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I have lost all sense of what food should cost

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I Don’t Want to Pay for Things with My Face | The Walrus

Attention shoppers, there’s a data grab masquerading as a perk in aisle five

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Can Montreal Save Its Soul Amidst Gentrification? | The Walrus

Evictions, property flips, and the whims of policy makers and landlords are gutting the city

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The Scourge of Self-Checkout | The Walrus

The technology promised to make shopping easier. It has done the opposite

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Goodbye Body Shop? Buying Body Butter Can’t Save the World | The Walrus

After the company announced widespread closures, I visited a store for the first time in decades

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Roots’ Race to Make Hoodies and Sweatpants Sexy | The Walrus

The legacy brand has hired fashion provocateur Joey Gollish to breathe life back into it. Will Gen Z even notice?

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02.05.2024

Tim Hortons Is Brewing an Idea of Canada That No Longer Exists | The Walrus

At sixty, the coffee chain’s success proves old habits die hard

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28.03.2024

We’re More in Debt than Ever. What Now? | The Walrus

One paradoxical solution to the affordability crisis: let individuals take on even more debt

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14.03.2024

Loblaw Has Become an Everything Company | The Walrus

The grocery chain is now involved in pharmacare, financial services, and real estate—with no signs of slowing down

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21.11.2023

Homeowners Refuse to Accept the Awkward Truth: They’re Rich | The Walrus

Owners of the multi-million-dollar properties still see themselves as middle class, a warped self-image that has a big impact on renters

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07.08.2023

There Is No Housing Crisis | The Walrus

Supply alone will not solve a problem that large sections of the population don’t want to fix

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Lululemon Tried to Become a Tech Company. It Didn’t Work Out | The Walrus

With the spectacular failure of its futuristic workout device, the apparel giant proved that some business stretches go too far

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Will Groceries Ever Be Affordable? | The Walrus

Food insecurity expert Sylvain Charlebois explains why flawed business regulations are making food unaffordable

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Why Is Starbucks at War with Its Unions? | The Walrus

The coffee giant bills itself as a progressive company. But when employees started unionizing, corporate pushed back

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Zellers Is Back. Is Nostalgia to Blame? | The Walrus

Companies have tapped into a longing for the past as a powerful marketing tool. Are Canadians buying in?

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10.02.2023

We Own More Dogs than Ever Before. We Didn’t Think It Through | The Walrus

The pandemic adoption rush has placed an unprecedented strain on the pet industry. Dogs are suffering too

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Why Hudson’s Bay Company’s Future Is in Question | The Walrus

HBC saw its start during London’s bubonic plague and might see its end in the aftermath of COVID-19’s retail devastation

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13.12.2022

Is Simons Canada’s Next Great Department Store? | The Walrus

As other large North American retailers falter and close, the Quebec-based company has thrived

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