Retail & Manufacturing

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.

Products marketed as natural health products, but which Health Canada says contained undeclared prescription drugs that could be harmful, have been yanked from the shelves of Burnaby retailer West Box.

Ex-Lululemon CEO takes reins at Richmond-based Luvo, aims to add airlines, hospitals to expanding client list

Business confidence across the province dipped slightly in January compared with one month prior, but British Columbian entrepreneurs still remain the most optimistic in the country.

The City of Langford, British Columbia, grabbed the national spotlight Thursday, earning the 2014 Golden Scissors Award for its plan to reform business licences.

Burnaby-based Best Buy Canada is laying off 950 employees at its Best Buy and Future Shop stores across the country, the company announced January 30.

North Vancouver’s Red Dog Deli profits from growing market for premium pet food

Government paperwork costs the average Canadian $730 a year in fees and time spend filling out forms, according to the Canadian Federation for Independent Business.