Retail & Manufacturing

The B.C. government has announced that it will fund a $2 million campaign to help B.C. farmers and food processors promote local foods.

London Drugs president Wynne Powell told Business in Vancouver August 28 that he plans steady expansion despite the current sluggish retail environment. Powell will open his chain’s 75th store in the Olympic Village this Friday, August 31.

Fashion-focused business gives women the edge in entrepreneurial leadership

Winmark Corp. to open 12 stores as competition heats up in second-hand goods sector

Sales are falling at Best Buy Canada, as its parent, Best Buy Co. (NYSE:BBY), grapples with a tough economic environment, a new CEO who has no retail experience and a stock that is languishing near nine-year lows.

Fomer B.C. Finance Minister Gary Collins was appointed Coastal Contacts' new president earlier this month – but that does not mean that CEO Roger Hardy has retirement plans. "I'm still day-to-day.

Limited Brands Inc. (NYSE:LTD) has signed a lease for 35,000 square feet at the corner of Robson and Burrard streets and plans to put the second largest Victoria's Secret store in North America in the marquee location that formerly housed HMV.

Diversification and flexibility have helped one Lower Mainland bicycle manufacturer remain ahead of the pack

Canada’s export-dependent manufacturing industries are counting on the U.S. economy and emerging markets to sustain production increases and boost profitability in the face of global economic uncertainty, according to a quarterly report.

A Burnaby manufacturer has landed a $60 million contract to make mobile shelters for the Canadian military. Dozens of other B.C. suppliers will benefit from the contract.