Retail & Manufacturing

Retail analysts say likely buyer is another private-equity company

TORONTO — New data says Black Friday was the busiest shopping day of the 2024 holiday season in Canada, regaining the top spot after recent years were dominated by pre-Christmas shopping.

VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. has raised its forecast for revenue and earnings per share for its fourth quarter following a strong holiday season.

Aritzia Inc.'s net income jumped by almost 72 per cent over the last year as the company's e-commerce and U.S. revenues soared, but some of its financial figures also showed softness in the Canadian market.

The board heading up Canada's grocery code of conduct has hired an adjudicator to oversee the code's implementation. The board announced that Karen Proud will officially begin the role on March 17, with the code intended to be operational by June.

The bid to locally produce a sustainable high-end textile is still in its early stages, but researchers hope to have enough material to create prototypes within a year.

Almost a week into the GST holiday, retailers and restaurant owners appear on track for a sales boost despite some of the struggles they faced implementing the temporary break.

Provincial levies, payroll requirements and crime among reasons for bleak outlooks

B.C. wholesale buyers spent more than 23 times more on booze than on legal cannabis in the quarter up to the end of September

Payment processor pinned spending in downtown Vancouver during the weekend of Taylor Swift concerts at being up 154 per cent, compared with the Black Friday weekend