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Click below to listen to our latest radio ad that will be running on Ontario radio stations this spring. The ads aim to raise awareness about the impact untaxed and unregulated contraband tobacco has on independent convenience store operators in your community. ...
read moreLetter to Charles Sousa: Scheduled $4.00 increase in PPT will force more family stores out of business
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read moreMajority of Orillia smokers choosing contraband cigarettes: association
Six of every 10 smokers in Orillia choose contraband cigarettes, according to a study that relied on stooping and scooping for its results.
read moreOntario Convenience Store Owners Applaud Ontario PC Campaign Commitment to Tackle Contraband Tobacco Crisis
TORONTO, ON – December 11, 2017 – The Ontario Korean Businessmen’s Association (OKBA), the largest organization of independent convenience stores in the province, released a statement today saying that it applauds the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Ontario for...
read moreCorner stores struggling in Ontario business environment, says Oshawa owner
OSHAWA — A rising minimum wage, increased hydro costs and the proliferation of contraband cigarettes are just some of the issues making it difficult for local independent convenience stores to keep their doors open, says an Oshawa store owner.
read moreCorner store owner laments impact of provincial policies
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read moreSOS from convenience store owners
“Local convenience store owners are joining a campaign aimed at getting the Ontario government to change policies they say are forcing many to close their doors.”
read moreThornhill mom-and-pop shop fights back
“A new campaign initiated by the Ontario Korean Businessmen’s
Association (OKBA) kicked off at Bros. Convenience store in Thornhill
last month. The Save Our Stores campaign is hoping to rally support for
independent convenience stores while protesting several concerns in
time for the 2018 provincial elections.”
Independent Convenience Store Coalition Kicks Off Save Our Stores Campaign
Ontario Government Policies Driving Convenience Store Owners Out of Business Ontario’s independent convenience store owners are banding together to protest provincial government policies they say are driving them out of business. The protest, named SOS for “Save our...
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