Retail & Manufacturing

A shale gas boom in the U.S. combined with political problems in South America is prompting Vancouver’s Methanex Corp. (TSX:MX) to spend $550 million on relocating an idled plant from Chile to Louisiana.

Fast-growing Vancouver Underwear manufacturer Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc. is opening a distribution centre in Los Angeles in the lead-up to selling its briefs in 40 Nordstrom stores.

B.C. distillers believe they are being discriminated against because, unlike wineries, they are prohibited from making higher profit margins when selling direct to customers at their distilleries. "The reason there are so many wineries in B.C.

Vancouver-based Russell Brewing Inc. (TSX-V:RB) announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Vancouver-based FVI Capital Inc.

Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) will open 125 stores across Canada next year, including 19 in B.C. The U.S. based big box retail giant announced that starting in the spring of 2013 it will open in rebranded Zellers Inc .

Business confidence among Canada’s small- and medium-sized enterprises continued to fall in June, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

Increasing number of entrepreneurs working in cannabis culture’s legal nether world

Street festivals may be fun, but do they drive business or drive traffic away from local merchants?

The alternative to the one-on-one is firefighting – when critical activities go awry and problems must be addressed immediately and with a significantly reduced set of options

Branding is less about getting people’s attention and more about inviting them to develop a relationship with you