Retail & Manufacturing
BIV's coverage delves into all retail and manufacturing issues affecting businesses in Vancouver and British Columbia
Interac creates music soundtrack to help shoppers spend wisely
Spotify playlist is intended for consumers to download, not retailers
Ongoing microchip shortage limits auto inventory options
Supply chain strain likely to continue throughout 2022’s fourth quarter
B.C. retailers confident despite inflation threat
Some Canadian apparel retailers are intentionally carrying more inventory
Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 2.5% to $61.3 billion in July
OTTAWA — Retail sales fell 2.5 per cent to $61.3 billion in July, the first drop in seven months as sales at gasoline stations and clothing and clothing accessories stores decreased, Statistics...
Vancouver luggage retailer Monos lands US$30m investment
Online-only retailer readies to open first store in Kitsilano
The 'shroom boom': How B.C. has adapted to the psilocybin movement
B.C.'s 'shroom boom' goes digital with websites that offer microdosing options to promote wellbeing
New West-based Great Wall Tea shop to open pop-up in Burnaby
New Westminster-based tea shop Great Wall Tea is preparing for a new adventure: a pop-up storefront at Lougheed Mall in Burnaby. Opening the week of Sept. 26, the store will be located in the mall’s...
Business-to-business sales drive Canadian e-commerce
Value of Canadian e-commerce jumps more than 30 per cent in 2021
Purdys averts strike, reaches tentative deal with union
Purdys Chocolatier's management and union representatives last night reached a tentative agreement, hours before the midnight deadline, which the union had set as the start of a potential...
Workers at Purdys threaten to strike
Union delivered strike notice on Sept. 8, are in negotiations with management