Retail & Manufacturing

Sophisticated shoplifting operations are on the rise, says B.C. retailer

Retailers in the Lower Mainland are seeing an increase in the kind of sophisticated fencing operation revealed...

Oct 15, 2015 3:17 PM Read more >

Online furniture seller Cymax raises $30m

Funding round for the Vancouver company led by PlentyOfFish founder Markus Frind

Oct 14, 2015 11:08 AM Read more >

Simons a major part of Park Royal expansion

Quebec-based fashion retailer has been eyeing expansion to Metro Vancouver for five years

Oct 9, 2015 12:26 PM Read more >

MEC plans to open flagship store near Olympic Village

New store at the corner of Quebec and East Second streets would replace MEC's 20-year-old store on West Broadway

Oct 7, 2015 11:11 AM Read more >

Robust retail sales in B.C. persist into July

B.C.'s retail sector posted another strong sales performance in July, despite slipping fromJune. Total dollar-volume sales estimated by Statistics Canada reached $5.89 billion during themonth, marking a drop of 0.

Oct 6, 2015 12:00 AM Read more >

Overwaitea to ramp up grocery store wine sales

BC VQA store closures, looming licence auction increase potential for sales at grocery outlets

Oct 2, 2015 12:33 PM Read more >

McArthurGlen Vancouver Airport mall records millionth shopper

Traffic has been about 66% above what was expected

Oct 1, 2015 3:14 PM Read more >

Nordstrom prices almost identical to those at the Bay, study finds

Nordstrom opened in downtown Vancouver to much fanfare September 18 and although it...

Oct 1, 2015 9:20 AM Read more >

Hudson’s Bay Co. laying off 265 workers in $75m restructuring plan

Hudson’s Bay Company (TSX:HBC) is laying off 265 workers as part of a new restructuring plan aimed at saving $75 million annually.

Sep 30, 2015 9:24 AM Read more >

Competitive retail sector challenges Metro landlords, developers

Too much? Nordstrom’s debut at Pacific Centre in the former Sears premises (themselves a makeover of an Eaton’s location, for those of elephantine memories) shows the potential of big old multi-level retail spaces.

Sep 29, 2015 6:00 AM Read more >