Retail & Manufacturing

B.C.’s meatless, protein-alternate producers bucking sector hiccups

Daiya Foods, Big Mountain Foods, No Meat Factory, Wamame, Sunrise Soya Foods among Metro Vancouver businesses enjoying success

Mar 9, 2023 9:30 AM Read more >

Tim Hortons customers subject to 'technical error' incorrectly saying they'd won $10K

TORONTO — Some Tim Hortons customers who were told they had won $10,000 from the coffee chain's popular Roll Up To Win contest are now being notified that the prize message was a glitch.

Mar 8, 2023 2:12 PM Read more >

Mall landlords likely to get 'creative' to fill Nordstrom vacancies: experts

TORONTO — Nordstrom's departure from Canada's retail landscape will leave significant holes in shopping malls, and some analysts say landlords will need to get creative to fill the space.

Mar 3, 2023 11:28 AM Read more >

Downtown Vancouver to lose massive Nordstrom department store very soon

A very sudden loss

Mar 2, 2023 3:01 PM Read more >

Indigo refuses to pay ransom, warns stolen employee data may be posted to dark web

TORONTO — Indigo Books & Music Inc. is refusing to pay a ransom after current and former employees' data was hijacked in a cyberattack last month.

Mar 2, 2023 9:23 AM Read more >

DesRosiers says February auto sales up 5.1 per cent from a year earlier

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says light vehicle sales in Canada were up 5.1 per cent in Februrary from a year earlier. The automotive industry research firm estimates 103,771 new light vehicles were sold in the month.

Mar 2, 2023 9:22 AM Read more >

Budget 2023: Little in B.C. budget for retail, says advocate

Cost of carbon-tax hikes set to dwarf other costs passed on to businesses

Feb 28, 2023 3:25 PM Read more >

Alcohol tax hike set to raise B.C. retail prices April 1

Federal government set to increase excise taxes by 6.3 per cent

Feb 24, 2023 2:02 PM Read more >

Loblaw faces fresh price hikes, signalling food inflation won't ease any time soon

Loblaw Companies Ltd. says it's facing fresh price hikes from suppliers, signalling food inflation won't be easing any time soon, but Canada's biggest grocer is still expecting its profits to rise this year.

Feb 23, 2023 11:15 AM Read more >

Small businesses banking on B.C. budget benefits

Compensation for construction business disruption, money for training among top asks

Feb 23, 2023 10:29 AM Read more >