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Retailers divided on value of offering customers loyalty points

The battle between competing drug store chains over whether the B.C. government should prevent them from offering loyalty points on prescription drug purchases highlights customer reward programs in general and how they fit into corporate business models.
Pharmacy watchdog urges ban on prescription drug loyalty points programs

Pharmacy watchdog urges ban on prescription drug loyalty points programs

Drugstores split over the proposal, which is aimed at improving public health and stalling growth of pharmaceutical black market
Coastal Contacts third best at using social media for web traffic

Coastal Contacts third best at using social media for web traffic

Vancouver-based eyeglass and contact lens seller Coastal Contacts Inc. (Nasdaq:COA; TSX:COA) announced January 18 that Internet Retailer magazine has ranked it as the third best company at generating web traffic from social media sources.
Designing a new vocation

Designing a new vocation

Aboriginal artist and former lawyer finds joining art and law an award-winning – and money-making – combination
Communication is key to successful selling

Communication is key to successful selling

Businesses benefit from establishing trust early in the relationship

When to consider a partnership

Getting clear on what your goal is as an entrepreneur is the first step in figuring out when and why you should consider a partnership
B.C. small business confidence decreases in December, remains above average

B.C. small business confidence decreases in December, remains above average

Optimism among small and medium-sized businesses in both British Columbia and across Canada fell slightly in December, according to Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) data released this morning.
Still shopping for the holidays? You are in the minority

Still shopping for the holidays? You are in the minority

The clock is ticking for those who haven’t finished their holiday shopping, but a BMO survey released this morning shows fewer people are cutting things close to the wire than last year.
Headline-hitting B.C. brewery hires former VBOT boss

Headline-hitting B.C. brewery hires former VBOT boss

Fast-growing and controversy-prone brewery PWB has appointed Darcy Rezac, former longtime head of the Vancouver Board of Trade, as its vice-president of corporate affairs.
Retail sales up for the fourth consecutive month: Stats Canada

Retail sales up for the fourth consecutive month: Stats Canada

Retail sales were up Canada-wide in October for the fourth month in a row, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning.