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Kelowna’s Value Village first to re-open in North America
Kelowna’s Value Village is the first to re-open in North America amid the global COVID-19…
Kamloops initiatives to support small business during COVID-19 to be mirrored in the Okanagan
Kamloops is leading the way for other municipalities across the province when it comes to…
Seniors-only hours: More stores respond to their most vulnerable customers
In an effort to protect some of the most vulnerable people in society from the…
Some Okanagan grocery stores offer seniors-only shopping hours amid COVID-19 pandemic
In an effort to ensure the elderly residents can shop for their essentials in a…
iN VIDEO: Pela Earth surprises Kelowna customers paying for their groceries
A Kelowna-based company known for its compostable cellphone cases surprised a handful of customers shopping…
Shopping malls increasing their value in the Okanagan, holding their own in Kamloops
After dropping in assessed value in 2018, most Kelowna shopping malls headed in the other…
5 things you can do with your family on Boxing Day in Kamloops that isn’t shopping
Those looking to head out and spend time with their loved ones today have a…
Kelowna’s Orchard Park mall may be shrinking but don’t count it out any time soon
When Sears went out of business, decisions needed to be made at Kelowna's Orchard Park…
The assessed value of Kelowna shopping centres have taken a hit
KELOWNA – The value of major shopping centres in Kelowna dropped last year, at the…
Kelowna’s Orchard Park Mall wants to shrink
KELOWNA – Orchard Park Mall appears to have given up replacing Sears as a major…
Check out Kamloops’s First Annual Westsyde Spring Market
KAMLOOPS — If you like shopping for handmade products while also supporting a cause, you…
What to do in Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA – Give February a proper sendoff by checking out these activities during the final…
This Lake Country store is all about Christmas spirit
LAKE COUNTRY – Walking into the St. Nicholas Avenue store in Lake Country is like…
Last minute shoppers expected to flood Aberdeen Mall in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Whether it's a picture with Santa, or stocking stuffers for a loved one,…
These Kelowna RCMP elves got your back while you’re shopping
KELOWNA – Santa Claus isn't the only one paying attention to who's naughty or nice.…
Buying local, without leaving home, a popular choice for Okanagan holiday shoppers
OKANAGAN - It’s already well known that online shopping has taken over a large piece of the Christmas retail pie, but that doesn’t mean people are giving up on buying local to fill the stockings this Christmas. You don’t have to go out to a farmer’s market or holiday craft fair to buy local, you...
Vernon’s Village Green Centre celebrates 40 years in the community
VERNON - After four decades the Vernon mall still offers something you can’t get with online shopping: a social, community atmosphere. Much has changed at the Village Green Centre since its grand opening Aug. 6, 1975. Now, friends can meet at Starbucks for a cup of coffee before strolling through the automatic doors. You can...
Canadian Tire to reinvent former Vernon Target space by next spring
VERNON - Shoppers will have to wait until at least next spring to see inside the former Target space in the Vernon mall. Scarce details are being released from the Canadian Tire Corp., which announced it was buying 12 real estate leases, including the Vernon location, last May. Canadian Tire spokesperson Joscelyn Dosanjh says in...
Empty stores a worry for Vernon mall merchants
VERNON - If you’ve been to the Village Green Centre lately, you might have noticed less variety in the 40-year-old mall. Currently, seven stores in the shopping centre are vacant and merchants are feeling the void. The Target closure left a large, 103,000-square-foot hole in the mall, but there are other gaps too. Ricki’s has...
Vernon mall says goodbye to another retailer
VERNON - Shopping options continue to shrink at Vernon’s Village Green Mall. Ricki’s, a fixture at the mall since the shopping centre opened 40 years ago, will close its doors by the end of the month as part of a company restructuring plan. The news comes not long after Target announced it was pulling out...
Vernon city councillor suggests softening up parking rules
VERNON - A Vernon city councillor hopes to make the downtown core a more inviting place by giving shoppers a grace period at the parking meter. Coun. Brian Quiring led a motion to have city staff investigate the possibility of establishing a five minute grace period at expired meters. “I think you should be able...
Sir Anthony Hopkins spotted at Vernon’s Village Green Mall
VERNON - An Oscar-winning actor is out and about in the North Okanagan. Sir Anthony Hopkins, who stars in the movie Go With Me, currently shooting in the region, spent some time at the Village Green Mall in Vernon Monday. Clad in a newsboy cap and sunglasses, Hopkins kept a low profile while shopping with...
HELSTON: Don’t miss out on what downtown Vernon has to offer
Downtown Vernon has a charming Main Street framed by quaint cafes, art galleries and boutiques. It has an old fashioned movie theatre, wide sidewalks for strolling, and park benches for those who want to sit awhile. It’s the picturesque street you’d find in movies set in small towns, like The Majestic. The only thing it...