Retail & Manufacturing

Burnaby businesses cite limited parking options for customers and employees as their biggest challenge, according to the Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT).

Global fashion behemoth Versace plans to cement Gastown’s reputation as a homeware destination when it opens the world’s first Versace Home store to carry a full line of home products – from tiles and faucets to comforters, dining room tables and wallpaper.

Online suit-seller Indochino opened a permanent showroom in Toronto August 1, making clear that the ecommerce player’s executives believe that the company needs to have a brick-and-mortar presence in order to push sales to the next level.

Domestic microbrewers’ 43.4% sales growth in B.C. in the year ended June 30 was not only more robust than any other beer category, it was also stronger than any other major alcohol category.

Despite a Labour Relations Board ruling that Ikea negotiated a wage increase for picket line-crossing workers behind the union’s back, the bitter, 15-month dispute is unlikely to end any time soon.

Fresh off closing a $7.3-million private placement, Vancouver men’s underwear maker Naked Brand Group Inc. (NAKD:OTCBB) is moving its corporate headquarters to the Big Apple.

The parent of Vancouver-based Dollar Tree Canada announced a major acquisition July 28: a US$8.5 billion acquisition of rival Family Dollar Stores Inc.

Telus (TSX:T) put its mark on its new downtown Vancouver building that will house 1,000 employees when it opens this fall.

Total retail sales in British Columbia dipped slightly from April to May, making it the only province in the country that didn’t see growth over this period, according to Statistics Canada data released July 23.

Anthony von Mandl has helped put the Okanagan Valley on the world wine map while building an empire that generates $500 million in annual sales