During November 2024, 5 well-established restaurants in the St. John's area have announced they plan to close or have closed already, including Pi Gourmet, Bad Bones Ramen, Chinched Restaurant and Deli, The Nook and Cannery and Curry Delight in Mount Pearl. Reasons cited include inflation/cost of living and decreased customer numbers.
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Accommodation and food services
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Added on 2024-11-30
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Avalon Peninsula Region, NL
- cbc.ca
The Atlantic Economic Council’s latest research report “Shifting Gears Toward an Electric Vehicle Future.” highlights barriers to EV growth in Atlantic Canada that include higher up-front costs and limited access to charging stations. PEI has the country’s 4th highest EV adoption rate at 7.4% (2023), while N.L. ranked second last at 2.8%.
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Retail trade
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Added on 2024-10-11
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Newfoundland and Labrador
- vocm.com
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business states that about 80% of Atlantic businesses are not expecting to see revenue growth during the summer tourism season. Issues include increased costs and weak demand in the hospitality and retail sector.
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Retail trade
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Added on 2024-06-26
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Newfoundland and Labrador
- ctvnews.ca
Workers at 11 Dominion grocery stores in N.L. have ratified a new collective agreement that includes an 18-25% wage increase over the 5-year contract. This will amount to a $3.20 hourly increase for part-time workers and $4.50 for full-time staff. Unifor represents about 1600 workers at Dominion across the province.
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Retail trade
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Added on 2024-05-01
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Newfoundland and Labrador
- vocm.com
Hospitality NL has just launched the We Are Tourism Workforce Action Plan to recruit workers into the industry. Statistics indicate that tourists spend $1.2B in the province each year, while the local industry represents 2300 businesses providing employment to tens of thousands of people.
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Accommodation and food services
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Added on 2024-02-22
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Newfoundland and Labrador
- vocm.com
The Atlantic provinces signed a new Atlantic Canada Agreement on Tourism, which will provide $30M in funding over the next four and a half years. The agreement aims to expand tourism year-round. Tourism in the region employs more than 111,000 workers.
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Accommodation and food services
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Added on 2024-02-21
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Newfoundland and Labrador
- ctvnews.ca