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  Government has mind made up on gas pricing, says Scott

  January 28th, 2010 - 5 h 00

  AMHERST - Cumberland South MLA Murray Scott feels Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board hearings in Amherst on Wednesday were nothing more than an NDP opportunity to hold gas pricing in Cumberland County hostage. Scott, who appeared before the...

  Section : Retail & services | 5 Comments

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  No simple solution

  January 28th, 2010 - 5 h 00

  AMHERST - Creating a separate gas tax zone in Cumberland County may seem like an easy fix for Amherst area retailers, but probably won't work, says consultant Michael Gardner. Speaking to members of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board during...

  Section : Retail & services | 17 Comments

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  New hope for vacant property

  January 27th, 2010 - 5 h 00

  AMHERST - A vacant piece of downtown real estate could get a facelift this summer. The Amherst and Area Chamber of Commerce is hoping to work with a group of partners to spruce up the site of the former Petro Canada service station at the corner...

  Section : Retail & services | 7 Comments

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  Quad/Graphics to buy former Quebecor printing business

  January 26th, 2010 - 5 h 00

  MONTREAL - World Color Press Inc. (TSX:WC), the Montreal-based printing giant formerly known as Quebecor World, has agreed to be taken over by Quad/Graphics Inc. in order to create a combined company with 30,000 employees. Quad/Graphics Inc. is...

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  Wal-Mart cuts over 10,000 Sams Club store jobs in US as it outsources product sampling

  January 25th, 2010 - 5 h 00

  NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Sunday it is cutting more than 10,000 jobs at its Sam's Club stores, representing about nine per cent of the warehouse club operator's staff. Wal-Mart said it plans to outsource its product-sampling department...

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  Hearings begin as N.S. regulator ponders future of gas promotions

  January 19th, 2010 - 5 h 00

  HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's gasoline regulator began hearings Monday into popular promotions that offer motorists a few cents a litre off their next fill-up - a practice some say is hurting rural retailers. The Utility and Review Board will examine a...

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  Retailers say Suncors plan to eliminate Sunoco service stations violates their franchise agreements

  January 19th, 2010 - 5 h 00

  TORONTO - Sunoco retailers are suing Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU) over the Calgary-based company's plans to sell or rebrand their gasoline service stations. The retailers assert that Suncor's plan to sell or rebrand about 300 Sunoco locations has...

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  Tourism minister says no to demand for liquor outlet in Cavendish, P.E.I.

  January 18th, 2010 - 5 h 00

  CAVENDISH, P.E.I. - There will be no liquor store in Cavendish, P.E.I. Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Vessey says it's not a priority given the recession and the cost of construction. Local business owners have long complained that there...

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  Running for the border

  January 18th, 2010 - 5 h 00

  SACKVILLE, N.B. - Groceries and gas are the hot ticket items that Nova Scotians are crossing the border for. During a visit to Sackville on Friday afternoon, Co-op store manager Sherry Bickerton said a number of their regulars are from the Amherst...

  Section : Retail & services | 13 Comments

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  Cutting through the red tape

  January 14th, 2010 - 5 h 00

  Amherst Daily News AMHERST - Setting up a new business, or taking one over, can be a slow process. And for some, it could be that much slower if the person comes across some red tape. "One might consider the process of opening a business slow,"...

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