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The last remaining bookstore in Osborne Village is set to close this spring. Beatnik Village Books & Discs at 220 Osborne Street will write its final chapter in May, and the owners have no plans to relocate.
Originally opening up in 2005, the store blames the closure on the owner of the building planning [...]

25 years in the suit business is a milestone for one Winnipeg tailor who started out in Rome.
Serafino Falvo would have never imagined at this point he’d be celebrating a clothing line and a reputation as one of the finest tailors in North America. Years of expertise and a meticulous eye for style, Falvo’s family-owned [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz

Plans for McNally Robinson to open up in the future air terminal building at the James Richardson International Airport are now off.
The Winnipeg bookseller entered bankruptcy protection earlier this week and announced the closing of two of its four stores.
Back in July, the Winnipeg Airports Authority — along with the Paradies Shops [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz
Winnipeg bookseller McNally Robinson has entered bankruptcy protection and will soon close two of its stores.
The local company will close its 22,000 square foot Polo Park location (2008) on Sunday, January 3, and its Toronto location (2009) today.
A news release read that 175 staff members will lose their jobs. Staff in Winnipeg [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz
A new survey finds that three in 10 Canadians (30% of the population) received a re-gifted gift this holiday season.
The numbers are part of research from eBay Canada, collected by Leger Marketing.
“While Canadians may be reluctant to repurpose holiday gifts, there is nothing wrong with re-gifting or re-selling the item as long [...]

Eager Boxing Day shoppers gather outside the Toronto Yonge-Dundas Future Shop in anticipation of the hundreds of deals that await them inside the store. An annual Canadian tradition, thousands of customers waited for hours at stores across the country in hopes to snag Boxing Day deals on Saturday, December 26, 2009.
Image credit: Marjo Wright/CNW

Shoppers at St. Vital Centre were directed to available parking spots by Winnipeg police officers earlier this week. Shoppers in Minneapolis can simply check their cell phone, thanks to Twitter.
The Mall of America started tweeting their parking situation on December 19 to help out last-minute shoppers.

Tweets will be sent out 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. [...]

The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is giving shoppers an incentive to spend their money on Christmas gifts downtown this season. Today, the BIZ will launch their “Pledge to Shop Downtown for the Holidays” campaign.
BIZ Watch Ambassadors will hand out Blue Loonies to shoppers for free parking on Portage Avenue from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein
The most popular item at the top of most children’s Christmas lists this year could actually be unsafe.
San Francisco-based GoodGuide said the Zhu Zhu Pet hamster contains higher-than-allowed levels of the chemical ‘antimony’ in the toy. Antimony was measured at 93 parts per million in the hamster’s fur and at 106 parts [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz
Provincial legislation banning the use of cell phones while driving will be enforced soon, and Manitobans are getting prepared.
High on the list of items to pick up this holiday season seem to be Bluetooth headsets — hands-free devices for use with your cell phone, so that you can keep both hands on [...]

Who says 13 is an unlucky number? That is, unless you watched Sunday’s 97th Grey Cup.

The Montreal Alouettes defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 28-27 in the final seconds of the game, as the Riders had one too many men on the field. Whose fault was it? Don’t know — but if you’re an Als fan, let [...]

Ground was officially broken Friday morning on the new retail development that will house IKEA on the corner of Kenaston Boulevard and Sterling Lyon Parkway. Premier Greg Selinger, Mayor Sam Katz and the president of Fairweather Properties, Michael Nozick, were on hand for the ceremony.
Watch: (Fast forward to 01:15 for a scrum with the developer)

“Seasons [...]