Retail & Manufacturing

Vancouver’s Coastal Contacts (TSX:COA), also known as Coastal.com, has been sold to lens designer and manufacturer Essilor International for $430 million.

Survey finds majority of local respondents making the same number of shopping trips to the U.S. despite exchange rate

Attention all entrepreneurs: the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is teaming up with Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) to find and recognize the country’s most innovative start-up.

Tax planning in advance of a transaction can help reduce the costs of a deal, improve returns and manage risks

It’s still overshadowed by mining and other resource industries, but manufacturing is B.C.’s fourth-largest employer, and new markets in Europe and elsewhere could soon make it a bigger contributor to the province’s overall economy

When partners have different levels of risk tolerance for company expansion, trust and faith can save both business and marriage

Wal-Mart and Target could seek leases or buy local companies outright, say analysts

Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) plans this summer to open an 11,000-square-foot, two-storey store next to the Victoria's Secret megastore at the corner of Robson and Burrard streets, company spokesperson Lana Gogas confirmed to Business in Vancouver.

Overwaitea Food Group (OFG) announced February 13 that it is buying 15 stores from Sobeys Inc., which was forced to sell the locations as part of an agreement with Canada’s Competition Bureau.

Richmond will not be the only Canadian city getting a new Walmart store this year. Walmart Canada has announced plans to build 35 “supercentres” over the next year across Canada.