Business
Canada shies away from clothes shopping, apparel stores brace for tough year
‘It’s not as if they are queuing up in order to buy more, let’s put it that way’
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3 B.C. outlets closing as The Body Shop seeks bankruptcy protection
Cosmetic chain’s Canadian division announces closures at about 1/3 of its 105 stores
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Airfares dropping and they could be poised to drop even more
Cost of flying is bucking high inflation trend affecting so many other services
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Wendy’s denies plans to jack up prices during day’s busiest times
‘Wendy’s will not implement surge pricing…the practice of raising prices when demand is highest’
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Some B.C. cell plans not as cheap as they were since Rogers-Shaw merger
Competition Bureau says it has not seen evidence of comparable pricing
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Student visa cap requires rethink, ignores economic realities: B.C. businesses
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce CEO calls for more campus housing and better oversight
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Concert-goers blowing arena doors open with massive post-pandemic rebound
Major stadium tours like Beyonce and Taylor Swift at forefront of unprecedented boom for live music
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Lack of competition blamed as business investment per worker drops
Statistics Canada says such investment down by 20 per cent over a 15-year stretch
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Record copper production for Teck as B.C. miner preps for coal division sale
Sale of company’s Elk Valley coal operations to Glencore working through regulatory approvals
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Canada shifts carbon price rebates from small business to rural residents
Rebate programs for business tied specifically to investments they make in energy efficiencies
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