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LNG Canada, the US$30 billion (RM125.7 billion) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project, has bagged another client after project shareholder Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) signed an initial sales deal with trading house Vitol. Royal Dutch Shell decided…
Muji Canada is reopening its original Toronto location next week as its first flagship store in the country’s east. The Muji Atrium opened four years ago as the company’s first location in Canada. While the previous store occupied 5658sqft of retail space,…
Uniqlo Canada has announced four new stores, almost doubling its retail footprint within the country. COO of Uniqlo Canada Yasuhiro Hayashi said the company was encouraged by the warm welcome the Japanese fast-fashion chain has received to date. “We are…
The EU and Canada are taking safeguard measures to protect their steel companies from exports from Vietnam. The EU claimed it is taking the protective measures due to a surge in imports from many countries in recent years. Imports of steel products had been…
Tim Hortons plans to open more than 1,500 of its coffee-and-doughnut shops in China over the next decade. The expansion seeks to capitalize on the country’s burgeoning coffee culture and is the latest international location for the coffee chain aiming to…
Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee Food Corporation plans to open 100 stores in Canada within the next five years. The company says it is eyeing the wave of new locations because the country is a key growth market and a big part of its North American expansion…
Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is acquiring a 25% stake in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Kitimat, Canada after it scrapped plans for the Pacific NorthWest LNG project in the country last July due to challenging market conditions as a result of…
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) said on Monday it has initiated a preliminary dumping inquiry into steel imported from China, South Korea and Vietnam. The tribunal will investigate whether the alleged dumping and subsidizing of “cold-reduced…
Korean dessert chain Sulbing will expand into Canada via franchising. The chain has signed a deal with a Canadian firm to open the first store in Vancouver by the first half of this year, followed by more stores in major Canadian cities. The chain is also…
Chinese discount retailer Miniso is playing a major assault in Canada with 100 stores targeted by year end and 500 within three years. Miniso is growing so fast it is difficult to keep an accurate count of its global network, but co-founder/chief designer…
French-headquartered, Hong Kong-listed L’Occitane en Provence, opens a world-first concept store in Canada which it says offers an immersive digital experience and connected shopping model. Two new L’Occitane flagships based on the concept will open in…
Future Robot’s latest model at the company’s headquarters in Seongnam, near Seoul, South Korea. The company creates “social AI”: robots that interact with people by interpreting emotional responses, either through facial expressions or tone of speech, and…
Uniqlo Canada has announced plans to open its third store. Its debut in British Columbia, the store will open late this year, 12 months after Uniqlo entered Canada with an outlet in Toronto. Opening at Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby, British Columbia, the…
Cult Japanese performance sandal brand Suicoke has entered the Canadian market. Its styles are being made available through its first-ever eCommerce website, Suicoke.ca, as well as in luxury Canadian retailers including Gravity Pope, Haven Shop, Holt Renfrew,…
Filipino restaurant company and global fast-food chain Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) has opened its first Canadian outlet, Jollibee Winnipeg. With 35 stores already in North America, it plans to continue its march into Canada with three more outlets next…
People craving a jolt of caffeine in the Philippines may soon be able to order a double-double at their local Tim Hortons. Restaurant Brands International, the multinational owner and operator of Tim Hortons and Burger King, said Thursday it has partnered…
