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Vancouver: My Adventure on Robson Street

Posted on 14. Jul, 2009 by Lisa Bettany.

Robson Street sits smack in the middle of Vancouver’s shopping and entertainment district. There is something for everyone with a mix of name-brand clothing stores, funky boutiques, lingerie stores, chocolatiers, tacky tourist traps, restaurants and a healthy dose of Starbucks. But as a local Vancouverite, I don’t tend to go down to Robson Street very [...]

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Retailers Have a Voice in Sustainability

Posted on 08. May, 2009 by Bernice Paul.

RetailBC, representing the province’s $49-billion-plus retail sector, recently held a “Passion for Retail” conference to explore the question: Can retailers save the world? Amidst a recession and ever-increasing customer demands for cheaper, better and more sustainable goods, it’s a question that I initially dismissed as rhetorical fluff. But in the end it has pushed me to think [...]