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Shoes.com to buy socks manufacturer Richer Poorer

Shoes.com to buy socks manufacturer Richer Poorer

Transaction valued at more than $10 million
Profile: Geoff Chutter, founder and CEO, WhiteWater West

Profile: Geoff Chutter, founder and CEO, WhiteWater West

Chief executive officer makes a splash in global amusement park industry
Editorial: Manufacturing a competitive sector in B.C.

Editorial: Manufacturing a competitive sector in B.C.

October’s Manufacturing Month celebrations delivered a good-news, bad-news story for the sector in B.C.
Lululemon shuffles corporate ranks, eliminates chief product officer role

Lululemon shuffles corporate ranks, eliminates chief product officer role

The Vancouver-based yogawear-maker announced after markets closed Wednesday (October 21) it’s eliminating the position of chief product officer (CPO) and creating the new role of creative director in its place.
Life Lessons: Joseph Choi, ShelfGenie

Life Lessons: Joseph Choi, ShelfGenie

A success-driven entrepreneur learns to park his ego
Back from the brink: Fields fends off closure to restore chain’s retail success

Back from the brink: Fields fends off closure to restore chain’s retail success

Department store was on the verge of being shuttered when new owners turned around the ailing B.C. department store franchise
Retailers “cautiously optimistic” about Liberal majority

Retailers “cautiously optimistic” about Liberal majority

Party failed to take a position on issues such as credit card interchange fees
Local e-cigarette shops wreathed in haze of regulatory uncertainty

Local e-cigarette shops wreathed in haze of regulatory uncertainty

Sellers of nicotine-vapour devices, supplies caught in legal limbo
Robson Street expansion a small part of rapid Aritzia growth

Robson Street expansion a small part of rapid Aritzia growth

Additions this fall include stores in New York, Boston, Toronto, Calgary and Saskatoon
Pattison to put Meinhardt grocery store at One Burrard Place

Pattison to put Meinhardt grocery store at One Burrard Place

The 4,300-square-foot store would open in spring 2019