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A strong economy and new residential areas are fueling optimism for retail store owners and managers. In a current survey conducted by Retail BC and Zata, retailers have indicated that they are looking forward to another banner year as consumers gear up for a season of generous giving.
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Residents of BC are overwhelming opposed to a tax on plastic bags, with 69 per cent of the population saying they would NOT support such a move.
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Retail BC today alerted its member retailers to the upcoming federal sales tax cut and the need to program cash registers and other point-of-sale equipment for a 6% GST rate, effective July 1st, 2006.
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BC’s strong economic fundamentals continue to boost consumer confidence and drive robust retail sales in April 2006. Statistics Canada found that BC’s retail sales in April jumped 6.9 per cent year-over-year.
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Today marks the official launch of ZATA™, a first-of-its-kind market sales intelligence and benchmarking tool for BC’s retail and restaurant industries.
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Retail BC today announced the appointment of Steven Wilson as the new Chair of Retail BC.
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Retail BC today launched Canada’s first comprehensive retail skills development program to train front-line retailers in British Columbia.
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Organizations representing more than 23,000 small, medium and large businesses from a broad range of sectors have banded together to form the Park The Tax Coalition, BC’s largest-ever anti-tax alliance to urge TransLink to cancel its new parking tax.
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Retail BC today called on the BC government to lower the PST to six percent in next week’s provincial budget to match Ottawa’s promised GST cut this year.
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