The sudden closure of an Ottawa fitness club has left members scrambling to stop monthly payments as they try to sort out how they’ll get back some of their already-paid membership dues.
Generally considered a boon for business because it brings customers to retailers, some of OC Transpo’s transit hubs are having unintended consequences that could force local businesses to get tough on commuters.
An international retail body has predicted an uptick in Canadian retail sales over the upcoming holiday season, according to a report released Tuesday.
Ottawa retailers and market watchers say the 2009 holiday shopping season will probably be as good as or better than last year's. But then again, they add, things could hardly get worse.
Ever since those surreal television commercials began airing in March, depicting a curly-haired blond and swarthy suit-clad man in rooms with ladders and Alice-in-Wonderland doors, I've been one of many Ottawans wondering if Swedish fashion...
Loblaws should stop worrying about Walmart and start looking within. Look after the Employees who have put in years of service and reward them for it.