Retail & Manufacturing

Independent grocers expand despite sector consolidation

Make your own way but be open to help

Inte att hända. That’s Swedish for not gonna happen. As in: There are no plans, possibilities or even a weenie little hope that Ikea will open so much as a pickup counter in Victoria, never mind one of its behemoth home-furnishing stores.

Nine Future Shop outlets throughout B.C. will shutter permanently in the wake of cross-country closures announced Saturday (March 28). However, 13 locations on the West Coast will be rebranded as Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and re-open in the coming week.

Yogawear maker aims to have 20 stores each in Europe and Asia by the end of 2017

Kids have been putting ketchup on their Kraft Dinner for decades, so maybe this was inevitable

BCLDB to stop providing price-guide booklets for competitive reasons

New markup formula will create same base price for private and government store

Secrecy over how many in-aisle licences the government will issue adds to the confusion

U.S. discount shoe seller DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse is opening its first store in British Columbia.