Retail & Manufacturing

Surrey, Langley Starbucks workers vote to potentially strike

Workers had voted to unionize last summer

Sep 14, 2023 11:40 AM Read more >

Canadians buying less is top consumer trend: BDC

BDC survey conforms with recent Statistics Canada retail data

Sep 12, 2023 3:00 AM Read more >

Unionized Starbucks store in Vancouver to close as lease expires

Twenty-two workers at the cafe voted to join the United Steelworkers Union in February

Sep 5, 2023 10:45 AM Read more >

Temu owner PDD Holdings reports Q2 sales surge

The e-commerce platform entered the Canadian market earlier this year and has a warehouse in Burnaby

Aug 29, 2023 5:40 PM Read more >

Unity Brands acquires Vancouver-based Casca Footwear

Casca was established out of a Kitsilano basement suite in 2017

Aug 29, 2023 12:45 PM Read more >

Best Buy Canada a drag on parent company’s sales

Vancouver-based subsidiary’s sales fell 8.8 per cent in latest quarter

Aug 29, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Fixing composite materials’ recycling problem

Victoria company developed tough, light material that is recyclable

Aug 29, 2023 9:52 AM Read more >

Slumping car sales hurt B.C. retail sector in June

Retail sales in the province declined 4.8 per cent month-over-month in June; 1.6 per cent year-over-year

Aug 23, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

Mobile debit payments in stores jump 53% over past year: Interac

National debit network says more than 1B transactions happened between Aug 2022 and July 2023

Aug 23, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Vancouver bylaw official tries to close hookah shops

Seventy-seven-year-old owner of Persian Tea House threatens hunger strike

Aug 18, 2023 8:45 AM Read more >