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Top gear: Vancouver’s luxury retail appetite grows

Top gear: Vancouver’s luxury retail appetite grows

McLaren Vancouver joins the city’s tightly knit community of super-luxury car dealers
Vancouver’s Coastal Contacts shortlisted for Canada Post e-commerce innovation award

Vancouver’s Coastal Contacts shortlisted for Canada Post e-commerce innovation award

Canada Post has announced the finalists for its 2013 E-Commerce Innovation Awards and Vancouver’s Coastal Contacts, which operates clearlycontacts.ca, is in the running for best large multi-channel retailer.
Gen Y Canadians feel buying local should involve online services

Gen Y Canadians feel buying local should involve online services

Canadians from Generation Y support small businesses because of convenience and personal service, but feel they would benefit from offering online services, according to new Rogers research commissioned by Harris-Decima.
Canada’s auto parts industry revenue to post drop in 2013 results: Conference Board of Canada

Canada’s auto parts industry revenue to post drop in 2013 results: Conference Board of Canada

Canada’s auto parts industry is likely to post considerably lower profits in 2013, according to a Conference Board of Canada report released August 28.
Canada ranks in top five countries for entrepreneurship: EY

Canada ranks in top five countries for entrepreneurship: EY

Canada ranks amongst the top five countries for entrepreneurship, according to EY’s G20 Entrepreneurship Barometer released August 27.
National retail sales slumped in June, but rose in B.C. on strength of car sales: StatsCan

National retail sales slumped in June, but rose in B.C. on strength of car sales: StatsCan

After rising in May, retail sales in Canada slumped 0.6% in June to $40.1 billion, Statistics Canada reported August 22.
Canadian expansion a drag on Target earnings

Canadian expansion a drag on Target earnings

Canadian expansion hurt earnings at Minneapolis-based Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT), which reported second-quarter financial results August 21.
Best Buy rallies despite sluggish Canadian sales

Best Buy rallies despite sluggish Canadian sales

The parent of Burnaby-based Best Buy Canada reported its first quarterly profit in a year on August 20 as the consumer electronics giant beat Wall Street estimates for both profit and revenue.
Giving local food a boost will benefit economy: Conference Board of Canada

Giving local food a boost will benefit economy: Conference Board of Canada

Canada’s economy could benefit if more work was done to integrate local food into the national food distribution network, according to a Conference Board of Canada report released today (August 20).
Target misses the mark with Canadian customers: survey

Target misses the mark with Canadian customers: survey

Canadian shoppers are increasingly unimpressed with Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) as the U.S. big-box giant executes its rollout of 124 stores across Canada by the end of 2013, according to a new survey.