Retail & Manufacturing

As Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) prepares its early-spring entry into the Canadian market, the retailer is launching a cross-country brand-building road trip.

Nearly half of Canadians are planning to shop online today during "Cyber Monday," according to a new BMO Bank of Montreal survey.

Black Friday is increasingly popular with Canadians, according to a recent Ipsos Reid survey on behalf of Visa Canada.

Retail sales rose slightly in B.C. in September but lagged the national average, which was driven largely by a phenomenal increase in Prairie provinces, according to Statistics Canada data released yesterday.

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:BBY), the U.S. parent of B.C.'s second-largest privately owned company, announced November 20 that operating income dove 97% to US$12 million in the third quarter, prompting its stock to collapse to a new decade-plus low.

A recent CIBC report predicts that, in the coming decade, Canadians are expected to become their own bosses at an accelerated pace. Interestingly, the report names British Columbia as the start-up company hub of Canada with 3.7% of the working population being part of a startup.

Nine Fraser Valley municipalities announced November 8 that they had agreed to adopt a common bylaw to allow business owners to purchase a one-year, intermunicipal business licence for specific trades.

The Vancouver International Airport Authority confirmed yesterday that the 340,000-square-foot outlet mall that it is developing in partnership with McArthurGlen Group will move closer to the Canada Line's Templeton Station.

B.C.'s small and medium-sized businesses grew more optimistic last month, according to Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) data released this morning.

Five per cent more Canadians plan to buy their holiday gifts on line this year compared with last year, according to a recent American Express Canada survey.