Hollie Shaw
National Post
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Toys ‘R’ Us Canada wants you to know it is alive and well and ready for a makeover
With more than $1 billion a year in sales, the retailer is looking to cement its success by refreshing stores with interactive play areas and maybe even in-store birthday parties → Read More
McDonalds extends its cafe chain rollout as it battles Tim Hortons and Starbucks
Canada is being propelled forward by coffee drinkers in particular, a rapidly-growing segment of young “Gen Z” consumers → Read More
Brewed awakening: Inside the nasty proxy battle for DavidsTea
DavidsTea CEO Joel Silver is making an impassioned plea for stability amid a battle raging between the company’s co-founder and the current board → Read More
Tim Hortons sees smoother ties with franchisees amid restaurant upgrades, menu changes
Average profitability for Tim Hortons restaurant owners in Canada has increased an average of 12 per cent to $320,000 per restaurant since 2014 → Read More
Lululemon shares jump as first-quarter profit beats expectations
Rretailer's North American, Asian popularity boosts revenue 25 per cent, while online sales see 60 per cent growth → Read More
Judge rules bread price-fixing case’s ‘Person X’ to remain anonymous
Keeping the name private would still allow the public to have 'a full, robust understanding' of the information in the Competition Bureau affidavit → Read More
‘The opportunity is massive’: Canada Goose to open two retail stores in China
Canada Goose’s move comes after a decade of European and North American retailers testing their mettle in China → Read More
Canadians deeply divided over genetically modified food, study shows
The likelihood that you have never eaten something genetically modified is very low, says the author of a study on GM food → Read More
In ranking of Canada’s most valuable brands, this widely criticized company is still growing
In Brand Finance's survey, it's no surprise that six of the top performers in 2018 are in the financial services sector, but also Tim Hortons' value rose → Read More
Walmart cuts Weston as bread supplier months after allegations of price-fixing surface
The bread scandal may have triggered different conversations that led to this decision, according to an analyst → Read More
Maple Leaf Food dumps sodium nitrite and goes all-natural in entire line of processed meats
CEO bills the move from preservatives to basic ingredients like lemon juice as the 'single biggest brand strategy initiative' in the 91-year history of the company → Read More
Tim Hortons U.S. franchisees launch suit against corporate parent
The U.S. lawsuit is the latest in a series of clashes between the conglomerate and franchisee association members over the last year → Read More
Loblaw extending delivery and pick-up service across Canada in battle with Amazon
TORONTO — Grocery giant Loblaw Companies Ltd. is adding more markets to its e-commerce home delivery and store pick-up service as supermarkets across the country mobilize for the battle with Amazon. “As the retail landscape changes, we are now rapidly scaling our e-commerce pick-up and home delivery services to blanket Canada this year,” chief executive Galen Weston said. Loblaw will also expand… → Read More
McDonald’s $1 coffee and higher-priced menu items challenge Tim Hortons’ dominance
Brewed coffee continues to be a battleground for McDonald's and rival Tim Hortons → Read More
Tim Hortons parent launches plan to bolster iconic chain’s reputation
Sales down at Canadian restaurants amid a sustained wave of negative news → Read More
Tim Hortons' reputational hit could hurt sales, says BMO, downgrading stock
Almost a third of respondents say their perception of the coffee chain has become more negative → Read More
‘Business suicide’: Civil war erupts between Tim Hortons franchisee factions
The apparent trigger for the franchisee board's blistering attack was a letter sent last week by GWNFA lawyers to Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains → Read More
Leon vs Leon: Inside the brutal feud tearing apart the furniture dynasty
The family litigation adds a very sad and troubling chapter to an otherwise amazing rags-to-riches story of the Leon family → Read More
Bed-in-a-box maker Casper to bring retail stores, manufacturing to Canada
Casper will open its first stores in Canada over the next 12 months in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia → Read More
Buy from Walmart, Ontario Tim Hortons franchisees told, as a shortage hits Guelph warehouse
Take-home packages of Tim Hortons coffee, bottled water, and garbage bags are among the goods currently unavailable from the chain’s main distribution centre in the province → Read More