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When Parisian fashion house Chanel shuttered its decades-old Vancouver storefront location at 900 West Hastings Street this summer, Chanel aficionados wondered where they would go to satiate their demand for high fashion. No longer.

Retailers considering global expansion should focus on international customers’ shopping attitudes and behaviours rather than where they live, according to an Ipsos-Reid study released Wednesday.

Home is not necessarily where the heart is for B.C. homeowners. According to a TD Canada Trust report released Wednesday, 75% of B.C. homeowners do not plan to stay in their home for more than 10 years. Half of B.C.

Northeast B.C.’s Halfway River First Nation has agreed to support the construction of four large wind farm projects in their traditional territory.

Calgary’s Fort Chicago Energy Partners LP (TSX:FCE.UN) is making its third acquisition of energy assets in B.C. within two months with a proposed $314-million deal to acquire Vancouver’s Pristine Power Inc. (TSX:PPX).

Vancouver is the fifth most expensive housing market in North America for a four-bedroom home, according to a Coldwell Banker study released Wednesday morning. With an average price of US$1.

Vancouver-based resource giant Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.A) announced Wednesday morning it is making its first foray into the wind energy sector with a joint-venture agreement with Suncor Energy Products Inc.

While touting the success of the B.C.

Both Canadians and Americans increased their trips across the border in July, according to Statistics Canada data released Tuesday. Visits from the U.S. rose for a second consecutive month, increasing 2.3% in July to 1.

The proportion of workers belonging to a union continues to fall in B.C., according to a report by the Business Council of BC. The share of B.C. workers who belong to a union fell to 29.1% in 2009, down from 30.2% in 2006, the report said.