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Aritzia results suggest Americans not souring on retailer despite trade tensions

Aritzia results suggest Americans not souring on retailer despite trade tensions

North American trade relations don't appear to be diminishing the growing affinity Americans have for one of Canada's most fashionable brands. Aritzia Inc. revealed Thursday that its U.S.
McArthurGlen Outlet Vancouver hits 10-year milestone, plans third expansion

McArthurGlen Outlet Vancouver hits 10-year milestone, plans third expansion

Richmond outlet mall has welcomed brands such as Under Armour, Zwilling and Karl Lagerfeld for their first stores in the region
Demand from 'buy Canadian' movement pushes Purdys to move into grocer Save-On-Foods

Demand from 'buy Canadian' movement pushes Purdys to move into grocer Save-On-Foods

Purdys Chocolatier says the buy Canadian movement has generated so much demand for its products that it decided to sell them outside its own stores for the first time in its 118-year history.
Hudson's Bay lender fighting retailer's Ruby Liu deal, seeking 'super monitor': docs

Hudson's Bay lender fighting retailer's Ruby Liu deal, seeking 'super monitor': docs

TORONTO — One of Hudson's Bay's biggest lenders says the department store chain has handled its liquidation so badly that a court should end a buzzy but fraught lease transaction the retailer signed with a B.C.
Lululemon sues Costco for selling alleged dupes of its products

Lululemon sues Costco for selling alleged dupes of its products

Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. is accusing Costco Wholesale Corp. of infringing on its intellectual property by selling knockoffs of some of its most popular products.
Tariff pressures push Vancouver retailers to revamp supply chains, raise prices

Tariff pressures push Vancouver retailers to revamp supply chains, raise prices

Retailers from Oak + Fort to Lululemon face profit pressure and shifting strategies as U.S. trade uncertainty rattles global operations
JD Sports opens Canadian flagship store on Robson Street

JD Sports opens Canadian flagship store on Robson Street

U.K.-based company's Canadian division is based in Vancouver, and it has 33 other stores across Canada
Vancouver's Duer ramps up European, North American expansion

Vancouver's Duer ramps up European, North American expansion

New European partner comes ahead of store openings in Victoria, Portland and San Francisco
Hudson's Bay receives approval for sale of three leases to B.C. mall owner Ruby Liu

Hudson's Bay receives approval for sale of three leases to B.C. mall owner Ruby Liu

TORONTO — The B.C. billionaire looking to turn Hudson’s Bay’s old digs into her own retail empire bounded down the steps of a Toronto courthouse Monday and pumped her fist in the air.
Statistics Canada reports April retail sales up 0.3 per cent at $70.1 billion

Statistics Canada reports April retail sales up 0.3 per cent at $70.1 billion

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.3 per cent to $70.1 billion in April, helped by gains in sales at new and used car dealers, however economists say they expect a slowdown ahead.