Retail & Manufacturing

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 1.5 per cent to $70.2 billion in June, helped by increased spending at food and beverage retailers. However, the agency says its preliminary estimate for July pointed to a 0.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales edged up June and a smaller share of firms reported an impact from U.S. tariffs. The agency said Friday that manufacturing sales in June rose 0.3 per cent to $68.

The company has invested more than $12 million in a new production line.

Sobeys had closed more than a quarter of B.C. Safeway stores, attempting to reopen some under the FreshCo banner with single-store collective agreements

Proposed change to government taxes would be revenue-neutral, brewers say

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is set to shave off a sliver of its debt after getting court approval for two lease deals, but is still gearing up for a fight on a third lease agreement later this month.

Mat Povse is company’s latest leader set to put Canadian stamp on operations

TORONTO — New court filings say Hudson's Bay has threatened to end a lease deal it has with a B.C. billionaire who wrote directly to a judge twice — against the retailer’s advice — to try to persuade him to view her favourably.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay has reached deals to sell the leases of six store locations as legal wrangling continues on work to close a deal to sell up to 25 leases to B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu. Legal filings show clothing retailer YM Inc.

Vancouver saw a nine per cent jump in retail sales in May, compared with May 2024, by far bettering other large Canadian metro areas.