Retail & Manufacturing

Central City set to nearly quadruple production next year

Surrey council formally approved the creation of the Newton Business Improvement Association (NBIA) November 12, paving the way for Newton businesses to have their own representation within the city.

Holy Crap Cereal CEO Corin Mullins has been chosen by EY to participate in its 2013 Entrepreneurial Winning Women program, making her one of only two Canadian women to receive this honour.

The third annual mSummit – an event that brings together mothers in business – is being held in Vancouver November 16.

Federal employment minister Jason Kenney and provincial jobs ministers say they are making progress on the contentious Canada Job Grant program, but that more talks are needed.

Canadian grocery stores and retailers such as Canadian Tire and have been slow to capitalize on e-commerce could face some serious competition from Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) with the launch online grocery and auto sales sites in Canada.

British Columbia has the highest number of small businesses per capita in the country, with 83.5 small enterprises for every 1,000 people in the province.

Sears Canada Inc. (TSX:SCC) is closing five of its stores across Canada, including the Richmond Centre location, the department store chain announced October 29.

Vancouver-based Cupcakes is opening its ninth location November 15 in Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby.

British Columbia's retail economy grew 0.6% in August, according to a Central 1 Credit Union economic report released October 25.