Spotted nearing operation on Granville Street — a new IndigoSpirit bookstore. I do wonder if the nearby Nordstrom is raising the area’s spirits, hopes and expectations, even in the difficult brick n’ mortar bookstore business.
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Gee, I thought that Nordstrom had a different effect. See http://corporateaudacity.blogspot.com/search?q=nordstrom
I don’t think they can do that in Canada with our privacy laws.
That story was from 2012.
The anti-spam law that came into force last year requires an “unsubscribe” mechanism in all commercial / spam e-mails – otherwise you may be fined – and Industry Canada HAS levied fines:
Porter Airlines was fined $150,000 for failing to include an “unsubscribe” button on its e-mails.
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/porter-airlines-fined-150000-under-anti-spam-legislation-for-sending-emails-without-unsubscribe-button
I have heard that physical books sales are rising. I know that many people prefer to read physical books. I prefer e-books as they don’t take physical space. That being said, there is no permitted sharing of most e-books and aren’t that much cheaper.
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/paper-book-sales-soar-as-people-put-down-their-e-readers-1.2619496
Rumour has it that Indigo may be leasing the former Empire Theatres – which has sat vacant for a few years now and poised for redevelopment into retail space.
And just the other day the Stranger was complaining that there were no bookstores left in Vancouver. http://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/12/01/23208717/what-the-empty-storefronts-in-vancouver-bc-tell-us-about-the-dangers-of-global-capital