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There Is No Housing Crisis

August 7, 2023September 1, 2023 - by Ricardo Tranjan

Supply alone will not solve a problem that large sections of the population don’t want to fix

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Business / May 2023

Lululemon Tried to Become a Tech Company. It Didn’t Work Out

April 3, 2023April 4, 2023 - by Sebastian Leck

With the spectacular failure of its futuristic workout device, the apparel giant proved that some business stretches go too far

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Will Groceries Ever Be Affordable?

March 30, 2023March 29, 2023 - by Nicole Schmidt

Food insecurity expert Sylvain Charlebois explains why flawed business regulations are making food unaffordable

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Business / March/April 2023

Why Is Starbucks at War with Its Unions?

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 - by Rob Csernyik

The coffee giant bills itself as a progressive company. But when employees started unionizing, corporate pushed back

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Zellers Is Back. Is Nostalgia to Blame?

February 24, 2023March 9, 2023 - by Monika Warzecha

Companies have tapped into a longing for the past as a powerful marketing tool. Are Canadians buying in?

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We Own More Dogs than Ever Before. We Didn’t Think It Through

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 - by Sean Wetselaar

The pandemic adoption rush has placed an unprecedented strain on the pet industry. Dogs are suffering too

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Business / January/February 2023

Why Hudson’s Bay Company’s Future Is in Question

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 - by Don Gillmor

HBC saw its start during London’s bubonic plague and might see its end in the aftermath of COVID-19’s retail devastation

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Is Simons Canada’s Next Great Department Store?

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 - by Aaliyah Dasoo

As other large North American retailers falter and close, the Quebec-based company has thrived

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Rising Food Prices: Could a Grocer Code of Conduct Help?

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 - by Emily Baron Cadloff

The clock is ticking as retailers and suppliers hammer out new guidelines to boost transparency

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Business / December 2022

Could an Indigenous-Owned Pipeline Be a Force for Good?

November 21, 2022November 22, 2022 - by Zoë Yunker

A wealth gap exists between Indigenous peoples and other Canadians. Some First Nations believe buying the Trans Mountain pipeline might fix it

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