Retail & Manufacturing

Burnaby-based Mustang Survival has been acquired by a Safariland, a Florida company specializing in police and military equipment.

Langley-based Freybe Gourmet Foods has been acquired by Premium Brands.

Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) announced March 21 that it will open a new store in late June in Langley’s Willowbrook Shopping Centre, on the Fraser Highway, near the Langley Bypass.

B.C. retail sales rebounded in January from a sluggish December but were virtually unchanged from a year ago, Statistics Canada revealed March 21.

The federal government’s newly released Economic Action Plan 2013 provides support for business acceleration programs, which will continue to help foster the knowledge economy in Canada, according to the British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA).

Yogawear giant Lululemon Athletica Inc. (TSX:LLL; Nasdaq: LULU) warned today that botched production of black luon pants has forced it to pull the products from its shelves and that this will have a “significant impact” on their financial results, which are expected March 21.

Social media platforms becoming as important to companies’ brands as corporate websites

The world’s largest online eyewear seller is opening its first North American brick-and-mortar store on Vancouver’s Robson Street.

On International Women’s Day, March 8, RBC and Women of Influence have announced the call for nominations for the 2013 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards.

The City of Richmond launched a comprehensive new website March 5 to better engage with the city’s business owners.