The retailer has launched curbside pickup and this month will offer a protected environment featuring plexiglass shields, hand sanitizer, and physical distancing.
Weed prices, including for cannabis oil, vary wildly across Canada following legalization and government statistics don’t provide any reliable insight.
Other News: Uniqlo announces Edmonton opening date, Casper enters Calgary with showroom with more planned, Frank And Oak launches new store and denim line.
The man behind Ink Entertainment partnered with cannabis industry pioneer Basem Hanna on brands committed to social causes, including one geared towards women.
A well-known West Coast design firm discusses best practices and offers suggestions geared towards companies looking to open cannabis retail locations.
A Canadian company says that it has developed the only tech-driven, prefabricated shipping container retail store concept, and it has plans to disrupt the mainstream retail approach by bringing legal cannabis to more markets and destinations otherwise underserved.
The company has grown from a small coffee concept to a major player in the world of cannabis, with plans for as many as 20 more storefronts over the next 12 months.
The third and final instalment in a three-part analytical series of the Canadian cannabis market by retail expert, Bruce Winder. In this section, Winder discusses the opportunities in the Canadian cannabis market and concludes his analysis.
The second in a three-part analytical series of the Canadian cannabis market by retail expert, Bruce Winder. In this section, Winder continues his discussion of the challenges facing the cannabis market.
Retail expert, Bruce Winder, discusses the cannabis scene in his native Toronto, ON, and dives in to some of the challenges facing the cannabis market in Canada in the first of a three-part analysis.
Other News: New 80,000 sq ft home furnishings centre opens in Toronto, Square One’s ‘Market District’ embraces independent vendors, 12,000 sq ft Rogers experience centre opening at Canada’s busiest pedestrian intersection.
Other News: Toronto’s 1st Legal Cannabis Store Sees Long Lineups, Shikatani Lacroix Design Launches New Podcast, Retailers April Fools, Canadian company launches world’s largest duct tape ball.
OTHER NEWS: West Elm Relocating Toronto store, Palliser Partners with Sarah Richardson, Toys “R” Us Partners with Blue Jays, Tokyo Smoke Opening 26,000 square foot flagship.
A flood of store closing announcements this year are causing concern to the industry, while international retailers continue to enter the country seeking a piece of the pie. Despite economic and other challenges, there are bright spots.
The popular cannabis-related retailer, which has been operating for almost 25 years, is working with an investor on a significant expansion post-legalization.
A recent and radical restructuring of the cannabis retail regime from public to private has left the largest market for cannabis consumption in Canada the least prepared.
As marijuana legalization looms and we we contemplate the future of cannabis sales in Canada, there are still lots of questions for both the public and government to consider.
How the Ford government decides to regulate retailers will have a major impact on how many retailers will get into the business — potentially thousands of distribution points are possible in the province, in contrast to just 51 in Saskatchewan and 30 in Newfoundland.
Ontario’s change to private sector cannabis stores will give consumers more convenience. That will mean stronger competition against the black market, but potentially higher consumption too.
The cannabis retail industry in Canada is expected to be highly-competitive when legalization takes place in October. Fire & Flower says that it plans to expand throughout the country.
Cutler developed an internal case study for cannabis retail, creating a fictitious store, “The Cannabis Studio,” and then translated it into a store experience.