Magazines

Contents | July 2014

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The Top 100

For the 25th year in a row, we list B.C.'s biggest companies by revenue and dive deep into the market forces behind the year that was.

by Peter Mitham

features

Get Smart

Almost 90 per cent of British Columbians own a smartphone, changing the way we communicate with each other. Now many businesses are hoping a similar revolution will transform how we pay and get paid for goods and services.

by David Godsall

Made to Order

When Christine Day left the helm of retail phenomenon Lululemon last year, many people wondered where she would land. The answer, Luvo, a prepared-food maker, is both surprising and expected.

by Jim Sutherland

The Chinese Are Coming! The Chinese Are Coming!

Say goodbye to "Super, Natural B.C." The wild outdoors of our province take a backseat to the camera-friendly attractions of our biggest cities, thanks to the dominant new Chinese tourist market.

by Andrew Findlay

Talkin' 'Bout Your Reputation

In the age of social media, effectively managing your online reputation is critical. And for small-business owners, that task is both more urgent and more challenging.

by Anicka Quin

Prince of the City

Francesco Aquilini is best known as the man behind the Canucks, but his family empire now extends to include everything from blueberry farms to golf courses to high-end restaurants. An intimate portrait of one of Vancouver's most influential corporate citizens.

by Gary Stephen Ross

Good Things Come in Small Packages

It won't make him rich, but Aaron Quesnel's foray into the world of urban agriculture–growing and delivering microgreens to chi-chi Vancouver restaurants–is part of a growing movement to keep things intensely local.

by Richard Littlemore

Building the Future

Ever wonder who's behind all those scale-model towers that enchant us so at the condo sales office? A look behind the bustling business of AB Scale Model.

Photos by Adam Blasberg / Text by Ben Oliver

B.C. Takes on the World

The inaugural BCBusiness survey on International Business. Who's doing business abroad–and who isn't?

by Dee Hon

Frontlines

RETAILBottoms Up, B.C.

After the government signalled its intention to change B.C.'s Victorian-era liquor laws, many were hoping for big changes to take effect this summer drinking season. Well... not so fast, partner.

by Kristen Hilderman

ENERGYDavid Demers

Westport Innovations CEO David Demers thinks that the time has come for natural gas–and for his company, naturally–to "put Vancouver on the map in the automotive engineering business."

by David Jordan

RETAILThe $3 Doughnut and Our Gourmet Food Obsession

Three-dollar doughnuts. Ten-dollar pints of ice cream. Thirty-five dollars bottles of olive oil. How did B.C. become the mecca for gourmet food?