October 1, 2025
Pro REIT sells 12 Atlantic retail properties in shift to warehouses
Pro Real Estate Investment Trust, or Pro REIT, closed a portfolio sale as it moves away from owning retail properties to focus on industrial buildings.
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September 30, 2025Property executives urge use of more cost-effective parking pricing as workers return to office
Office property owners can generate more revenue and increase tenant satisfaction by reorganizing their parking spaces with innovations such as dynamic pricing and shared parking passes, according to Matthew Lindenberger, chief technology officer at Reimagined Parking company Impark.
September 29, 2025Danish retailer Jack & Jones makes its way into US
Danish apparel retailer Jack & Jones is entering the U.S. market via Brookfield Properties, opening stores at five of the retail landlord’s malls.
September 27, 2025Starbucks abandons some high-profile urban locations around the country
Of the hundreds of locations that Starbucks is closing, many are in high-profile and busy urban areas — prime retail real estate — as a post-pandemic drop in downtown foot traffic, competition from upstart rivals and a growing preference for drive-thru service take their toll on the coffee giant.
September 25, 2025Office component of building once known as largest hotel in British Empire sold to investors
The office component of the historic Cours Mont Royal complex in downtown Montreal has officially changed hands, the latest chapter for part of what was once said to be the largest hotel in the British Empire.
September 25, 2025Toronto embracing food hall renaissance
Toronto is benefiting from the renaissance of the food court, led by vibrant destinations including CF Toronto Eaton Centre’s Queen’s Cross Food Hall, Wellington Market, located in the basement of the Well, and Waterworks Food Hall in a converted heritage building off Adelaide St.
September 25, 2025Starbucks to close some stores, lay off 900 employees in latest cuts
Coffee giant Starbucks is taking more steps to slash its expenses, planning to close some North American stores and lay off 900 workers as it tries for a comeback.
September 24, 2025Amazon Fresh turns sour with blanket UK stores closure
All Amazon Fresh stores in the UK are set to close just five years after the chain, best known for its "Just Walk Out" technology, launched, marking a bricks-and-mortar retreat for the ecommerce giant.
September 23, 2025Global discount chain Panda Mart heads for Canadian retail scene
A big box Toronto-area retail outlet has swapped lumber and lawnmowers for LED showerheads and novelty slippers. Panda Mart, the South African-born global retailer of household goods, novelty home décor and furniture, has leased a 113,462-square-foot freestanding retail building and is days away from opening its first Canadian location in a former Rona hardware store.
September 22, 2025Sunoco clears US hurdle in effort to acquire Parkland
The proposed US$9.1 billion purchase of Canada's largest independent gas station chain, Parkland Corp., by Dallas-based Sunoco LP has cleared a U.S. regulatory waiting period, while the Canadian government still deliberates in a time of trade tensions between the two countries.
September 22, 2025Goodwill Industries scouts Southern Ontario in widespread expansion
Goodwill Industries is planning a large-scale expansion across southern Ontario, seeking to add dozens of new thrift stores and donation centres over the next few years.
September 22, 2025A retail recovery takes off on the Champs-Élysées
Newmark has published a study on the Champs-Élysées, which sheds light on recent changes in retailing by comparing the Parisian avenue with other iconic shopping thoroughfares, including 5th Avenue in New York and Oxford and Regent streets in London.
September 22, 2025Dollarama gets initial nod for massive warehouse project near Calgary
Discount retail chain Dollarama is one step closer to getting its planned $450 million warehouse near Calgary built, as Rocky View County officials conditionally approved a development permit for the distribution center to be built in the High Plains Industrial Park just north of Calgary.
September 19, 2025New Claire’s owner to attempt rebound with smaller store fleet
Claire’s, a decades-old mecca for female tweens and teens getting their ears pierced and buying inexpensive jewelry, is looking to mount a comeback under new ownership.
September 19, 2025Rent increases, stagnant wage growth combine to erode housing affordability in Alberta
Although rental housing in Alberta is still far more affordable than in many other parts of the country, urban areas in the province are seeing that affordability advantage slip due to the combined effects of stagnating wages and rent growth that ranked among the strongest in North America just a year ago.
September 15, 2025Phoenix draws another megaproject as Vestar unveils $1 billion Legacy Park
New retail development across the United States is in the midst of a dramatic slowdown, but fast-growing Phoenix continues to see activity with a multibillion-dollar project about to get off the ground.
September 15, 2025CT REIT completes purchase of Calgary shopping centre
CT Real Estate Investment Trust added to its Calgary real estate portfolio by purchasing the NorthPointe Town Centre, which contains more than 200,000 square feet, in a deal with Primaris REIT.
September 11, 2025A luxurious flagship for RH on the Champs-Élysées
American luxury furniture house RH has inaugurated its French flagship at 23 avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Located a stone's throw from Avenue Montaigne, the world's epicenter of fashion and luxury, the gallery is housed in an exceptional 7-storey building owned by Immobilière Dassault, where design, architecture and gastronomy meet.