Dollarama Inc. (DOL.TO) saw its sales jump by seven per cent in its most recent financial quarter as customers purchased more seasonal items, including gardening, barbecue, pool products, while they stayed at home through the summer. But executives say the COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty about the Halloween season, one […]

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Thirty years have passed since enactment of the Chief Financial Officers Act, which established the CFO position at the major agencies. Many smaller agencies have them too. The Government Accountability Office recently […]

The NPD Group chief retail analyst Marshal Cohen on how retailers are being impacted by the coronavirus, specifically missing out on the back-to-school shopping season, which used to be the second-biggest retail period of the year for many brands. Apparel retailer Gap Inc reported a 13% rise in quarterly comparable […]

By Brian Benza GABORONE, Botswana, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Botswana’s government said there is a risk it will be unable to renew a 10-year sales agreement with De Beers before the end of December, when the current one expires, as the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed negotiations. “The ideal situation would […]