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Defunct department stores: Big Lots! Canada; Buy Buy Baby Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain Buy Buy Baby; Bed Bath & Beyond Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain Bed Bath & Beyond; Consumers Distributing — catalogue store chain; Eaton's; Horizon
As of 1 January 2009, cigarette sales in Alberta have been banned in all stores containing a pharmacy, at post-secondary educational institutions, and in healthcare facilities. [12] It is illegal to sell to minors, and it is an offence for a minor to possess or consume tobacco in a public place, punishable by a fine up to $100.
A No Frills store in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto No Frills interior. The first No Frills store was a converted Loblaws outlet slated for closure. The store opened on July 5, 1978, in East York, Toronto. While it offered a very limited range of goods and basic customer service, the store promoted discount prices.
Canada was also the first country to ban smoking on domestic flights, outlawing the practice as early as 1994. The anti-smoking messaging appears to be working; only 10.2 per cent of people over ...
Real Atlantic Superstore has added self checkout registers at its larger stores which allow customers to scan the barcode of an item and make payment without any interaction with store employees. Starting on April 22, 2009, some locations began charging 5 cents per plastic bag at checkouts, to promote the use of environmentally friendly ...
Throughout the 21st century, retail businesses in Canada have felt the pressures of foreign store expansions into the country, as well as a shift towards online retail. As a result, closures have been a mix of stores unique to the nation, as well as newcomers like Target Canada.
Stop & Shop locations will stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products this month, joining other major chains that have also ceased sales of the unhealthy products. ... Previously, Walmart in ...
In the early 21st century, Loblaw brought the Superstore banner to Ontario as a response to the introduction of large grocery sections in most Canadian Wal-Mart stores and other department stores, and as a pre-emptive strike against any plans by Wal-Mart to bring its "Supercenter" format to Canada. Originally, Ontario stores were co-branded ...