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Baptist group ends Sobeys boycott after grocer agrees to anti-racism training

Baptist group ends Sobeys boycott after grocer agrees to anti-racism training

CBC - The African United Baptist Association, an umbrella group that represents 19 Nova Scotia churches, is ending its boycott of one of Canada's largest grocery store chains. The group said in a news release…

Starbucks hikes prices for some beverages, bakery goods

Starbucks hikes prices for some beverages, bakery goods

CNBC - Starbucks has hiked the prices of its cold beverages and bakery items by as much as 30 cents…

McDonald's Coffee

McDonald's and WestJet sign exclusive deal for coffee on flights

CBC - The battle to win over Canadian coffee drinkers has launched an air campaign with McDonald's …

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  • Cyber Monday eats Black Friday as Wal-Mart takes holiday mash-up a step further
    Cyber Monday eats Black Friday as Wal-Mart takes holiday mash-up a step further

    Black Friday deals have already seeped into Thanksgiving dinner time. Now, Wal-Mart is taking the holiday creep one step further.

    Cyber Monday eats Black Friday as Wal-Mart takes holiday mash-up a step further

    Black Friday deals have already seeped into Thanksgiving dinner time. Now, Wal-Mart is taking the holiday creep one step further.

  • A clown sits inside a bus seen in front of a Wal-Mart store in Mexico City
    Wal-Mart will offer Cyber Monday deals starting Black Friday

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc will start offering online deals reserved for Cyber Monday two days in advance this year, joining a growing list of U.S. retailers who offer web promotions over the Thanksgiving weekend. …

    A clown sits inside a bus seen in front of a Wal-Mart store in Mexico City

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc will start offering online deals reserved for Cyber Monday two days in advance this year, joining a growing list of U.S. retailers who offer web promotions over the Thanksgiving weekend. Wal-Mart's special web promotions will be available on Black Friday, the retailer said in a statement late on Sunday. …

  • Slowly, but surely McDonald's is shifting to table service as it works to boost visits
    Slowly, but surely McDonald's is shifting to table service as it works to boost visits

    McDonald's revealed on Thursday that it is adding self-service ordering kiosks, craft burgers and table service to its stores.

    Slowly, but surely McDonald's is shifting to table service as it works to boost visits

    McDonald's revealed on Thursday that it is adding self-service ordering kiosks, craft burgers and table service to its stores.

  • 5 ways Best Buy just defied its critics
    5 ways Best Buy just defied its critics

    Best Buy shares rocketed higher, after the company handily topped Wall Street's earnings and revenue forecasts.

    5 ways Best Buy just defied its critics

    Best Buy shares rocketed higher, after the company handily topped Wall Street's earnings and revenue forecasts.

  • Home Depot beats on earnings, sales; raises full-year EPS guidance
    Home Depot beats on earnings, sales; raises full-year EPS guidance

    Home Depot on Tuesday reported sales and earnings results that topped analysts' expectations.

    Home Depot beats on earnings, sales; raises full-year EPS guidance

    Home Depot on Tuesday reported sales and earnings results that topped analysts' expectations.

  • McDonald's USA in tech push plans self-serve kiosks, mobile ordering

    McDonald's, aiming to become more modern and nimble, is updating U.S. restaurants with self-service kiosk ordering, mobile payments, "smart" menu boards, custom sandwiches and table service, ...

    McDonald's incoming U.S. President Chris Kempczinski speaks during a press conference in New York

    McDonald's, aiming to become more modern and nimble, is updating U.S. restaurants with self-service kiosk ordering, mobile payments, "smart" menu boards, custom sandwiches and table service, ...

  • Ahold-Delhaize's U.S. stores pressured by Wal-Mart price fight

    Wal-Mart's (NYSE:WMT - News) determination to remain the cheapest U.S. food retailer in the face of competition from German discount stores has pressured Ahold-Delhaize's (Amsterdam:AD.AS - News) business …

    Dick Boer, chief executive of Dutch-based supermarkets operator Ahold, speaks during a joint news conference in Brussels, Belgium

    Wal-Mart's (NYSE:WMT - News) determination to remain the cheapest U.S. food retailer in the face of competition from German discount stores has pressured Ahold-Delhaize's (Amsterdam:AD.AS - News) business in the U.S., the company's CEO said in an interview on Thursday. Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch-Belgian retailer that runs …

  • Best Buy's same-store sales beat estimates

    Best Buy earnings, retail, electronics

    Best Buy's same-store sales beat estimates

    Best Buy earnings, retail, electronics

  • Here are the most expensive retail locations in the world

    Shops along New York's Upper 5th Avenue are paying the world's most expensive rents, according to one global real estate firm.

    Here are the most expensive retail locations in the world

    Shops along New York's Upper 5th Avenue are paying the world's most expensive rents, according to one global real estate firm.

