Retail & Manufacturing
BIV's coverage delves into all retail and manufacturing issues affecting businesses in Vancouver and British Columbia
Walmart Canada provides $100-million bonus program for employees
Program involves giving workers a $2-per-hour raise throughout April
Metro Vancouver outdoor-recreation stores dig in as pandemic hits
Metro Vancouver businesses catering to outdoor activity that’s conducive to social distancing – biking, inline skating and solo jogging – say they are seeing some uptick in business since the...
More Metro Vancouver retailers step up to sell Girl Guide Cookies
The girls can't go door to door due to COVID-19, but retailers are helping them sell their cookies
CF Pacific Centre "assessing" whether to remain open
Only five or six of the downtown shopping centre's 99 tenants are still open
B.C. farmers' markets going online to keep us connected to farmers during COVID-19 crisis
You'll soon be able to order fresh food from B.C. farmers and vendors, without leaving your home
Canadian manufacturing nosedives in March
IHS Markit says production last month fell at the fastest pace in at least nine and a half years
B.C. wineries reach out to housebound consumers
Discounts, free shipping offered amid uncertain economic times
Panic-buying of drugs leading to shortages and rationing, pharmacies say
Some pharmacies are asking customers to avoid stockpiling medications as panic-buying during the COVID-19 pandemic leads to a tighter supply of some drugs. Andrew Formosa, pharmacy manager at...
B.C. Cannabis retailers hopeful they will be deemed essential and stay open
B.C. government legalizes online and phone cannabis reservations amid COVID-19
Port Coquitlam web guru offers free help setting up online stores
Port Coquitlam's Nicholas Ram Media is helping small businesses get online and get through the global COVID-19 pandemic