Retail & Manufacturing

How four entrepreneurs got the dragons to dig deep

Growing east or west rather than south may be key to global success small businesses

TV business shows make it seem easy: dream up a good idea, make an entertaining pitch to investors and walk away with the cash. Or not. People watch Dragons’ Den in great numbers and think it’s the proxy for the real world.

Delta mayor says bylaw aimed at “undesirable” businesses needed to clean up Scott Road

Vancouver-based Army & Navy is holding its 64th annual shoe sale on April 24 – an event dubbed the biggest shoe sale in Canada because the chain's six stores regularly sell more than 100,000 pairs of shoes and generate more than $1 million in revenue.

Do you have a great idea for a new business? Vancouver entrepreneurs are being invited to throw their ideas at the wall at the fourth annual Startup Weekend May 31 to June 2 and see what sticks.

Ritchie Bros. (TSX:RBA) – already the world's largest industrial equipment auctioneer – is extending its reach into a $200 billion global market with a new eBay-style auction website.

Online eyewear retailer Coastal Contacts Inc. (TSX:COA; Nasdaq:COA) has inked a vision plan agreement with a Canadian benefits administrator, the company announced today.

Employees at the Shoppers Drug Mart (TSX:SC) on Davie Street voted 93% in favour of strike action last week.

The day after yogawear giant Lululemon Athletica Inc. (Nasdaq:LULU; TSX:LLL) announced changes to its management team, including the departure of its chief products officer Sheree Waterson, the company is suffering from a downgrade from an RBC Capital Markets analyst.