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Langara student entrepreneurs balance ambitions and academics
By NEHEMIAH KUSOPILA
The Langara Management in Motion Club is planning to host the first Pop-Up Market event at Langara on March 24 in the A Building foyer to support student entrepreneurs in their business efforts. The event would give…
Vancouver cup fee cancellation prompts business rethink for reusable product providers
By Mateo Muego
Vancouver sustainability businesses are pivoting as Vancouver city council will remove the $0.25 fee on single-use cups next month.
Cody Irwin is the founder of ShareWares, a company that lets customers borrow reusable cups…
South Vancouver book store uses traditional strategies to stay relevant
A manga book store in South Vancouver is one the cities most popular, despite not having a presence on social media.
In a social media age, South Vancouver bookstore takes old-school approach
By Milica Anic
Atsuko Yamashita, owner of Half Moon Bookstore on Main Street near Marine Drive said she hasn’t changed the way she does business since she founded the store in 1999.
“I just do the same thing that I've been doing,”…
Businesses stay open longer due to FIFA World Cup games
By Andrea Dante
While some predicted that Canada’s elimination from the soccer FIFA World Cup group stage would dent revenues at bars, pubs and restaurants screening the matches, many in the service industry say soccer fever will keep…
Understaffed businesses face challenges in Upcoming Christmas season
By Samantha Holomay
This upcoming holiday season will be difficult for the retail and hospitality sectors as managers struggle to deal with staffing shortages.
Ian Tostenson, the president and CEO of the B.C. Restaurant and…
Vancouver tackles problems with food waste during inflation
By Michael Su
As the City of Vancouver prepares an initiative to reduce food waste, a professor in UBC’s faculty of land and food systems says the city’s goal does not go far enough.
The city is introducing a new system to help the…
International students may be the solution
By Marilyn Reichert and Aishwarya Singh
The lifting of COVID-19 restrictions has refocused attention to the ongoing labour shortage in the hospitality and tourism industry in the province.
Some believe that international students have…
Flooding means unpredictability for businesses
While many Lower Mainland businesses are experiencing supply shortages caused by recent flooding prompting highway closures and restrictions on travel and fuel, other businesses are thriving off the historically bad weather.
Shop owners ask Vancouverites to consider buying local this holiday season
A week-long shopping campaign is encouraging Vancouverites to buy local as people worry about empty store shelves before the
holidays.