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Life Lessons: Jeff Booth, BuildDirect

Life Lessons: Jeff Booth, BuildDirect

Expanding a business takes different skills than starting up
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Canadian retailers increasingly confident: American Express

Canadian retailers increasingly confident: American Express

Retailers see a bright future ahead as they shift their focus to customer service
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Indigo to open smaller downtown Vancouver store to replace Chapters

Indigo to open smaller downtown Vancouver store to replace Chapters

Granville Street store will be about a tenth the size of the company's former longtime Chapters at the corner of Howe and Robson streets
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Best Buy sales soar in U.S., plunge 25.6% in Canada

Best Buy sales soar in U.S., plunge 25.6% in Canada

Canadian division’s sales fall as retailer grapples with currency, store closures
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Surrey retailer highlights the rise of the micro-multinational

Surrey retailer highlights the rise of the micro-multinational

Clothing company typifies new global ambitions of local small businesses
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Bleeding-edge technology helps retailers boost sales

Bleeding-edge technology helps retailers boost sales

Uploading photos to website search engines speed customers' ability to find products that they want to buy
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Dollar near 11-year-low helps retailers chalk up back-to-school sales bump

Dollar near 11-year-low helps retailers chalk up back-to-school sales bump

EY projects 4% rise in sales thanks to inflation, expanded child-care benefit
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Ikea issues recall on 442,000 nightlights in U.S. and Canada

Ikea issues recall on 442,000 nightlights in U.S. and Canada

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has issued a recall of its PATRULL nightlight after...
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Zulily’s sale for US$2.4 billion justifies high valuations for e-commerce ventures

Zulily’s sale for US$2.4 billion justifies high valuations for e-commerce ventures

Seattle-based company's share price soars 48% following announcement
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Smaller depots, vans put new stamp on Canada Post

Smaller depots, vans put new stamp on Canada Post

Changes are response to e-commerce, but union says measures are hard on workers
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