Retail & Manufacturing

Small and medium-sized businesses in British Columbia grew more optimistic in November, according to Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) data released this morning.

The provincial government will invest more than $500,000 in a skills training program that will support aspiring Aboriginal entrepreneurs, Premier Christy Clark announced yesterday.

A new campaign aimed at getting consumers and businesses alike to support other local business by buying local officially launches today.

As the owner of Silver Bullet Shredding, a three-person company in Burnaby, Bailey Jung runs into unusual conundrums. For instance: what to do with all the bankers boxes and binders left over from huge shredding jobs?

B.C. has announced new incentives geared at helping small breweries grow.

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.

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.

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

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.