Retail & Manufacturing

Good news for those who like to ride in style: Pfaff Automotive Partners has expanding into Western Canada with the grand opening of Canada’s second McLaren dealership, McLaren Vancouver, the company has announced.

Manufacturing business conditions in B.C. slowed in July, according to RBC Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) figures released August 1.

B.C. small business owners are showing a "steady optimism," but are the most concerned in the country when it comes to the effect of tax and regulatory costs, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

Dan-D Foods has received approximately $3 million in funding from B.C.-based First West Capital to purchase its production, head office and warehouse facility in Richmond.

Retail sales rose 1.9% across Canada in May, an improvement over flat retail sales in March and April, Statistics Canada is reporting today.

British Columbians are turning away from Australian wine and contributing to increasing troubles at a winery conglomerate Down Under.

Vancouver’s Hot Tomali has launched a new style of reward program to encourage sales associates at major retailers to learn about the products they sell.

Vancouver-based HSBC Bank Canada announced July 17 that it has earmarked $1 billion to loan to small and medium-sized businesses seeking to expand internationally.

The number of loans that Bank of Montreal is giving Metro Vancouver small business owners has risen more than 10% compared with last year, the bank's vice-president of commercial lending, Dean Kirkham, told Business in Vancouver July 16.

B.C.’s manufacturing sales increased by 1.6% to $3.4 billion in May, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning.