Retail & Manufacturing
BIV's coverage delves into all retail and manufacturing issues affecting businesses in Vancouver and British Columbia
B.C. allows imported wine on licensed grocery store shelves
B.C. government revised its laws as part of an agreement hatched in Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade talks
Legal cannabis costs 65% more than black-market weed: Statistics Canada
Price disparity has increased since Canada legalized recreational cannabis use
FreshCo opens two Surrey Chalo! stores, focused on South Asian foods
The chain bills itself as the ‘ultimate desi grocery store’
Family-owned Squamish concrete company sells to Lafarge
The Fasts sell the Cardinal Group of Companies after close to 50 years in business in Squamish
Vancouver serving as North American launch pad for global retailers
Australian furniture chain King Living’s business booming in South Granville since opening in June
CannTrust’s B.C. operations at risk by non-compliance order from Health Canada
Federal government rebukes Ontario-based cannabis producer for growing in unlicensed rooms and for reporting irregularities
Seventh cannabis store in Vancouver readies to open
City staff issue business licence for the third City Cannabis Co. store
Canadian cannabis use is soaring, says U.N.’s World Drug Report
Report notes a 62% increase in cannabis use by Canadians aged 15 and older between 2011 and 2017
New West paves the way for pot shops on Sixth Street and 12th Street
Two pot shops have cleared one of the hurdles on the path to opening in New West. New Westminster city council held public hearings on Monday night related to two cannabis shops proposed in the...
Manufacturers fear patchwork of plastic regulations
Different national rules for packaging materials could drive up costs