Retail & Manufacturing
BIV's coverage delves into all retail and manufacturing issues affecting businesses in Vancouver and British Columbia
Government announces proposed rules for $4 billion cannabis edibles sector
Health Canada launches public-consultation on proposed cannabis edibles rules to come into effect in October 2019
2018 year in review: Mixed results for B.C. retail
Sales growth in the province slowed, but mall expansions continued
Miniso alleges fraud as it seeks to put Canadian division into bankruptcy
Chinese dollar-store chain had planned to have 500 Canadian stores by 2021
Lens and Shutter stores close
Venerable photography chain grew out of a student venture at UBC in 1969
Anger over Huawei CFO's arrest sparks B.C. agri-food exporter concerns
Mainland China is sector’s second-largest export market
B.C. Supreme Court orders unlicensed Vancouver cannabis stores to close
Owners of 28 stores argued in court that the city had no constitutional right to license them
B.C. to review wholesale-liquor distribution
Review follows a more comprehensive earlier review that recommended changes
Vancouver’s cannabis store licences to cost 331 times more than Kimberley’s
Wide discrepancy in municipal business licence fees could influence store location decisions
Medical cannabis advocates urge Ottawa to loosen supply restrictions
Product shortages are causing patients harm as supply is funnelled to recreational sales
Auto dealers’ sales staffing up by more than 50%
Growth of larger dealers in the province outpaces that of their smaller counterparts