Retail & Manufacturing

Booming online eyewear sector sees new Vancouver-based player: KITS

KITS includes backing from experienced eyewear entrepreneur Roger Hardy

Aug 12, 2020 8:08 AM Read more >

U.K. cosmetics giant Lush sues Vancouver-based head of North American operations

Vancouver’s Mark Wolverton has helped Lush expand to 269 stores across Canada and the U.S.

Aug 11, 2020 8:08 AM Read more >

Walmart to require masks at stores starting next week

Walmart is instituting a mandatory mask policy for all customers in Canada starting Wednesday in a move that has been welcomed by some local shoppers.

Aug 10, 2020 2:55 PM Read more >

Delta cannabis grower now selling seeds

A large-scale East Ladner greenhouse operation that made the switch to cannabis is now getting into the seed business.

Aug 5, 2020 4:03 PM Read more >

‘V’ recovery too late for some retailers

Permanent closures – including Army & Navy – pockmark Canada’s retail sector despite reports of a promising sales recovery in May and June

Aug 4, 2020 11:08 AM Read more >

DAVIDsTEA to close all B.C. stores except for one at CF Pacific Centre

Montreal-based tea retailer plans to reopen a total of 18 stores and keep 208 stores shuttered

Jul 30, 2020 1:24 PM Read more >

New federal tax to hike price of Canadian wine

Levy helps resolve part of a trade dispute with Australia

Jul 28, 2020 12:29 PM Read more >

Century-old Vancouver butcher adding 50-seat restaurant to shop

It's the oldest business on Kitsilano's West 4th Avenue

Jul 27, 2020 3:22 PM Read more >

End of an era as longtime New West jewelry store set to close

Cartwright Jewelers is inviting folks to “come by and share a memory and say goodbye” as a local institution prepares to close its doors.

Jul 13, 2020 1:00 PM Read more >

Port Coquitlam tortilla factory hands out 600 kg of tortillas to quarantined migrant workers

'Right now, it’s time to help, not time to cry.'

Jul 8, 2020 3:00 PM Read more >