Tag: Retail sales
The city enjoyed a 3.2 per cent spike in the value of goods made here, called gross domestic product or GDP, in 2023. However, inflation and interest rates have taken hold to slow that to 1.7 per cent
London’s once hot economy remains âhealthyâ although it slowed this year to a steady pace that is expected to continue through 2025, says an economic report released Thursday. London enjoyed a 3.2 per cent increase in the value of goods made here, called gross domestic product or GDP, in 2023. However, higher inflation and interest […]
New downtown furniture store sees opportunity as towers begin to fill
As new downtown apartment towers start filling up, a store is opening in a former optical shop to help tenants furnish their units. MiCasa by the Bedroom Boutique is opening Sat. Oct. 19 in the former Hakim Optical store at the corner of King and Clarence streets. Owner Kavi Singh from Brampton said he was […]
Old downtown storefront gets new life along Dundas Place
A Toronto-area entrepreneur is breathing new life into the core fixture, planning a liquidation store called Almost Free opening this fall.
Customers weigh in on London’s newly opened Asian grocer T&T Supermarket
T&T Supermarket opened its newest location in London Friday morning, with hundreds standing in line for the Asian grocery store’s doors to be unlocked at 9 a.m.
How are booze sales at London corner stores? Here’s what we found
A week after corner stores began selling booze in Ontario, licensed shops in London say itâs been great for business as six-packs fly off the shelves, mostly to college and university students.
Port Dover store owner embodies ‘fantastic’ pinup esthetic
Vintage style, not vintage values, is a motto popular with todayâs pinup community, and it rings true with Suzie Major, owner of Suzieâs Bombshell Boutique in Port Dover. âAs a teenager I had always been into vintage style,â Major said. âI figured out pretty early on that the 1940s and ’50s esthetic was my favourite.â […]