Retail & Manufacturing

There are 77 active wildfires raging across B.C., including four detected in the past day

Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial landscape, dealing a heavy blow to border-town businesses.

From Revelstoke to Fernie, Golden to Kimberley, the communities that make up the Kootenays region of southeast B.C. have long been meccas for wilderness lovers.

RICHMOND, B.C. — T&T Supermarkets, the largest chain of Asian grocery stores in Canada, is expanding into the U.S. with a store in Bellevue, Washington, set to open next summer. The Richmond, B.C.

Share price popped more than 11 per cent in after-hours trading

MONTREAL — A shortage of skilled workers and funding is hurting manufacturers' ability to take up new technology, according to a new survey.

Vancouver-based company Lululemon says it will expand its headquarters in the city and create 2,600 jobs over the next five years.

OTTAWA — Canadian retail sales fell 1.4 per cent to $65.3 billion in March as sales at gas stations and new car dealers declined, Statistics Canada said Friday. However, the agency said its early estimate for April pointed to a gain of 0.

TORONTO — Toys "R" Us is opening nine new stores in former Bed Bath & Beyond locations, as well as two new Babies "R" Us stores.

Secondary school students and recent graduates are eligible for the program, which will provide short-term paid work placements for those age 16 to 24