Retail & Manufacturing

Small-business owners have a new advocate who will lobby governments on their behalf.

John Coughlan, owner of Delta-based ice-cream distributor TransCold Distribution, has bought Chilliwack’s Coast Mountain Dairy for an undisclosed amount.

The founders of Sepp's Gourmet Foods, which was sold to Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE:RAH) in 2010, are back in business with the acquisition of PROsnack Natural Foods Inc.

Best Buy Canada has closed eight Future Shop and seven Best Buy stores across Canada, including six locations in B.C.

Revellers in B.C. are increasingly celebrating with local libations from the province’s craft breweries.

Olympic gold medallist snowboarder Ross Rebagliati plans to launch a string of medical marijuana stores branded Ross’ Gold and then sell franchises depending on his stores’ success, Rebagliati told Business in Vancouver January 23.

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.

Drugstores split over the proposal, which is aimed at improving public health and stalling growth of pharmaceutical black market

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.

Aboriginal artist and former lawyer finds joining art and law an award-winning – and money-making – combination