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Olympic Updates for Locals

The Olympics Brought a Huge Burst of Economic Activity to Vancouver, But Many Businesses Failed to Profit
Business
Kimberley Ytsma
Mar 17th, 2010
The winners were restaurants, hotels, and large retail chains, but small businesses on Granville Island and Main Street report business dwindling almost to nothing during the Games.
Small, Local Shops Saw Little Profit During Olympics
Business
Kimberley Ytsma
Mar 16th, 2010
Beyond the area around Robson Square and Granville Street, it was business as unusual---unusually slow, except for the occasional exception like The Umbrella Shop on Granville Island.