (Nov. 25). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
Abbotsford’s Hemingway’s Books and Records will be closing in January. (Instagram photo)

Hemingway’s Books and Records in Abbotsford set to close in January

Popular bookstore thought a new buyer would take over, but the deal fizzled out

Abbotsford’s Hemingway’s Books and Records will be closing in January. (Instagram photo)