Retail & Manufacturing

The principle of lean philosophy or thinking says that companies must shed everything that does not add true value to end customers

Christine Day will be stepping down as CEO of Lululemon (TSX:LLL; NASDAQ:LULU), the athletic clothing company announced yesterday.

Sears Canada on June 7 announced that it has applied to the City of Burnaby to develop its nine acres of land at Metropolis at Metrotown in what many believe will be a $1 billion mega-development.

Logistics and distribution giant Nippon Express Canada announced June 5 that it has leased 150,000 in the East Richmond Distribution Centre and will leave its smaller facility in west Richmond.

Small business confidence in British Columbia dipped in May but remains above Canada-wide levels, according to Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) data released this morning.

A new Vancouver greeting card company is launching a line of greeting cards featuring local artists on The Hunted Few, a Vancouver-based online marketplace that specializes in selling hand-crafted goods by independent artisans and jewelry makers.

Burnaby's Weatherhaven Resources Ltd. has just landed a $5.7 million subcontract by Boeing, the Department of National Defence announced Friday.

A viral video of guitar-strumming Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has prompted Vancouver guitar-maker Larrivée to reissue a discontinued guitar.

In a business dominated by grocery chains, small food entrepreneurs struggle to keep it local

Fast-growing Instant Imprints is giving $10,000 worth of free corporate gift items and other branding services to small business owners who visit its nine Metro Vancouver locations May 21-25.