Retail & Manufacturing

BMO Financial Group signs deal to acquire Air Miles loyalty rewards program

TORONTO — BMO Financial Group announced a deal Friday to acquire the Air Miles loyalty rewards program from LoyaltyOne Co. Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately available.

Mar 10, 2023 7:25 AM Read more >

Vancouver's KITS Eyewar sees higher sales, lower losses

Online eyewear seller's holiday-quarter sales rose nearly 30 per cent year-over-year

Mar 9, 2023 3:59 PM Read more >

Canadians making fewer trips to the grocery store as inflation pinches: RBC report

TORONTO — A new report by RBC says Canadians are on average making fewer grocery store runs as food inflation persists, but still spending roughly the same amount per trip RBC's consumer spending tracker shows the average number of grocery transactio

Mar 9, 2023 10:12 AM Read more >

B.C.’s meatless, protein-alternate producers bucking sector hiccups

Daiya Foods, Big Mountain Foods, No Meat Factory, Wamame, Sunrise Soya Foods among Metro Vancouver businesses enjoying success

Mar 9, 2023 9:30 AM Read more >

Tim Hortons customers subject to 'technical error' incorrectly saying they'd won $10K

TORONTO — Some Tim Hortons customers who were told they had won $10,000 from the coffee chain's popular Roll Up To Win contest are now being notified that the prize message was a glitch.

Mar 8, 2023 2:12 PM Read more >

Mall landlords likely to get 'creative' to fill Nordstrom vacancies: experts

TORONTO — Nordstrom's departure from Canada's retail landscape will leave significant holes in shopping malls, and some analysts say landlords will need to get creative to fill the space.

Mar 3, 2023 11:28 AM Read more >

Downtown Vancouver to lose massive Nordstrom department store very soon

A very sudden loss

Mar 2, 2023 3:01 PM Read more >

Indigo refuses to pay ransom, warns stolen employee data may be posted to dark web

TORONTO — Indigo Books & Music Inc. is refusing to pay a ransom after current and former employees' data was hijacked in a cyberattack last month.

Mar 2, 2023 9:23 AM Read more >

DesRosiers says February auto sales up 5.1 per cent from a year earlier

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says light vehicle sales in Canada were up 5.1 per cent in Februrary from a year earlier. The automotive industry research firm estimates 103,771 new light vehicles were sold in the month.

Mar 2, 2023 9:22 AM Read more >

Budget 2023: Little in B.C. budget for retail, says advocate

Cost of carbon-tax hikes set to dwarf other costs passed on to businesses

Feb 28, 2023 3:25 PM Read more >