Retail & Manufacturing

Robson merchants expect another lean summer

Business picking up, but pillars of retail corridor's economy will still be missing

Jul 8, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

'Pent-up demand,' weddings, push Indochino to record sales

Vancouver-based suit-seller expands, with 21 new stores in Nordstrom locations by July 2

Jun 24, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

B.C. to allow private cannabis retailers to deliver products to customers

Province will also stop security-screening cannabis-store employees

Jun 17, 2021 11:39 AM Read more >

B.C. menswear retailer Boys'Co. to permanently close

Men's fashion chain Boys'Co. plans to cease operations early in 2022, owner David Goldman told BIV on June 3.

Jun 3, 2021 1:25 PM Read more >

Food inflation looms for B.C. consumers

Grocers and wholesalers grapple with rising costs as pandemic recedes

Jun 2, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

Nicotine buzz in the air as vaping rises, smoking falls

Canadian governments hitting tobacco and vaping products with new tax increases

May 26, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

Coolers are the B.C. booze market’s hottest segment

Sales of ciders, hard spritzers and other “refreshment beverages” booming in the province

May 25, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

'Hot and heavy' cannabis consolidation shaking up industry

Cannabis consumption habits changing rapidly while larger players dominate

May 25, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

Robust global economy eases higher Loonie’s pressure on manufacturers

Company has raised prices, but has not fully passed on higher costs to consumers

May 17, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

Amazon ups Metro Vancouver recruitment campaign to nearly 3,000

E-commerce giant aims to hire 950 additional staff for existing fulfillment centres

May 14, 2021 7:00 AM Read more >