Retail & Manufacturing

Cost of carbon-tax hikes set to dwarf other costs passed on to businesses

Federal government set to increase excise taxes by 6.3 per cent

Loblaw Companies Ltd. says it's facing fresh price hikes from suppliers, signalling food inflation won't be easing any time soon, but Canada's biggest grocer is still expecting its profits to rise this year.

Compensation for construction business disruption, money for training among top asks

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says Canadian auto production rose last year to break a five-year streak of declining output. The consultancy says total light vehicle production totalled 1.

TORONTO — Retail experts say the risks of reputational damage are growing for Indigo Books & Music Inc. as its website remains off-line more than a week after a cyberattack.

TORONTO — The parent company of Tim Hortons and Burger King reported its fourth-quarter net income rose to US$336 million compared with a profit of US$262 million a year earlier. Restaurant Brands International Inc.

TORONTO — Bed Bath & Beyond Canada Ltd.

Chilliwack plant will be Red Bull's second premix facility in the world as it eyes U.S. growth

OTTAWA — The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise says Canadian clothing companies have limited awareness about whether child labour could be being used in their global supply chains.