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☕ Artigiano Opens Grand Café at Park Royal
Artigiano has debuted its new Grand Café at Park Royal, blending European café tradition with restaurant-style dining. The space features vintage murals, brass accents, and a chef-led menu of West Coast–inflected classics from wood-fired pizza to handmade pasta.
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🛋️ Home Hardware to Wind Down Home Furniture Banner by 2026
Home Hardware will shut down its Home Furniture division by May 31, 2026, ending decades in the furniture category. The cooperative says the move follows a strategic review and will refocus resources on its core hardware and building supplies business.
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🌏 Nations Experience to Anchor Former Hudson’s Bay in Oakville
Nations Experience will open a 120,000-square-foot flagship at Oakville Place in 2027, pairing a full multicultural supermarket with its Forever Young entertainment concept. The two-level project anchors the mall’s post–Hudson’s Bay redevelopment.
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🧵 UNIQLO to Open First Victoria Store on November 21
UNIQLO will debut a 15,000-square-foot store at Mayfair Mall, offering its full LifeWear lineup and a weekend of launch festivities — including taiko drumming, giveaways, and limited-time offers. The opening marks the brand’s 38th location in Canada.
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🍽️ Glowbal Restaurant Group Expands Its National Footprint
Glowbal is pushing deeper into Toronto’s fine-dining scene with Riley’s, a Michelin-recognized steak and seafood concept set to open beside the Ritz-Carlton. CEO Emad Yacoub says the move marks the next phase of the group’s national growth strategy.
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🍩 Krispy Kreme Eyes Calgary Expansion with New Café Format
After launching its Factory Theatre Hub in south Calgary, Krispy Kreme plans to add multiple café locations across the city—focusing on drive-thru sites to reach areas far from the hub. The brand also expects to roll out its Costco program in Calgary in 2026.
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😴 Hush Expands with New Experiential Activations in Canada & U.S.
Sleep brand Hush is boosting its North American presence through pop-ups, sensory-driven experiences, and high-profile events—from a Yorkdale holiday store to a Florida “Cooling Oasis” featuring Pitbull. The DTC label says its disruptive identity remains central to its growth strategy.
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🍔 Shake Shack Now Available on Uber Eats in Toronto
Shake Shack Canada has joined Uber Eats, giving Torontonians access to ShackBurgers, crinkle-cut fries, and shakes delivered from multiple GTA locations, with Vaughan Mills coming soon. Uber says the partnership expands its premium restaurant offerings across the region.
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🩱 Understance to Close All Canadian Stores by December 1
Vancouver-based lingerie brand Understance will shut its stores in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto next month, ending its retail experiment less than a year after national expansion. The company says it will now focus entirely on e-commerce.
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🩲 Knix Launches MNTD, Expanding Into Men’s Essentials
Toronto-based Knix is entering the men’s market with MNTD, a new line of underwear and apparel featuring Mint Condition™ anti-odour tech and the Pristine Pouch™ design. Founder Joanna Griffiths says it’s “a natural next step” in Knix’s evolution ahead of the holidays.
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