Retail & Manufacturing

British Columbia saw the country’s biggest increase in retail sales in November, Statistics Canada announced January 23.

Naturally Splendid Enterprises (TSX-V:NSP) has signed a national distribution deal with Purity Life Health Products LP for its hemp-based natural foods and supplements.

IQmetrix, Vancouver company that specializes in developing in-store interactive displays for retailers, has acquired Web Werkz, a Vancouver company that develops websites for wireless retailers.

Sears Canada will cut 1,600 more jobs over the next nine months, the company announced today.

Former Lululemon CEO Christine Day will become CEO of healthy fast food firm Luvo in April, the company announced January 14.

Internet-based phone service designed for micro-businesses

New bankers easy to find, but without a long-standing relationship with them, small-business access to loans is limited

Lululemon Athletica Inc. warned investors January 13 that a substantial drop in sales since the start of 2014 will hurt sales and earnings in its fourth quarter – an outlook that sent the yogawear maker’s shares (Nasdaq:LULU) down 16% as of 11:30 a.m. Pacific time.

As business optimism across Canada fell to its lowest level since June, small business owners in British Columbia reported having the highest optimism in the country in December, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

2015 opening of major Nordstrom outlet shifting centre of downtown shopping strip east