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Short-selling cross-border shopping

Cross-border shopping is a Canadian tradition and, by occasionally voting with their feet, Canadian shoppers have encouraged Canadian retail to compete more effectively
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City’s small businesses squeezed

City’s small businesses squeezed

B.C. entrepreneurs seeking expansion of buy-local initiative and government zoning help to survive in Vancouver city marketplace
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Alcohol store sales up across British Columbia

Alcohol store sales up across British Columbia

Total sales of all categories of alcoholic beverages by beer and liquor stores grew 2.4% in British Columbia between 2012 and 2013, Statistics Canada announced April 10.
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Thurlow Street development kicks out Dollar Tree as it goes high end

Thurlow Street development kicks out Dollar Tree as it goes high end

Concord Pacific is intent on making its Carlyle development at the corner of Alberni and Thurlow Streets fully high-end by ridding itself of low-end tenant Dollar Tree at the end of April.
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The face of the Canadian manufacturing sector is changing: CIBC

The face of the Canadian manufacturing sector is changing: CIBC

The past decade saw Canadian manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) fall by 12% and the number of firms in this sector drop by 20%, but it may be time for the emergence of a different, stronger manufacturing sector, according to a CIBC World Markets report released April 1.
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Peer to Peer: I need to raise money for my startup – should I crowdfund?

Peer to Peer: I need to raise money for my startup – should I crowdfund?

Smart crowdfunding campaigns can help a business tap into wide pool of new investors
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Effective cash-flow management is crucial to your company's financial health

Effective cash-flow management is crucial to your company's financial health

Continual forecasting can help you avoid a cash crunch
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More store closures, layoffs hit Richmond-based Petcetera

More store closures, layoffs hit Richmond-based Petcetera

Beleaguered pet-supply retailer Petcetera is back in the doghouse after filing for creditor protection just a few weeks ago.
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Consumers push for disclosure of where clothes are made

Consumers push for disclosure of where clothes are made

Concern over outsourced manufacturing sparked by 2013 Bangladesh factory collapse
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Lululemon's earnings remain mostly flat after last year's blunders

Lululemon's earnings remain mostly flat after last year's blunders

Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s (NASDAQ: LULU) public image blunders over see-through pants and insensitive comments about women's figures haven't managed to diminish its latest profits or revenue.
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