Retail & Manufacturing

High-profile employee theft incidents 'embarrassing' as shoplifting generally rises in B.C.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales in August fell to their lowest level since January 2022 as sales in the primary metal and petroleum and coal product subsectors fell. The agency says manufacturing sales fell 1.3 per cent to $69.

CME issues dire prognosis for province’s manufacturing sector.

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VANCOUVER — Canadian clothing retailer Aritzia Inc. saw its earnings rise in its fiscal second quarter, thanks to higher retail and e-commerce revenue. The Vancouver-based company said Thursday it earned $18.

As online shoppers hunt for bargains offered by Amazon during its annual fall sale this week, cybersecurity researchers are warning Canadians to beware of an influx of scammers posing as the tech giant.

CALGARY — Cement producer Lafarge Canada Inc. says it has installed a new facility at its Exshaw, Alta., plant that will use construction waste to reduce the plant's reliance on fossil fuels.

DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says vehicle sales in September were down 3.6 per cent from the same month last year. The agency estimates 157,000 units were sold in the month. Year-to-date sales were up 8.

An Indigenous father and daughter in British Columbia are accusing Canadian Tire and its third-party security company of racial profiling and racism after they say he was singled out at a store in Coquitlam and an employee responded with a racist comment.

Executive has had a 48-year career with the company, starting in 1976 in Cranbrook bagging groceries