Retail & Manufacturing

Toy company had alleged the Vancouver retailer in window displays copied the style of its product

VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. has raised its financial guidance for its fourth quarter. The athletic clothing retailer, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it now expects net revenue will be in the range of US$3.17 billion to US$3.

VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s founder has criticized the Vancouver-based apparel company's diversity efforts in a new interview.

TORONTO — Auto sales jumped 11.8 per cent in 2023 compared with the year before as vehicle supply continued to improve, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. The report says it was the biggest year-over-year increase in sales since 1997.

Canadian shoppers opened up their wallets a touch more in October, helping retail sales rise 0.7 per cent to $66.9 billion that month, but Statistics Canada and analysts are warning such numbers won't keep climbing.

Despite high participation rate, shoppers were not impressed with the bargains on offer

Grants help manufacturers on Vancouver Island expand, upgrade equipment

This will be the luxury retailer's first standalone store in Vancouver.

Gasoline stores led the way with a 17.5-per-cent spike in value on Statistics Canada's price index

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 2.8 per cent to $71 billion, led by a drop in petroleum and coal product sales as well as lower sales in the machinery and computer and electronic product subsectors.