  • Wal-Mart Tells Employees Not to Download WorkIt App

    Wal-Mart is telling its employees to not download the Android app WorkIt, designed by labor group OUR Walmart. The company calls the app a scheme.

    Cyber Monday 2016 Deals On Electronics And More

    Wal-Mart is telling its employees to not download the Android app WorkIt, designed by labor group OUR Walmart. The company calls the app a scheme.

  • Traders talk consumer opportunities in fast food and retail

    The "Fast Money" traders explored trades in the consumer spaces of fast food and retail on Tuesday.

    Traders talk consumer opportunities in fast food and retail

    The "Fast Money" traders explored trades in the consumer spaces of fast food and retail on Tuesday.

  • Cramer: What Home Depot earnings tell us about consumer spending

    Home Depot's earnings report brings light to an otherwise gloomy retail environment, CNBC's Jim Cramer says.

    Cramer: What Home Depot earnings tell us about consumer spending

    Home Depot's earnings report brings light to an otherwise gloomy retail environment, CNBC's Jim Cramer says.

  • Home Depot investors bail on the stock, despite signs the housing recovery has more steam

    Even as Home Depot reiterated its confidence in its internal initiatives and a robust economy, investors weren't impressed.

    Home Depot investors bail on the stock, despite signs the housing recovery has more steam

    Even as Home Depot reiterated its confidence in its internal initiatives and a robust economy, investors weren't impressed.

  • IIO calls for witnesses to Canadian Tire shooting

    The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) is looking for key witnesses to a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened outside the Canadian Tire store near the Grandview Highway and Rupert …

    IIO calls for witnesses to Canadian Tire shooting

    The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) is looking for key witnesses to a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened outside the Canadian Tire store near the Grandview Highway and Rupert Street in Vancouver last Thursday, Nov. 10, around 3 p.m. PT. 

  • Traders bet on Wal-Mart rally

    Wal-Mart shares have fallen 14 percent since the start of the year but some traders have been betting the stock will rally in the next month.

    Traders bet on Wal-Mart rally

    Wal-Mart shares have fallen 14 percent since the start of the year but some traders have been betting the stock will rally in the next month.

  • B.C. coroner identifies man shot dead by police in Canadian Tire robbery

    The B.C. Coroners Service has released the identity of the man who died after being shot by police during an apparent attempted robbery at a Vancouver Canadian Tire last week. Daniel Peter Rintoul, a …

    B.C. coroner identifies man shot dead by police in Canadian Tire robbery

    The B.C. Coroners Service has released the identity of the man who died after being shot by police during an apparent attempted robbery at a Vancouver Canadian Tire last week. Daniel Peter Rintoul, a 38-year-old Alberta man, allegedly stabbed a store employee, removed guns from a storage cabinet and took an 82-year-old …

  • Weekly wrap: Coastal safety, attempted Canadian Tire robbery and wolves

    The week kicked off with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Vancouver announcing a $1.5-billion ocean protection plan. Trudeau said the funding, which will happen over five years, will include creating …

    82-year-old hostage held at knifepoint during attempted Canadian Tire robbery

    The week kicked off with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Vancouver announcing a $1.5-billion ocean protection plan. Trudeau said the funding, which will happen over five years, will include creating a marine safety system, restoring marine ecosystems and research into oil spill cleanup methods.

  • 82-year-old hostage held at knifepoint during attempted Canadian Tire robbery

    Vancouver police say an 82-year-old Canadian Tire customer was taken hostage and held at knifepoint during an attempted robbery Thursday that ended with the suspect being shot dead by officers. Police …

    82-year-old hostage held at knifepoint during attempted Canadian Tire robbery

    Vancouver police say an 82-year-old Canadian Tire customer was taken hostage and held at knifepoint during an attempted robbery Thursday that ended with the suspect being shot dead by officers. Police say the suspect stabbed a store employee and began taking firearms from the gun cabinets, then fled to the rooftop parking …

  • Suddenly 2016 isn't looking so bad … McDonald's Italy has launched a Nutella 'burger'

    The humble hamburger saw yet another reinvention in Italy this week with McDonald's rolling out a new version filled with the sweet hazelnut and cocoa spread Nutella.

    Suddenly 2016 isn't looking so bad … McDonald's Italy has launched a Nutella 'burger'

    The humble hamburger saw yet another reinvention in Italy this week with McDonald's rolling out a new version filled with the sweet hazelnut and cocoa spread Nutella.

  • Visa expands $10 free grocery offer for shoppers hit by Walmart's Visa ban

    Visa and Walmart are engaged in an all-out battle over credit card fees. And it appears neither side is close to backing down.

    Visa expands $10 free grocery offer for shoppers hit by Walmart's Visa ban

    Visa and Walmart are engaged in an all-out battle over credit card fees. And it appears neither side is close to backing down.

 
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