Retail & Manufacturing
BIV's coverage delves into all retail and manufacturing issues affecting businesses in Vancouver and British Columbia
Robson merchants expect another lean summer
Business picking up, but pillars of retail corridor's economy will still be missing
'Pent-up demand,' weddings, push Indochino to record sales
Vancouver-based suit-seller expands, with 21 new stores in Nordstrom locations by July 2
B.C. to allow private cannabis retailers to deliver products to customers
Province will also stop security-screening cannabis-store employees
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. His three-store, 37-year-old retailer operates stores in Metro Vancouver, at Coquitlam...
Food inflation looms for B.C. consumers
Grocers and wholesalers grapple with rising costs as pandemic recedes
Nicotine buzz in the air as vaping rises, smoking falls
Canadian governments hitting tobacco and vaping products with new tax increases
Coolers are the B.C. booze market’s hottest segment
Sales of ciders, hard spritzers and other “refreshment beverages” booming in the province
'Hot and heavy' cannabis consolidation shaking up industry
Cannabis consumption habits changing rapidly while larger players dominate
Robust global economy eases higher Loonie’s pressure on manufacturers
Company has raised prices, but has not fully passed on higher costs to consumers
How B.C. retailers can better serve today’s sustainability-focused consumer
As vaccinations roll out worldwide and society moves towards some form of normalcy, consumer demands continue to shift as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While some consumers will go back to...