Retail & Manufacturing

City issues first business licence to marijuana dispensary

The City of Vancouver issued Monday the first-ever business licence for a pot shop in the city’s history to operators of a marijuana dispensary that will soon open on West 10th Avenue in Point Grey.

May 18, 2016 7:56 AM Read more >

B.C. craft beer boom begets equipment crunch

Brewers weigh long local wait times against acquiring used or buying from China

May 13, 2016 3:33 PM Read more >

Print still a priority for publishers in the digital age

Retail space for books shifting to clothing retailers, boutiques and restaurants as bookstores struggle and shelf space shrinks

May 13, 2016 3:20 PM Read more >

Weak earnings, guidance prompt Nordstrom shares to drop 17% after hours

Seattle-based retail chain’s most significant store opening last year was in Vancouver

May 12, 2016 2:50 PM Read more >

Premium Brands posts record earnings; stock slips 8% from all-time high

Sandwich maker and meat purveyor’s quarterly sales up 16.1% to record $381 million

May 12, 2016 1:11 PM Read more >

Janice Comeau: Enumerating success

To thrive, CFOs need to look beyond the numbers, says LMS Reinforcing Steel Group’s CFO

May 10, 2016 12:00 AM Read more >

Craig East: The doctor is in

CFO, Primex Manufacturing Ltd. CFO resuscitated company’s operations

May 10, 2016 12:00 AM Read more >

Sport Chek today launches flagship store on Robson Street

Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer opens in what was formerly a Chapters

May 9, 2016 7:00 AM Read more >

Tsawwassen Mills reveals tenants

1.2 million-square-foot mall slated to open in October

May 6, 2016 4:45 PM Read more >

Kit and Ace hires former Roots executive as president

Wendy Bennison had been president of Roots and ushered that company through significant expansion

May 6, 2016 12:59 PM Read more >