Retail & Manufacturing
BIV's coverage delves into all retail and manufacturing issues affecting businesses in Vancouver and British Columbia
B.C. drinkers are buying less wine but paying more
Vancouver International Wine Festival may enhance preference for premium wines
Retail sales up 0.3 per cent at $66.1B in July: StatCan
But agency says its early estimate for August suggests retail sales are falling
Canadian beef prices soar as cost for pork, ham and bacon falls
Grocery prices rose across Canada year-over-year in August by 6.9 per cent
Surrey, Langley Starbucks workers vote to potentially strike
Workers had voted to unionize last summer
Canadians buying less is top consumer trend: BDC
BDC survey conforms with recent Statistics Canada retail data
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
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
Unity Brands acquires Vancouver-based Casca Footwear
Casca was established out of a Kitsilano basement suite in 2017
Best Buy Canada a drag on parent company’s sales
Vancouver-based subsidiary’s sales fell 8.8 per cent in latest quarter
Fixing composite materials’ recycling problem
Victoria company developed tough, light material that is recyclable